Quality Technician 3

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Technician – Level 3

If you can focus for an extended period of time, have a keen eye for detail, are analytical, resourceful, a collaborative analytical person, and an excellent communicator, and are looking for an opportunity to gain experience, the role of Quality Technician might be for you. If you can focus for an extended period of time, resourceful, a collaborative analytical person, and an excellent communicator, the role of Quality Technician might be for you. You will perform inspections and prepare and maintain documentation, reports, and test data. You will also ensure ISO documentation and compliance, engage in customer support and the corrective action process, identify and drive quality improvement opportunities, and maintain calibration of testing and measurement equipment. Fisher Barton is constantly adding innovative technologies to improve productivity, quality, and safety.

  You will:

• Adhere to Fisher Barton Safety and Quality procedures and regulations and business code of ethics
• Assist production associates in the measurement of product and sample retention
• Perform inspection and testing activities relating to the manufactured product
• Perform part measurement and layout activities through full documentation and reporting results
• Read and interpret blueprints using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing specifications
• Support and/or recording test data
• Perform shop floor audits to assure product, process, and system conformance
• Ensure gages and measuring equipment are calibrated
• Maintain our quality lab and equipment
• Develop, maintain, and submit accurate and reliable information and documentation
• Assure compliance with the Fisher Barton Quality Management System (QMS), process, customer and product standards and specifications
• Perform inspection and testing activities, including dimensional layout, visual inspection, destructive testing, and mechanical property analysis
• Assist production associates in measuring products, first offs, last offs, and sample retention
• Contribute to completion of APQP (In particular) PPAP documentation and ensure its accuracy and completion for submission to customers
• Ensure gages and measuring equipment are calibrated
• Manage APQP (In particular) PPAP documentation and ensure its accuracy and completion
• Ensure gages and measuring equipment are calibrated by performing calibration and/or managing our calibration service
• Review control plans and ensuring they are correct, accurate, updated and stored appropriately
• Participate in non-conforming materials NCM process
• Determine root cause to quality problems 
• Participate in Continuous Improvement projects

  The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities. Responsibilities and impact may cross over technical fields/functions.

  Required Qualifications:

• Basic Math skills
• Basic computer skills
• High School Diploma or GED and 2 years’ experience as a quality technician in manufacturing; or successful performance as a Fisher Barton Quality Technician 2 team members
• Are proficient in all Quality Technician 3 skills, as defined on the site Training Matrix
• Working knowledge of statistical quality tools (trend charts, pareto diagrams, SPC, histograms, Cpk/Ppk, etc.)
• Able to read and interpret blueprints, with working knowledge of GD&T
• Able to perform standardized quality checks using measurement tools and equipment (Gages, Calipers, CMM etc.)
• Able to maintain calibrated test equipment
• Able to prepare test data and document results
• Able to develop measurement strategies
• Experience with APQP processes and PPAP Report Development
• Experience identifying areas for quality improvement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Read and interpret blueprints with working knowledge of GD&T
• 1 year experience as a Quality Technician in a manufacturing environment
• Proficient use of measurement tools and equipment (Gages, Calipers, CMM etc.)
• Experienced with stamping, forming or other complex surface measurements
• Working knowledge of statistical quality tools (trend charts, pareto diagrams, SPC, histograms, Cpk/Ppk, etc.)
• 1 year experience as a Quality Technician in a manufacturing environment
• Proficient use of measurement tools and equipment (Gages, Calipers, CMM etc.)
• Experience with stamping, forming or other complex surface measurement
• Working knowledge of statistical quality tools (trend charts, pareto diagrams, SPC, histograms, Cpk/Ppk, etc.)
• Certification in Quality, Metrology or Statistics
• Experience with ISO, QA, or TS quality standards
• Experienced with stamping, forming or other complex surface measurements

  Physical | Visual Demands:

• Able to occasionally lift up, push/pull up to 25 pounds
• Sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands, climb/balance, stoop/kneel/crouch, or crawl, reach with hands and arms
• Close vision (sharp vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (sharp vision at 20 feet or more)
• Able to identify and distinguish colors
• Able to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point
• Three-dimensional vision (able to judge distances and spatial relationships)
• Able to adjust focus (can adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Work Environment:

• Manufacturing: Loud (Examples: metal can, manufacturing department, large earth moving equipment)
• The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of environmental conditions. 
• Fisher Barton provides our team members with safety footwear and prescription safety eye glass benefits. 

  Work Location: 300 Air Park Drive | Watertown, WI

  Shift: 1st Shift Office Hours

  Benefits Package:

• Fisher Barton is an ESOP company, a qualified defined contribution plan that allows employees to become shareholders. 
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Employee and Dependent Life Insurance
• Employee, Spouse and Child Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Prescription Drug Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• 96 hours (12 days) Paid Time Off to start 
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• Health Savings Plans (HSA, FSA, and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts)
• Eligibility to participate in the ONE Fisher Barton Quarterly Bonus Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Wellness Programs
• Apprenticeship Programs
• Off-Site Team Building Events
• On-Site Cookouts and Celebrations
• Birthday and Anniversary Recognition
• Holiday parties
• And more!

  Who we are:

At Fisher Barton, we combine years of experience across multiple industries to deliver unparalleled innovation. Our world-class talent understands the behavior of materials and develops leading-edge solutions that meet your unique needs. We are more than a source for high-quality parts; Fisher Barton is your resource for the highest quality solutions you will find—anywhere.

  Fisher Barton is an equal opportunity employer who welcome and encourages diversity in our workforce. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to any status or characteristic protected by law.