2nd Shift- Quality Control Technician

Description

Summary of Position:

The Quality Control Technician is responsible for incoming inspection of molded and purchased parts to ensure conformity to company engineering and quality standards. Primary focus will be completing inspections in an expedited manner in support of the manufacturing process. This position may also require that the product is promptly and accurately put into the warehouse after passing incoming inspection and QA audit. Secondary focus may include first article inspections (FAI) on purchased metal and plastic components.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned):

• Conduct inspections per documented instructions using MicroVu vision system, calipers, micrometers, or other devices.
• Examines material or product for surface defects such as cracks, pits, and short shots.
• Measures and electronically records dimensional data to ensure part compliance with part print.
• Compares product with written standards such as print specifications to ensure conformance with product requirements.
• Communicates status of part examination to the Tooling, Molding, and Quality teams.
• Generate quality advisement documentation and provide reports to QA Engineers or Supervisor.
• Generate emails to report findings and follow up with disposition of stock.
• Work with warehouse personnel to place components into stock after QA approval.
• Complete calibration and maintenance of inspection equipment.
• Rejects defective parts, and marks type of defect on part, container of parts, or inspection tag.
• Assists in investigation of defective parts using written standards and data collected from the molding process to determine the root cause of the defect.
• Provide support to assembly, molding, kitting, warehouse, or other departments when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor (written or verbal).

Requirements

Education and Skill Requirements:

One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Associate’s degree in engineering or science preferred.

Ability to read and understand detailed part and assembly prints.

Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Outlook.

Good communication skills and follow through on assigned tasks.

MicroVu or other measurement equipment experience preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 plus pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.