Job Description

Job Description:

The Quality Technician 1 is responsible for following procedures to ensure part and material conformance per specifications utilizing safety standards as required. Quality Technician 1 will demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision in multiple disciplines listed below in this description.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Metrology

· Use lab equipment for gage calibration and auditing parts.

· Conduct heat treat testing per specification.

· Manage calibration recordkeeping and update records on system.

· Setup and operate Vision system to measure angles, lengths, radii, and center distances.

· Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.

· Know and practice the 5 S’s for industrial housekeeping.

· Operate lab equipment and gages properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the work area.

· Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Receiving Inspection

· Inspect all incoming material and parts per quality specification after being received in cell.

· Maintain receiving files and records per requirements.

· Place kanban cards on inspected material.

· Create and complete NCR’s, SCAR’s, and CAR’s and enter information into computer.

· Perform workplace audits with documented results.

· Set up and operate gages to accurately inspect material and parts.

· Control scrapped or rejected parts until disposition is determined.

· Perform preventative maintenance as required.

· Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.

· Know and practice the 5S’s for industrial housekeeping.

· Operate tools, and equipment properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the work area.

· Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Heat Treat

· Preparation of test samples through a process of polishing and chemical activation of sample surface.

· Set up and operation of gages to accurately inspect material hardness and micro-hardness.

· Creation of test samples through the use of specialized cutting equipment.

· Maintain files and records per requirements.

· Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.

· Know and practice the 5S’s for industrial housekeeping.

· Operate tools, presses and equipment properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the work area.

· Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Auditing

· Conduct recon tools, accessories packaging, and accessories manufacturing audits daily utilizing print and process control plan specifications.

· Disassemble and analyze product during the performance of a teardown audit.

· Perform Process Control Plan audits when required.

· Investigate and use SPC tools for problem solving failures and rejects.

· Maintain and complete proper records and documentation.

· Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction including NCR, SCAR, and CAR databases for non-conforming product.

· Use gauges and other equipment to measure tolerances and dimensions of parts per specifications.

· Know and practice the 5S’s for industrial housekeeping.

· Operate tools, and equipment properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the work area.

· Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Battery Warranty Analysis

· Conduct warranty analysis on batteries returned from Authorized Service Centers and Authorized Distributors per the Battery Return Policies currently in place.

· Maintain and complete proper records and documentation.

· Prepare batteries for recycling once they have been evaluated.

· Know and practice the 5S’s for industrial housekeeping.

· Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Education

· Requires an education equivalent to high school diploma or GED.

· Technical certification is preferred

Experience

· Quality assurance or quality control experience preferred.

· Experience reading prints and using gages required.

· Vendor/supplier relations experience helpful.

Knowledge Required

· Computer experience and experience using SPC techniques helpful.

· Excellent organizational skills required.

· Ability to perform work per instructions with minimal supervision, and within reasonable time.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.