Quality Control Technician

SUMMARY

The Quality Control Technician ensures customer satisfaction by executing system audits, parts, inspections, gage usage, training, and monitoring, collecting defective parts data, and providing feedback to production. Learns, conducts self, and completes work in accordance to the McWane Way Principles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• 1st Responsibility – Ensuring personal safety and the safety of team members.
• Assists in daily review of production quality performance by monitoring non-conforming part (NCP) trends, and the development of NCP reduction plans.
• Performs analysis of customer returns or non-conforming material for root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Assists with the generation of Quality Department inspections, logs, and reports (SIR, Holiday Free, Incoming Inspection)
• Ensures measurement equipment is calibrated, validated, and properly maintained.
• Engages team members in the identification of improvement opportunities and relevant countermeasures and controls.
• Maintains and updates the Gage Tracker calibration system. 
• Maintains all quality gauges, tracks those gauges as needed for maintenance and calibration and recalls gauges as needed for calibration.
• Inspects recalled gauges for wear and damage. Determines if it is cost effective to repair the gauge or should it be replaced.
• Recommends gauging needed for the inspection of machined components.
• Reviews new work instructions and related drawings for gauge requirements. Determines if gauges are available from current inventory. If new gauges are required, submits purchase request documents to the Machine Shop Manager or Engineering Manager for approval and purchase.
• Inventories all gauges including tracking the work center, machine or team member that the specific gauges are issued to.
• Approves First Piece Inspections when needed.
• Assists with product inspection, testing and sorting when needed.
• Verifies correct drawings and revisions are in the correct work cells. Updates/replaces revised work cell drawings as needed.
• Works with Engineering team to verify that product(s) are being manufactured in compliance to company and customer specifications.
• Assists the Quality Engineer and Quality Supervisor in the development & delivery of product specific Quality Training for all employees.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE  

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from a four-year college/university in a technical field; OR Associate degree in related field plus 2 years of experience in a Quality Control related position; OR 4yrs in an industrial manufacturing position; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office Applications; specifically, Excel and Word.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain effective relationships and communicate professionally at all levels of the organization.

Language Skills                                               

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 

Mathematical Skills                                                    

Ability to work with fractions and decimal equivalents. To be able to convert fractions to decimals and in reverse. To be able to convert inches to millimeters and in reverse. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability                                            

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to understand a mechanical drawing and the understand the dimensions and tolerances detailed on that drawing.

Computer Skills                                              

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a basic knowledge of Windows, Outlook, Excel, and Word. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment here is characteristic of a foundry and machine shop. Industrial equipment is used which may generate loud noises and quick movements. Some work areas are not environmental controlled and may be cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.