What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Technician position at Crafted Plastics Inc?
A Quality Control Technician in plastic extrusion is responsible for monitoring and inspecting extruded plastic products throughout the production process, ensuring they meet established quality standards by performing routine checks on dimensions, appearance, and material properties, identifying defects, adjusting machine settings as needed, and maintaining detailed documentation to guarantee consistent product quality.
Responsibilities
Assists operators on inspection, training, and measuring requirements.
Audits parts and collects data for statistical studies for deviation records. Creates data collection forms.
Trains staff on data collection, ensuring lack of bias.
Inspects all extrusion lines on a regular basis throughout the day, at start-ups, and before shut-down. Inspects all extrusion lines four times per shift. Inspects production every two hours during the production process. Performs a “First” and “Last” piece check of every production line at start-up and before shut down. Inspects all secondary jobs running every two hours during the fabrication process. Performs a “First” piece check after the set-up of secondary equipment. Inspection requirements include straightness in production process, and dimensions, surface quality, and color. Checks may also include analyzing material moisture. Records test data. Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
Read and follow blueprints and specifications.
Periodically calibrates all measuring instruments and gauges against standard measures to assure accuracy, documenting the process.
Gathers production orders, supplies, prints, tagged samples, gauges or mating parts, color chips, and other documentation of each product run.
Trains employees on the proper use of all measuring tools, how to read and interpret engineering drawings, the proper use of mating parts and gauges, and how to fill out quality check sheets.
Documents scrap tickets; monitors and charts for waste pieces counted as good, returned goods, etc.
Maintains inventory list of mating parts, maintain list of fabrication samples, and maintains list of color chips.
Participates in task teams such as ISO, audits, development of Quality Assurance manual and establishes location and tacking systems.
Work as a team member with QA Manager and act as a stand-in during their absence.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in plastics technology, production, quality assurance, and six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret trade journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure documents. Ability to establish and sustain harmonious working relations, effectively communicate with fellow employees at all levels including presenting information and responding to questions from employees, managers, and customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in verbal, mathematical or diagram form and deal with several concrete and occasional abstract variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Membership in QA or plastics professional organizations desirable. Valid driver’s license required.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Proficiency with personal computers and standard software including some desktop publishing; typing skills relevant to computer usage. Familiarity with all measuring instruments used in the extrusion industry including calipers, micrometers, and comparator.
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 walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance, with rare unscheduled absences, and no extended absences beyond approximately three months, is critical to maintenance of efficient operations and meeting due dates.