Quality Assurance Technician
CurrentMonitor day-to-day production, product testing and new product development for Unilock from the Georgetown Lab. Responsible for multiple plants around Ontario and ensuring products meet both CSA and ASTM requirements.• Developed and implemented procedures for how to safely operate and maintain the Wetcast concrete plant in Georgetown, Ontario. This involved creating Job Safety Analyses, Standard Operating Procedures as well as daily production, quality and maintenance documents. The plant has grown from 4 dedicated employees to 16 with more support staff.• Completed a research project developing new procedures for improving product quality in a new $35 million dollar plant in Ayr, Ontario.• Created a Bill of Materials in excel for both Georgetown plants to better organize and cater to the needs of plant employees, office staff and the plant managers.• Work with both sales teams and plant managers to develop custom product designs and scaling them from a lab sample to a plant environment based on the Landscape Architects and customer requirements. (Custom jobs from Calgary to Moncton).• Attended events in the US to develop knowledge in pigment colouring and improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).• Worked on time and ergonomic studies to evaluate and improve process flow and safety.