Quality Technician

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Monitor all product and/or process in receiving, manufacturing, inventory and shipping at prescribed intervals and frequency to verify product and/or process characteristics are in accordance with established quality control specifications and procedures.
• Record data and process data on the prescribed forms and charts.
• Use measuring devices to verify product conformance to specifications (measuring devices include, but are not limit to, calipers, plug gauges, pin gauges, fixtures, templates, visual aids, etc).
• Initiate containment procedures and coordinate containment whenever questionable or defective material is encountered; ensure containments of all non-conforming products - properly identify status with tags and/or stickers, as procedure requires.
• Control or re-work process; obtain/ensure rework approval prior to process beginning; ensure rework performance as per approved method.
• Maintain work area, measuring devices and test equipment in a clean, safe and organized manner; promote 5S practices throughout the plant.
• Review photos of finished parts taken at the time of completion for comparison of a customer's claim that product is not fully functional.
• Assure effective communication from shift to shift regarding quality issues through the use of logs, quality documents, and verbal and other effective communication methods.
• Offer suggestions and assist manufacturing personnel in trouble shooting and problem resolution whenever possible.
• Maintain trend charts as needed, record test data results on forms, charts or control charts.
• Training of newly assigned quality inspectors
• Ensure containment activities when product disposition requires sort, rework or rejection.
• Obtain shipping documents for parts needed to be returned to the plant for analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.