Quality Technician

PLANT/DEPARTMENT: Quality Department DIRECTED BY: Plant Quality Assurance Coordinator

IMPORTANT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Purchasing, Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Shipping and Receiving, Defense Contract Management Agency(DCMA), third party and customer auditors.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: To work with various disciplines to meet the needs of our internal/external customers.

Proficiently and independently, be able to perform dimensional inspections and develop inspection reports using the Laser Tracker and the CMM and other tools.

• Perform in-process inspections
• Perform supplier source inspections.
• Completion of receiving and final inspections and in-process inspection using precision measuring and test equipment (CMM, Laser Tracker) in a timely fashion with results easily understood.
• Proper control of non-conforming material and completion of the defect reporting process.
• Support the Material Review Board Process.
• Prepare and deliver Quality Assurance related training.
• Support preventive-corrective action request and supplier preventive-corrective action request process.
• Responsible for control of quality records.
• Support customer and third party quality audits.
• Ensure calibration program is in conformance with established standards.
• Participate in vendor qualification and supplier quality development.
• Measure, record, and report on organization performance progress.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards.
• Perform internal and external quality audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Related technical training in Business and Quality .
• Familiar with ISO 9001

• 3-4 years of experience in a formal Quality environment
• 5 years minimum related experience in a fabrication environment (i.e. welding and machining of small to large equipment)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Initiative and ability to solve problems independently
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office (primarily Excel and Word)
• Ability to read and interpret drawings (both metric and English standard)
• Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Proficient in use of various inspection tools
• Training in metrology and advanced drawing reading
• Ability to work independently with minimal or no supervision.