Job Description

Description

Summary/Objective:

Quality Technician will perform daily product and process audits of the control plan using gages, micrometers, faro arm, calipers, etc... Daily responsibilities will be towards goods produced for shipment and to ensure the quality standards are met or exceeded for the customer while evaluating and reacting to performance issues and process are followed as well as First Piece Approval  

JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Visually monitor the quality of parts, including secondary operations, using specified acceptance criteria and standards.
• Assess the quality and accept or reject product during start-up, in-process, and final stages, based on quality criteria specified by the company and customer requirements.
• Perform first piece approval after process has been stabilized.
• Perform dimensional inspections on product to ensure compliance to customer specifications.
• Perform basic capability Studies;
• Maintain awareness of customer complaints and internal rejections of the product being inspected by issuing quality alerts.
• Notifies supervisors and process owners of any detected non-conformances, follow up NCMR’s until closure and capture results data in system.
• Ability to segregate non-conformities and contain defective issues.
• Utilize a variety of measurement tools to accurately perform measurements;
• Maintain current and appropriate inspection documentation and capture data in in product files
• Document all discrepancies between the product and the written specifications per control plan.
• Participate in internal quality audits to verify compliance with established procedures; document results and verify corrective actions are taken
• Observes all Safety, Quality, and Productivity goal and procedures.
• Data entry as required.
• Performs non-routine tasks of incoming inspection and/or dock audits of product.
• Initial analysis of data points in SPC
• Respond and contain any suppliers issues on the floor taking parts to hold cage
• General  6S duties
• Work Instruction developments
• Gage R and R and other measurement system analysis developments
• Validate sort and re-work done on the shift until completion and NCMR’s updated in system
• Assist in the training of production personnel regarding quality standards and identification of cosmetic defects.
• Actively participate in problem solving activities.
• Create Quality Alerts for internal or External concerns ensure all personnel involved has been trained
• Contain any suppliers issues in production line and warehouse raising the concern to suppliers and Quality Engineer
• Manage parts coming in and out of the Hold Cage
• Comply with all Environmental Requirements and Policies
• Report all Environmental incidents to immediate supervisor

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):

• A High School Diploma is required
• 1 year of automotive parts inspection and auditing experience is required
• Must possess demonstrated analytical capability
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Good oral and electronic communication is required
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English
• Satisfactory result of color hue and sorting testing, use of basic hand tools, and use of complex measuring tools experience is required.

Physical Demands:

• The typical work environment includes standing, walking, using hand tools, and lifting product for 6 hours per day, plus sitting 2 hours per day.
• Normal environment temperature is 75°F with relative humidity of 35%.
• Break/Lunch periods are typical in an 8-hour day.
• Working up to a 10-hour day is on occasion as well as weekend overtime.
• Personal protective equipment includes safety glasses and general duty gloves.