Quality and Production Tech

Job Description

Job Description

A Quality and Production Tech job description outlines the duties of a manufacturing technician who removes sharp edges, burrs, and surface imperfections from machined parts. The role requires operating hand or power tools and using precision measuring instruments to verify that components meet strict quality and blueprint specifications.

Reports to: Quality Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Inspection: Conduct visual and metric inspections using tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, and microscopes to ensure parts comply with engineering blueprints and customer specifications.
• • Perform 1st piece,  in-process, and final inspections to ensure product quality
  • Verify dimensions on products such as hole locations, recesses, contours, and other critical features
  • Interpret blueprints and apply GD&T principles
  • Document non-conformances and communicate quality issues to Manufacturing, Engineering, and Tooling teams
  • Participate in calibration of measurement tools and equipment to ensure ongoing accuracy in quality assessments.
  • Log production counts, inspection results, and non-conformances. Flag discrepancies to machinists or quality control managers to prevent defects from moving to the assembly or shipping phase.
• Precision Finishing: Use hand tools (files, scrapers), power tools (pneumatic grinders), and specialized machinery (sandblasters, tumblers, deburring equipment) to smooth rough edges without altering critical dimensions.

• Workplace Safety: Maintain a clean, organized workspace in accordance with company safety standards and proper personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols.

Essential Qualifications

• Experience: 0-3 years in precision manufacturing, machining, or metal finishing environments.
• Technical Skills: Ability to read and interpret blueprints, routers, and work orders. High degree of manual dexterity and strong hand-eye coordination.
• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.