Quality Technician

Summary: The Quality Technician is responsible for the inspection of incoming, processed, and out-going products to ensure quality standards conform with the steel industry and customer specifications/requirements. 

Responsibilities & Duties:  

• Performs and records visual and dimensional inspections utilizing different measurement tools and CMM software. 
• Interprets blueprints for inspection processes i.e. inspection plans. 
• Provides input for inspection methods and improvements related to the job. 
• Assists with quality training on inspection equipment, policies and procedures. 
• Assists Production and Quality Department in investigations of process related to quality issues. 
• Writes non-conforming Material Reports when required and quarantines products that have been rejected. 
• Provides samples and communications to QA and Purchasing Management concerning quality issues when required. 
• Assists Quality and Production Department with ISIR, PPAP, APQP, and capability studies. 
• Instructs and implements ISO 9001:2015 practices and procedures among workforce. 
• Completes accurate records (on paper and electronic data) in order to provide definitive results of data requested. Complete additional projects and tasks as assigned.  This may include assisting in other departments such as maintenance, fabrication, and engineering.  
• Follows and complies with all safety regulations, work rules and maintains clean and orderly work area.  

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time. 

Education and/or Experience: Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of on-the-job experience in quality inspection or a related field. Certified quality inspector, auditor, or engineer preferred. 

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Ability to write reports and correspondence.  
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, customers, vendors and other employees of the organization. 
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. 
• Ability to critically think and solve problems. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or visual format. Also interprets pipe schedule. 
• Must understand types of measurement, measurement terminology, and the different types of measurement scales. 
• Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and know definitions of critical, major and minor characteristics. 
• Must have basic calibration knowledge. 
• Must be able to identify inspection errors, report nonconformance, and initiate resolution. 
• Knowledge of company product lines. 

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds. 
• Occasionally life or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Repetitive fine motor movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists performing tasks. 
• Frequently working on foot, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail bending and stooping. 
• Occasional sedentary work, sitting for extended periods of time. 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The employee works in a factory environment and is occasionally exposed to wet, humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals. He/she is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is loud.