Engineer Q&A: Meet Justin Schmit

Quality Control Engineer

PROFESSIONAL

PROFESSIONAL

What are your main responsibilities?
My main responsibility is ensuring that the products we manufacture meet our customers’ needs and expectations. This includes everything from inspecting and testing parts, rejecting nonconforming parts, and working to improve processes.

What do you enjoy most about working at Rome Grinding Solutions?
The best part about working at Rome Grinding Solutions for me has been the people I work with. I’ve gotten to know my coworkers on a personal level. They are friendly and always willing to help out.

What has been the most rewarding project or achievement during your time here?
The most rewarding thing for me has been starting the quality department. There have been bumps in the road and challenges, but I have learned a lot in the process.

What does Rome Grinding Solutions do best to help its customers succeed?
Every department strives to help deliver an excellent product to our customers. Whether it is a grinder that needs to meet tight height and footprint constraints or a custom plates for unique grinding applications.

“Every department strives to help deliver an excellent product to our customers. Whether it is a grinder that needs to meet tight height and footprint constraints or a custom plates for unique grinding applications.”

PERSONAL

Family:
I have an older sister and two younger brothers.

Hobbies:
In my free time I enjoy running outside and reading books. My favorite genres would probably be fantasy and science fiction. I also like to bake, but I think I enjoy eating whatever sweets I made even more.

Pets:
I don’t have any pets, but someday I would like to get dog, maybe an Alaskan husky.

Favorite Guilty Pleasure Snack:
An entire container of mint chip ice cream

If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
I would probably pick teleportation. Instantly traveling anywhere seems like it would useful. Since I have never left the U.S., there are lots of new places I could visit for a couple days without having to book a flight.

What’s something people might be surprised to learn about you?
As thin as I am, people are often surprised to see just how much I can eat. I get my high metabolism from my dad and it is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand I can eat whatever I want without gaining weight, on the other it means I am hungry all the time too.

If you could trade places with anyone in the company for a day, who would it be and why?
I would trade places with someone from our sales team on a day that they are visiting customer facilities. During my day I see our grinder parts at all stages from raw material to finished products, but I don’t get to see our products in action very often so I’d enjoy seeing that and talking with the operators.

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