Quality Technician

SUMMARY:   Monitors and performs activities to support departmental objectives of a technical nature to help facilitate the efficient operation of the organization.  Ability to recognize some manufacturing problems at early stages and with limited skill can analyze and propose counter measures.                                                                                                                                                             

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:  Includes the following.  Other duties may be assigned.  

• Assists QE’s with Quality related projects.
• Assists Production with Quality related issues.
• Supports Non-conforming material control activities
• Product/Process audit and inspection
• Analyzing daily rejects to determine causal factors
• Utilizing various equipment to measure and collect data/information
• Participating in continuous improvement projects
• Maintains standards of housekeeping (5s) and safety per established policies and procedures.  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

No supervisory responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS:

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

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma or general education degree (GED); and prefer one year or more related experience.  

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.   Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

OTHER SKILLS:

N/A

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

N/A

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 stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

It is the responsibility of each associate to comply with the Quality/Environment Policies including Emergency Preparedness/Response and any other procedures necessary.