QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN (2nd Shift)

Quality Assurance Technician

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, the QA technician checks and inspects in-coming materials, in-process and finished products, ensuring conformance to company quality standards and customer specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interpret detailed blueprints, work orders, engineering specifications, and routing sheets to determine production standards and tolerance limits.
• Obtains an in-depth knowledge of the testing tools and methods utilized and remains current on the products, tools and processes utilized in the quality assurance process.
• Recommend methods of assembly, welding and productions.
• Analyze inspection results to detect issues, assist in resolving problems to ensure requirements are met prior to production release.
• Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Understands, communicates and incorporates organizational knowledge and objectives into daily work processes.
• Effectively communicates quality assurance processes, methods, tools and project details including deviations of tolerances and quality.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test results, audits and gauge calibration.
• Ensures finished product is packaged and loaded correctly to minimize possible damage during transportation.
• Might be responsible for inspection of part utilizing CMMs. Interpret inspection results with the CMM report.
• Properly and safely loads and unloads castings and raw materials using a lifting device such as an overhead hoist or by hand depending on part size and weight.
• Maintain a clean and well organized work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, write, comprehend and follow verbal and written instructions in English.
• Requires a high school diploma or GED and three years of related manufacturing experience; or five years of progressively responsible related experience; or a combination of education and experience.
• Excellent computer skills required.
• Requires additional in-house training on special areas as appropriate.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dimensions, tolerances, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents such as blueprints, routings, work orders, engineering specifications and safety regulations.
• Ability to operate various tools and equipment to include micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, squares, hardness testers, profile gauge and other various precision measuring devices.

Physical Demands:

• Machine shop working environment; dust, grease and metal shavings common.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk or hear; and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls.
• The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.
• On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders.
• The employee must occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime will be required during peak business periods and to meet business needs.

Work Environment:

• Works indoors in warehouse settings, which are often cooler or hotter than traditional offices.
• The noise level is often high due to the use of various equipment.

2nd Shift: 3pm - 11pm