Quality Technician

Job Summary

Developing and maintaining company inspection reports. Inspecting goods or products according to quality and safety standards. Ensuring goods and products comply with company standards as well as Federal and State law. Ensuring test equipment is calibrated and working correctly.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring that products shipped meet all product specifications. This includes inspecting incoming materials, manufactured parts, purchased parts and outside service parts.
• Performs first article inspections and completes all associated documentation.
• Must have a complete understanding of inspection tools and how to use them.
• Participates in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Participate in MRB process, determining dispositions of nonconforming materials or products.
• Participate in NCMR and RMA processes and tracking progress on all items.
• Manage CAR-NCR log, keeping it accurate and up to date.
• Manage and schedule equipment calibration, ensuring accuracy and compliance with standards. Responsibilities include maintaining calibration records, coordinating with external vendors, managing work orders, and preparing for audits.
• Must be knowledgeable in ISO Standards and objectives to maintain and reinforce as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining and recording accurate quality documentation.
• Must be able to work extended hours when required.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment, complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Minimum High School degree or equivalent
• Minimum three years of quality and or manufacturing experience.
• Must be a self-starter, able to think and act independent of supervisor, and able to innovate solutions to day-to-day problems.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Task requires comprehension of high school math, reading, and writing skills.
• Must be honest, reliable and conscientious.
• Must be able to perform computer work.
• Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Excel, Word, e-mail.
• Must be able to work well with others.
• Must be able to read and understand Fabrication blueprints and Machining blueprints including Basic GD&T.
• Tasks require walking, bending, climbing, lifting and standing for long periods of time.
• Tasks require the use of small hand tools, instruments and materials 80% of the time.
• Tasks require visual inspection and reading measurement tools and instruments.
• Tasks require flexibility and adaptability at a rapid pace.
• Experience with metal stamping, machining, forming and assembly highly preferred.
  
  

Competencies

• Adaptability: Being flexible and able to handle unexpected changes, like schedule shifts or sudden tasks, is crucial.
• Organization: The ability to stay organized and keep track of multiple projects with different requirements and deadlines is necessary.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills are vital for working with colleagues, understanding instructions, and collaborating effectively.
• Listening: Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
• Technical Learning: Picks up on technical things quickly; can learn new skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge as well as business skill, does well in technical courses and business seminars.
• Time Management: Effectively prioritizing tasks, juggling deadlines, and maximizing productivity are essential for success.
• Action Oriented and Enjoys Working Hard: is actions oriented and full of energy for the things that he/she sees as challenging and fearful of acting with a minimum of planning: seizes opportunities when they arise
• Approachability: Is easy to approach and talk to: Spends the extra effort to put others at ease. Can be warm, pleasant, and gracious. Is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others. Builds rapport well. Is a good listener. Is an early knower getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about.
  
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.