Job Description
Title: Quality Technician
Reports to : VP of Quality and Safety
Job Purpose : Assures consistent quality for our customers through the validation of manufacturing processes and standards as well as continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities :
MANUFACTURING SUPPORT
- Participate in project status meetings and provide quality-related updates
- Participate in up-front product, tooling and process development- focusing on quality requirements
- Update, and maintain quality documents
- Maintain quality metric/performance data
DIMENSIONAL CONTROL AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
- Participate in quality control fixture/gage design, qualification and maintenance
- Maintain measurement equipment, certifications, and calibrations
- Support ISO compliance and maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS)
PART AND COMPONENT INSPECTIONS
- Perform incoming and in-process inspections of internal and external parts and/or components
- Participate in the processing of non-conforming material/product
- Maintain Quality related part and process documentation
- As required, validate initial production samples and prepare data for customer submission
- Monitor/assess part/process capability.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES
- React to customer complaints and ensure that corrective actions are effective and properly executed
- Participate in initiatives such as Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA), SD, A3 activities to sustain continuous improvement throughout the organization
FLOOR AUDITS AND WASTE WALKS
- Audit process documentation and identify performance gaps
- Document audit activities ensuring compliance with QMS requirements
- Audit manufacturing processes and standards for:
- Safety
- Process control
- Waste
- Part quality