Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician

The Role: As a Quality Control Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of our products through comprehensive testing and inspection processes. You will work closely with QC Management and the QC Lead to assist in training team members and promote a culture of quality and teamwork within the Quality Control department and across the manufacturing floor. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes.

Core Responsibilities:

• Inspection and Testing: Develop and implement methods and procedures for inspection, testing, and evaluation by creating gauging systems or adapting existing inspection equipment.
• Conduct thorough inspections of various tools, gauges, fixtures, and components, including complex and intricate parts, to assess workmanship accuracy and functional performance.
• Precision Measurement: Set up, program and utilize various precision measuring devices and instruments for meticulous checking and adjustment of tools and gauges.
• Determine appropriate inspection methods and program when warranted, perform complex setups, and conduct first article inspections to ensure product quality.
• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Utilization: Program when warranted, operate the CMM to inspect first articles, regular production components, and reworked machined items, receiving inspections ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Verify finished products against internal and customer specifications, ensuring compliance with technical drawings and requirements.
• Assist engineering teams with CMM programing and CMM program editing, to accommodate specific engineering needs.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Perform periodic maintenance and calibration of metrology equipment.
• Troubleshoot issues with testing equipment and ensure proper functioning for ongoing quality assurance activities.
• Data Recording and Reporting: Operate testing devices following prescribed sequences, accurately recording test data, via Microsoft Office (mainly Excel) and identifying deviations from expected results.
• Prepare detailed & accurate reports on test outcomes for management review, via Microsoft Office (mainly Excel), providing actionable recommendations regarding product performance, malfunctions, or failures.
• Training and Development: Provide training to new and existing team members on inspection techniques, equipment programming, quality standards, and best practices, fostering a knowledgeable workforce.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Associate degree (A.A.) from an accredited technical college or equivalent; or a combination of education and experience 3-5 years of experience

Technical Skills: At least 3 to 5 years CMM programming experience

Experience with Mitutoyo CMM's & MCOSMOS (Preferred)

Experience with contracers & contrace software

Able to perform surface plate manual measurements, hand gages, layout fixtures.

Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Excel.

Proficient in General Dimension & Tolerance

Proficient in reading and interpreting technical documents, including safety guidelines, operational instructions, and procedure manuals.

Strong mathematical skills, with the ability to perform calculations involving rates, ratios, percentages, and various measurements.

Analytical Abilities: Capable of identifying problems, collecting relevant data, and drawing logical conclusions. Ability to follow complex instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.

Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey technical information effectively to diverse audiences. Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, fostering cooperation and support among colleagues.

Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and data analysis software is preferred.

Experience with inspection equipment and the ability to work from complex blueprints, schematics, and inspection specifications.

Physical Demands: The role requires regular standing, walking, and using hands to manipulate tools and equipment. Candidates must be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach for materials as needed. Ability to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds occasionally is required. Vision abilities necessary for mechanical inspections include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: Employees will work in proximity to moving mechanical parts and may encounter wet conditions or elevated spaces. Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of electric shock is possible when working near electro-mechanical equipment. The noise level can range from moderate to loud.

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Calipers and Micrometers