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Summary: In this position the Quality Technician is responsible for inspection methods, correct measuring technique, and inspection / audit processing and throughput. The Quality Technician shall use analysis methods to confirm outputs of the inspection process are correct and obtained efficiently. The Quality Technician must foster cooperation with Production, Quality and Engineering through effectiveness communication.
Summary:
The Quality Technician is responsible for performing inspections, audits, and measurements
using proper inspection methods and accurate measurement techniques to ensure product
conformity and efficient throughput. This role applies analytical methods to validate inspection
results and supports continuous improvement of quality processes. Effective communication and collaboration with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams are essential to resolving issues and maintaining high-quality standards. Occasional travel, up to 10%, may be required.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Read and interpret drawings, planning packages, and documentation; update materials
as needed for ECN activity or directed changes, and perform detailed first article and
dimensional verification along with functional or analytical testing to ensure product
conformance.
- Maintain and update calibration listings, ensuring measuring equipment remains
compliant, accurate, and properly documented.
- Operate a wide range of inspection and measurement tools—including calipers, DMMs,
micrometers, optical comparators, ring/thread/plug gages, profilometers, XRF, and optical
measuring systems—and perform inspections in accordance with established procedures.
- Accurately record inspection data in systems such as SAP and smartsheets; analyze
results to identify improvement opportunities or failure trends, and support operations with
purges, sorts, and inventory blocking for defective material. Calculate and enter KPI data
for blocked stock value, blocked stock age, inspection queue, inspection queue times.
- Complete Role Standard Work and deliver all other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to articulate inspection information effectively with design engineers, and operations
team.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, angles, percentages, ratios, and proportions
to practical situations.
- Ability to interpret ANSI GD&T dimensioning and determine best practical approach to
inspect all dimensions as needed.
- Have working knowledge of SAP, spreadsheet, and word processing software;
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Education and Experience:
- Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three to years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
experience
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands
to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to sit and work on a computer.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk
- The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move
up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or
airborne particles.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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