Perform technical inspection of production parts for conformance to quality standards, using written specifications, fixed or variable, measuring instruments, and appropriate inspection equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare parts to be analyzed or hardness tested using equipment such as cut-off saws, mounting presses, polishers, hand and bench grinders.
- Check hardness of material and parts using equipment such as Rockwell, Brinnell, micro hardness and Equotip hardness testers.
- Verify hardness testers for accuracy using test blocks and calibration equipment.
- Record inspection results on tags, logs, and graphs, and prepare SPC data and chart as needed.
- Transport parts using forklift, pallet jacks and carts to prepare them for hardness checking
- Lift and carry production parts to inspection area.
- Use microscopes to measure depth of nitride case, uniformity and structure.
- Measure total case depth using microscope to ensure that the parts are within specification.
- Provide record of rejections on logs and tag parts with rejection tags.
- Clean inspection and related equipment and keep area in a clean and orderly condition.
- Measure dimensions of production parts or diameters of hardness indentations using micrometer, calipers, or scopes.
- Determine necessary inspection points and frequencies by referring to customer's documents and Paulo documents and using judgment and experience when not defined by the specifications or customer.
- Initiate quality control procedures that will benefit overall quality and productivity.
- Prepare metallographic samples for microstructure evaluation.
- Perform various general shop duties such as loading and unloading production parts into bins or baskets.
- Review customer specifications and document to ensure accurate certification process.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge:
- Requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
Experience:
- Requires knowledge of basic math principles; a basic understanding of weights and measures; good CRT skills; and excellent communication skills.
- Practical heat treating knowledge and familiarity with general specifications is helpful.
- Experience in heat treating or a lab is preferred.
License(s)/Certification(s) Required:
- Must be able to obtain a forklift certification.
Competitive Benefits Package:
- Medical benefits (including RelyMD Telehealth Visits)
- Dental benefits
- Group Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Holiday Pay
- Sickness & Accident pay
- 401k with employer match and employer contribution up to 5.5%
- Employee Assistance Program
- Shift Differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts.