Quality Control Technician

Description

About the Company

Gem Manufacturing produces precision deep drawn metal products, stampings, and mechanical assemblies. Both vertical transfer and progressive presses are used to achieve complex geometries from all formable metals. This precise, repetitive process is capable of offering customers extraordinary quality and value.

Position Description

The Quality Control Technician prepares inspection plans and instructions, selects sampling plan applications, analyzes and solves problems, prepares procedures, trains inspectors and performs audits. Ensures that material received, parts manufactured in-process, and parts at final inspection are inspected accurately, in a timely manner, and documented properly. Also to ensure that our customers receive quality parts to their specifications and requirements. Executes inspection plans at various stages of the process. Conducts internal audits according to ISO9001.

 Duties and Responsibilities

•  Performs company quality control, technical and customer satisfaction activities.
• Implements and follows inspection programs and instructions related to manufacturing objectives.  
• Responsible for the inspection approval and rejection process of new and existing parts, including receiving inspection, 1st article, process inspection and final inspection operations.
• Operates all gages, software, vision systems and related SPC methodologies.  Ability to design and develop inspection methodologies.
• Leads and teams with manufacturing and engineering for efficient transfer of data to assist in troubleshooting activities.
• Conducts root cause analysis and corrective action activities using techniques including statistical analysis
• Documents and enforces Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) within the ISO system.
• Responsible for calibration activities.
• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned by the Director of Quality.

Requirements

Skills Requirements

• Strong people skills, the ability to work independently, and operate in a fast-paced, cross functional manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience with blueprint reading, calipers, micrometers, comparators, and microscopes
• Thorough organizational and documentation skills required.
• Quality control-mechanical and visual inspection preferred.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• Certification as a Certified Quality Technician a plus.
• Experience with visions systems and SPC software.  
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma is a plus.
• Experience with conducting internal audits to meet ISO9001, AS9100 or ISO 13485 standard.
• Experience with conducting PPAPs and First article inspections (AS9102, etc.)
• Experience with precision metal, stamping or deep draw is preferred.