Quality Assurance Technician

As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family.  We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

• A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry


• A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization


• A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward


• A need to create and to innovate

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Shift: 1st Shift

Work Status: On-site

Position Summary: 

The Quality Assurance Technician TFR (Taco Fall River) supports manufacturing engineers in standard processes to ensure compliance.  They work with the engineers and manufacturing staff to ensure inspection and testing measures are implemented and maintained. They also assist in the development of standards to meet quality specifications.

Measures of Success: 

• On time completion of inspection processes


• Maintain the hydro tests per day KPI as published by the business unit


• Minimize any discrepancies with the filing of data reports from the offsite location

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supports development and maintenance of quality systems by writing quality plans, including dimension requirements and inspection specifications, by analyzing blueprints to determine critical dimensions


• Develops inspection and calibration procedures and techniques for quality inspectors


• Participates in development of quality plans for suppliers


• Reviews and revises quality plans against specifications and engineering notes


• Collects data using calibrated gages during inspection of materials


• Uses data to analyze for trends


• Generates and creates internal and supplier corrective and preventative actions within quality software that specify issue needing root cause analysis


• Determines packing slips and certificates of conformance meet receiver requirements


• Prints out inspection worksheets that detail critical to fit dimensions on part drawings


• Reviews chemicals and mechanicals on test reports submitted by supplier to verify product measurements


• Maintains 3-year cycle of archived Quality / American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) documents in following standard requirements


• Reviews and files receiving documentation for demonstration products during internal and external audit


• Follows instructions from Taco Cranston’s Sr Quality Assurance Technician for collecting and circulating out gages for calibration, according to due date schedule


• Performs hydro inspection, final inspection, in-process inspection and non-destructive examinations (NDEs) as needed


• Performs visual, magnetic particle and liquid penetrant examinations, using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) tools as needed


• Maintains non-destructive examination (NDE) chemical and department supply inventory


• Performs daily monitoring of plant weld gas mixture percentages and pressures


• Complies with all Quality Assurance, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 and company policies and procedures


• Keeps work area clean and orderly.


• Performs other duties as required or directed.

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent


• Ability to achieve Taco’s inspector certification


• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a quality role


• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)


• Familiar with applicable codes and standards, specifically ASME and ISO


• Knowledge of metrology techniques


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team


• Travel may occasionally be required to local company site, Cranston headquarters and vendors

Work Environment

This position works in both an office environment using computers and technology as well as in a production floor environment where large equipment and noise are prevalent.  Verbal and auditory capability are required and safety gear is required in production areas.

This position reports on-site for all scheduled shifts. May be able to work from home on an ad hoc basis.

This position has no direct reports.

Benefits

With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.

Taco employees benefit from a company that:

• Provides competitive salaries and benefits


• Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center


• Believes in sharing profits with its employees


• Is mindful about family, health and well-being


• Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential


• Embraces and celebrates diversity

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