What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Technician position at SPX FLOW, now ITT Flow Technologies?
Job Summary
The Quality Technician will perform visual, dimensional, and other non-destructive inspection at incoming, in-process and final inspection operations to drawings and specifications. The inspector will document inspections in compliance with approved procedures and instructions as well as generate quality assurance documentation packaged for customer consumption. While working towards positive resolution, the inspector will maintain a strong focus on customer satisfaction while ensuring that SPX warranty exposure is minimized.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
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.
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands, fingers, handle or feel, talk, see, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move occasionally lift office and shop products and supplies, up to 40 pounds. Use of the appropriate PPE is required.
The employee is occasionally required to kneel, bend, stoop, walk or work in high precarious places. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and ability to adjust focus. PPE is required.
WORKING CONDITIONS
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.
This job operates in a manufacturing professional office environment. The employee can be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and loud noise level while on the production floor.
The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SPX FLOW VALUES
SPX Flow employees are expected to behave in accordance with our company values as outlined below.
QUALITY
Quality encompasses all aspects of SPX’s business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process, and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.
The Quality Technician will perform visual, dimensional, and other non-destructive inspection at incoming, in-process and final inspection operations to drawings and specifications. The inspector will document inspections in compliance with approved procedures and instructions as well as generate quality assurance documentation packaged for customer consumption. While working towards positive resolution, the inspector will maintain a strong focus on customer satisfaction while ensuring that SPX warranty exposure is minimized.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
- Inspects machined parts, fabricated structural parts and plates, weldments, etc. according to drawings and specifications using manual measurement instruments / non-destructive means.
- Confirms completeness and validity of supplier inspection documentation.
- Prepares inspection records and reports.
- Performs non-destructive examinations of welds, piece parts and assemblies, as required, in accordance with approved procedures, drawings and work instructions.
- Manages gauge calibration process and procedures to comply with ISO9001:2015 requirements.
- Prepares quality notifications by documenting and communicating non-conforming conditions in the ERP system.
- Processes final visual inspection records for mixers and associated parts
- Establishes schedule of priorities for conducting inspections and execute assigned activities in accordance with production schedules. Works in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and without direct supervision. Works outside of routine scheduled hours may be required. 2nd shift work may be required for extended periods based on customer demand
- Compile quality control records as required to support customer traceability requirements.
- Maintain activity logs, schedules and performance measures using assigned tools.
- Participate in overall teamwork and recommend process and functional improvements.
- Engage in constructive conflict resolution.
- Operates Forklift and Utilize lifting equipment such as cranes, and high lifts
- Displays, and leads by example, the SPX Leadership standards.
- Other duties may be assigned.
- Ability to read blueprints and inspect mechanical parts using hand inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, height gages, bore gages, etc.).
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal personnel
- Good problem-solving skills with the ability to develop alternative solutions.
- Ability to relay technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to navigate within an ERP system (EPICOR)
- Software applications proficiency.
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.
- High School graduate or equivalent; or minimum of five years related experience and/or training in inspection requiring ASNT Level I, II or III; or equivalent combination of education and experience
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.
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands, fingers, handle or feel, talk, see, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move occasionally lift office and shop products and supplies, up to 40 pounds. Use of the appropriate PPE is required.
The employee is occasionally required to kneel, bend, stoop, walk or work in high precarious places. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and ability to adjust focus. PPE is required.
WORKING CONDITIONS
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.
This job operates in a manufacturing professional office environment. The employee can be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and loud noise level while on the production floor.
The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SPX FLOW VALUES
SPX Flow employees are expected to behave in accordance with our company values as outlined below.
QUALITY
Quality encompasses all aspects of SPX’s business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process, and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.