Department Quality Technician (Floor Tech)

Description

• Observe all safety rules and assist in maintaining a safe work environment.
• Comply with the Company’s quality management system requirements and promote the advancement of the QMS within TCI – Texarkana Aluminum, Inc.
• Follow all written SOPs and Work Instructions per detail.
• Understanding of customer requirements and knowledge of the production processes.
• Maintain quality and performance records, logs, or files.
• Assist Laboratory Manager with compliance of ISO 9001: 2015
• Work with Production (operators) in performing final product and semi-product quality inspections at Casting, Hot Mill, Cold Mill, and Finishing to ensure customer quality requirements are satisfied.
• Follow QMR process to quarantine products with quality in doubt and make a decision within a timely manner.
• Reject products and materials that fail to meet quality expectations.
• Perform and report results of internal and process auditing
• Teach the production team about quality control concerns to improve product quality.
• Organize floor quality problem-solving and improvements.
• Work with Process Engineers to follow up on quality improvement actions.
• Visit customers to understand customer quality needs and generate travel reports
• Improve internally when there is a request by Management. (TPM, Kizan, 5s)
• Meet Claim and Recovery targets.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned by Management.
• Assist in commissioning of new equipment and supporting systems (Lubrication, SQM,)

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in chemistry, math, physics, biology, or related fields and willing to learn aluminum products and processes.
• Two years of laboratory or engineering testing experience in lieu of a degree 
• Knowledge of chemistry, math, laboratory procedures, and laboratory equipment 
• Experience with aluminum sheet product quality requirements.
• Experience in process controls and SOPs to ensure production control standards are followed in production.
• Familiar with (or willing to learn) customers' quality requirements.
• Learn and practice quality improvement and problem-solving tools
• Microsoft Office competency 
• The ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization 
• Ability to work 8, 10, 12 hr. shifts and OT 
• Lift and carry 50 pounds

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• 2-3 Years of manufacturing experience – preferred in aluminum quality background
• Previous experience with laboratory standards 

Previous experience with quality management systems

Salary : $50,000 - $70,000