What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician position at GKN Automotive?
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Understand personal impact and supporting role for all management systems.
- Support quality team metrics and TPAP activities
- Support internal auditing processes, as required.
- Interface with production employees and leadership to understand / resolve quality issues.
- Operate / maintain CMM (run programs)
- Measure parts from machining stations and quality gates to determine conformity level.
- Ensure plant wide gauging system is compliant (gage operation, troubleshooting, repair, and overall maintenance
- Perform gage calibrations and maintain in GageTrak software [~50% duties]
- Ensure proper suspect and non-conforming material identification, segregation, and containment.
- Train shop floor resources surrounding inspection, testing, measuring and metrology.
- Input data and maintain spreadsheets and other documents and software per internal and TS / ISO requirements.
- Contacting suppliers for gauge collaborations that cannot be completed in-house.
- Creating Po’s and Requisitions on quality related items
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Formal qualifications required :
Essential :
High School Diploma / GED
Ability to perform duties with a minimum of supervision.
Ability to learn and grow as a team member and individual.
Basic knowledge of SPC techniques
Basic problem-solving techniques.
Basic understanding of blueprints and GD&T Principle
Specific Functional Capabilities, Knowledge, and Skills Required :
Essential :
Ability to work with calipers, micrometers, and other measurement tools, with effective e-mail, communication and computer skills are required.
Zeiss Measurements CMMS – Preference not required.
