What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Technician position at ALACRIANT, INC.?
Company Description
Alacriant Inc. is a trusted manufacturer of stamped and fabricated metal assemblies for the commercial, defense, and aerospace industries. With state-of-the-art facilities located in Streetsboro and Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, spanning a total of 150,000 square feet, we utilize advanced laser cutting, bending, welding, and stamping technologies. Alacriant is ISO9001, AS9100, NADCAP, and ITAR certified, emphasizing safety, precision, and excellence in all operations. With a skilled team of over 120 professionals, we dedicate ourselves to customer-focused outcomes and maintaining rigorous quality standards to ensure success. Our core values are Safety, Accountability, Customer-Focused, Respect, and Teamwork.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site position based in Streetsboro, OH, for a Quality Control Technician. The Quality Control Technician will be responsible for inspecting products and materials for quality, conducting tests using laboratory equipment, and ensuring compliance with company and industry standards. Regular tasks involve identifying defects, analyzing results, maintaining records, and assisting with quality assurance processes to enhance operational efficiency while adhering to Alacriant's high standards of safety and precision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Takes responsibility for their own safety and the safety of all employees by adhering to all safety policies and procedures and reporting all safety concerns to management. Utilizes the forklift operator safety plan, emergency action plan and accident reporting
- Know what the Company Quality Policy and Quality Objectives mean to them and their role associated with the achievement of these objectives. Acknowledges the Quality Policy Manual
- Audit the preparation of In-Process and Final Audit Report (WIP Sheets)
- Prepare In-Process and Final Audit Report (WIP Sheets) based on customer prints
- Understand the nonconforming material control, control of QMS documents, control of QMS records, internal audit, and corrective and preventive action procedures
- Maintenance of the MRB areas including the initiation of disposition of materials within the (MRB) material review board process
- Thorough knowledge of Nonconforming Material Reporting - NCMR form and work instruction
- Thorough knowledge of Corrective and Preventive Actions Reports (8D)
- Good understanding of the ISO 9001 requirements and related QMS processes
- 1st Piece Approval Process
- Generation of PPAP, ISIR and FAI layouts and other workbook documents.
- Assist production with print interpretation and gauging when needed.
- Operation of CMM, Faro Arm, Virtek, or any other Quality Instruments
- Good understanding of process capability studies and analysis.
- Perform floor inspection, shipping & receiving, source and final inspections with maintenance of records and logs.
- Perform internal audits of QMS under the direction of a Lead Auditor.
- Participate in determining root cause of defects and assists in the Corrective / Preventive Action Process.
- Receipt of On-The-Job-Training from Quality Supervisor or Quality Assurance Manager.
- Must wear required safety equipment and follow Safety Policy.
- Place HOLD tags on products they determine to be suspect. (Identification and Traceability)
- Has the authority to OK work to proceed after the 1st Pc. Approval or rework process using the Identification and Traceability tag process
- Complete responsibility for customer satisfaction through their quality of work using a specified sampling plan and understanding first and last piece inspection the goal is to reduce variability to achieve zero defects for our products and services while reducing costs.
- Strong (advanced) GD&T knowledge
- Clock in and out of jobs using shop floor manager in Intuitive ERP system
- Complete receiving inspection of product
- Other duties as directed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: A High School Degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
- Experience: 1
- Computer Skills: CAD
- Special Requirements: Proficient in Blueprint reading, interpretation & GD&T. Comprehensive knowledge of inspection gages and methods including but not limited to micrometers, calipers, protractors, height gage, tape rules, Developmental opportunities: CMM, Faro Arm, Virtek and GD&T
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes to include assembly, stamping, laser, CNC punch, press brake and welding or similar manufacturing environment.