Quality Technician - Aluminum

Summary:

The Quality Technician will work in all aspects of quality regarding receiving, melting, casting, and inspection. The Quality Technician works at the Laboratory to operate several testing equipment. Also requires to be at the production floor conduct visual inspections, testing, and audits. He is required to ensure that materials met all specifications as required by the customer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Collect and prepare samples.
• Organizes data for supervisor
• Perform In-line testing during casting
• Stores chemistries electronically and hard copy
• Upload data into syteline ERP system
• Record instance of non-conformances
• Alloy inventory
• Ultrasonically inspect ingots for center-line and radial cracks
• Conduct final inspection of product as needed
• Quality Control for melting furnace, holding furnace, caster and related equipment

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Excellent verbal and written (English) communication skills
• Capable of writing reports and filing up inspection forms.
• Skill in performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature – ability to shift priorities often is needed.
• Requires mathematical skills and performing operations requiring conversions of units of measures and weights.
• Has Attention to details
• Adherence to company policies, including but not limited to all Safety Policies.
• Excellent attendance record is expected
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including mandatory overtime.
• Work around heat and hot metal temperatures.
• Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (flame retardant clothing, face shields, respirator, safety glasses, etc.).
• Pass qualifying tests.
• Must be UT level 1 certified within 6 to 9 months.

Safety

• Abides by all policies and procedures established by the Company including plant safety regulations and work rules

• Promotes a safety culture and ensures compliance with safety policies and rules,

• Safety improvement –Provides for continuous reduction of workplace hazards, risks, employee accidents.

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 to perform the essential functions of the job.

The employee will occasionally move 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, move throughout the plant, and use hands to operate equipment, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and climb, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The work environment has exposure to both inside and outside environmental conditions including temperature changes and may at times be exposed to heat or cold for periods of more than one hour.

Disclaimer, Acknowledgments and Signatures

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.