Quality Technician 3 | 1st at Milpitas, California

Quality Technician 3

Thrive with Volt! Volt is immediately hiring for a Quality Technician 3 in Milpitas, CA. As a Quality Technician 3, you will be responsible for performing product inspection and/or audits of quality control programs, first article inspections and calibration, inspecting flat blank layouts, out of box audit (OBA) and sampling and testing of incoming components and raw materials. Ensures raw materials, in process and finished products meet company standards.

• Audits processes, tests and inspects products and/or develops, compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products
• Working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform complex engineering testing, checkout, First Article Inspection, root cause analysis, internal corrective actions and supplier correction actions
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards
• Selects processes to be audited from primarily the manufacturing areas and checks for a variety of features, including ESD (electro-static discharge) and handling practices, documentation, training and process integrity
• Selects products for audits at specified stages in the production or post-production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance and mechanical, electrical or cosmetic characteristics
• Records audit data, applying statistical quality control procedures
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards, programs or reports to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability
• Perform calibration on inspection tools e.g. micrometers, calipers height gages etc.
• Maintain gage track program, print list of gages due for calibration in the beginning of each month and follow up with calibration
• Send gages out for calibration, maintain calibration records
• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis
• Download quality information from quality system to be used for QA reports
• Analyzes engineering test results and implements process changes to resolve problems
• Performs out of box audits (OBA) as required
• Provides factory support to identify and resolve issues associated with purchased parts, materials and manufacturing
• May be required to perform receiving inspection

This is a full-time - temp to hire opportunity. Schedule: Monday-Friday - 6:00am-2:30pm The ideal candidate will have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, technical training, or equivalent experience. Typically requires 2 years of related experience
• Demonstrates technical skills
• Requires basic competency related to function
• Demonstrates basic functional and/or process knowledge and participates in process
• Has awareness of Flextronics technologies/ techniques
• Requires the ability to utilize charts, tables and specifications, and operate a variety of measuring instruments
• Basic understanding of typical quality tools, such as 8d, statistical process control, FEMA and control plans
• ISO/FDA Auditing experience a plus
• Use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation package
• ASQ certification as CQT, CQA, CQPA or CSSGB is desired
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Ability to handle small components

Pay rate: $30.00 per hour *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.