Quality Technician II - Nights

This role is a 12-hour rotating Night Shift, 8pm to 8am (will include every other weekend).

About the role

The Quality Technician works with Manufacturing, Quality, and Quality Engineering to continuously improve quality performance and ensure compliance with quality standards. Performs measurement and validation tasks to support Production and Quality requirements. Trains department employees in the proper use and interpretation of quality plans, and reviews and analyzes daily quality performance to identify, contain, control, and improve quality.

Responsibilities

• Assures policies, procedures, inspection techniques, and quality plans conform to established standards.
• Performs moderately complex analyses and tests of raw materials, packaging materials, and/or finished products from manufacturing to ensure quality standards and compliance to customer and regulatory requirements.
• Performs a variety of moderately complex qualitative or quantitative tests on samples to aid in maintenance and certification of test instruments and apparatus.
• Monitors performance of inspectors and institutes corrective action when necessary.
• Trains new inspectors regarding policies, procedures, inspection and gauge techniques, and quality plans.
• Assures gauges are within the current calibration cycle and are properly used and stored; arranges for repair of gauges.
• Participates in design of experiments and process capability studies.
• Reviews Statistical Process Control (SPC) data; maintains integrity of SPC data by correcting input errors and follows up with retraining of inspectors if needed.
• Works with QA supervisor or manager to maintain and update control limits in SPC files; creates new SPC files as needed.
• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis.
• Participates in mold qualification/validation process.
• Performs product and process audits; reviews production records for conformance to procedures.
• Conducts start-ups in accordance with inspection criteria; troubleshoots recurring defects and quality problems.
• Recommends disposition, modification, and corrective actions for recurring or non-recurring discrepancies.
• May inspect, measure, and test parts in accordance with blueprints, product plan requirements, or engineering sketches.
• May plan, coordinate, and perform layout inspection, process capability measurements, and in-process inspection measurements.
• May oversee instrument calibration system, performs measurements, and related calibration tasks.
• Audits, maintains, and generates accurate quality records, logs, and reports.
• Ensures documentation and procedures are in compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, and standard operating procedures.
• Maintains files for batch history records (BHR); reviews BHRs for completeness and accuracy.
• Fills out lot history/closeout/Batch Release form.
• Works and follows up as needed with shipping to complete necessary information on Certificates of Compliance/Analysis for product shipments.
• Supports all company safety and quality programs and initiatives.
• Reviews Statistical Process Control (SPC) data in Predisys; maintains integrity of SPC data by correcting input errors and follows up with retraining of inspectors if needed.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as needed.

Requirements

• High School degree or GED certificate.
• 2-4 years of inspection experience in injection molding, metrology, machine shop operations, or similar industry/environment.
• Ability to read and write English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to do advanced mathematical computations.
• General knowledge of blueprints, measuring and test equipment, SPC software and measurement techniques, and quality calibration processes.
• General knowledge of process control charts, process capability studies, and other statistical analysis applications.
• General knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Predisys.

Schedule

12-hour rotating Night Shift, 8pm to 8am (includes every other weekend).