Quality Technician - Second Shift

Position Overview:  Quality Technician will perform advanced functions within  the Quality Department that can include PPAP submissions, ISO training, New Product Launch planning, customer certifications, advanced fixture/tool inspection, advanced CMM inspection, and advanced problem resolution with some customer contacts.   Quality Technicians lead problem resolution activities and advanced data collection. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform any inspection as needed, Uses various inspection devices, such as mics, calipers, go/no go or others, or may use surface plate to check height, roundness, hole locations, or other dimensions or requirements from component prints or sketches.
• Performs advanced assembly or final assembly layout inspection to meet customer demands.   
• Collects necessary part information for PPAP submissions and communicates with customer quality staff as needed to achieve part approval.  Meets critical customer deadlines with accurate data.
• Investigates quality issues and makes appropriate recommendation to internal and customers on resolution.  Takes an active role in development of resolution strategy.
• Operates CMM to inspect complex details or assemblies or fixtures as needed.
• May assist in calibrating Company or Employee tooling as required under the Tool Calibration procedures.  Records findings accurately.
• Takes responsibility for product line quality, customer requirements such as BIQ, and other specialization projects.
• Trains others in building universals used for advanced assembly inspection for welding, brazing, or other areas using height gauges, protractors, and other inspection tools.  Follows prescribed methods and is able to develop techniques needed for more involved fixtures.
• May use GD&T and Trigonometry to calculate angles or dimensions from part or print data.  Converts measurements from fraction to standard and/or metric as needed.

Job Requirements:

• Experience (5 years) using mics, calipers, dial indicators, height gages, and many other hand tools to accurately measure component pieces.
• Experience (5 years) reading basic to medium complexity drawings and sketches, weld symbols, GD&T symbols, etc.  Must be able to accurately determine measurements and tolerances, or calculate them using proper techniques.
• Experience (5 years) using various shop math functions such as conversion between standard and Metric measurements, conversion from fraction to decimal format, and calculating tolerance limits, plus exposure to basic Trigonometry.
• Must pass CTP’s Setup Test.
• High School Diploma (or equivalent) with additional QC training from school or OJT is needed.
• Experience with tube or sheetmetal fabrication and inspection is preferred.