Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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Nicole Durand

Billings,MT

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Control Supervisor

Foster Corporation
01.2021 - Current
  • Interprets company policies and procedures to direct reports
  • Analyzes and resolves work related problems and assists direct reports in solving work related problems
  • Communicates with other supervisors and managers to coordinate inter-departmental activities
  • Determines training requirements for direct reports and ensures they are trained to, signed off on, and adheres to all relevant work instructions, procedures, and policies
  • Works with Maintenance and Calibration to ensure that laboratory equipment is in good working condition
  • Reviews and approves time card for direct reports
  • Conducts annual performance reviews of direct reports
  • Conducts inspection and testing of raw materials and final product
  • Review and approve customer specifications
  • Monitor laboratory supplies and ensures that supply is adequate to meet needs
  • Assist with the development and implementation of incoming, in-process, and final inspection plans/methods based on ASTM standards.
  • Enforce safety policies.
  • NCR and customer complaint investigations.
  • Gage Repeatability & Reliability (GR&R) Studies.
  • Supports company's 6S initiatives.

Quality Specialist II

Foster Corporation
04.2008 - 01.2021
  • Inspection and testing of raw materials and final product.
  • Review of inspection records and work order documentation prior to shipping product
  • Follow all applicable work instructions and test procedures
  • Support in-process inspection as needed
  • Ensure that work instructions / testing performed follows ASTM standards where required
  • Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards when identified
  • Review of Foster documentation for completeness of data and compliance with good documentation practices
  • Assist with completion of NCRs
  • On the job training of new QC laboratory personnel
  • Customer specification review
  • Perform Gage Repeatability & Reliability Studies

Quality Control Inspector

Putnam Plastics Corp.
10.2001 - 03.2008
  • Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
  • Inspected quality of products, taking note of functionality, appearance and dimensional specifications.
  • Inspected incoming and outgoing materials for accuracy and quality.
  • Read and interpret customer specifications.
  • Identify products out of specification and create associated NCR's.
  • Maintained NCR log and communicated with customers regarding open NCRs.
  • Train newly hired Quality Control personnel.


Education

Associate of Science - General Studies

Quinnebaug Valley Community College
Killingly, CT
05-2020

High School Diploma -

Putnam High School
Putnam
01-2000

Skills

  • Quality training
  • Quality tools
  • Standard operating procedures
  • Microsoft office
  • GMP
  • Lean 6S

Accomplishments

Certificate in Leadership, QVCC

Certification

  • ASQ Certified Quality Technician
  • ASQ Certified Quality Inspector
  • AQS Certified Quality Improvement Associate

Timeline

Quality Control Supervisor

Foster Corporation
01.2021 - Current

Quality Specialist II

Foster Corporation
04.2008 - 01.2021

Quality Control Inspector

Putnam Plastics Corp.
10.2001 - 03.2008

Associate of Science - General Studies

Quinnebaug Valley Community College

High School Diploma -

Putnam High School
Nicole Durand