Radiologic Evaluator Technical Lead LPC LSBS 071 (INTERNAL)

About the role

Mission: To be the on-site technical resource for daily issues arising from the process and/or inspection staff. To assist with process control issues, and cross training.

Responsibilities

Teamwork

• Participates in staffing projections.
• Handles first line technical performance issues.
• Communicates with employees in a respectful manner regarding workmanship issues.
• Notifies supervision when further action is required to improve technical performance.
• Gives fact-based input from the technical aspect for performance reviews and measurements.
• Trains employees on new skills and works with employees to improve technical performance to satisfactory levels or maintain satisfactory performance.
• Provides feedback and coaching for continuous improvement of the inspection personnel.
• Coordinates resources to move from one team to help another when necessary to meet daily throughput and support outside departments.
• Is sensitive to and proactively supports the maintenance of a harassment/discrimination free environment.
• Avoids favoritism or the perception of favoritism.
• May be required to complete Hazardous Waste Management Training.

Process Control

• Ensures that the quality requirements flowed down through the QCM and related documents are followed.
• Corrects deficiencies and notifies appropriate party/parties when a process is variant.
• Facilitates technique card and router changes.
• Participates in root cause analysis for variant conditions.
• Ensure the team has the necessary tools and documents to perform the required inspections.
• Assists with auditing, both as an auditor and as the focal point for the team during external audits.

Molding

• Setup molding parameters on new tools.
• Evaluate/update current molding parameters for process improvement.
• Review tool shots for part quality (provide recommendations for part quality improvements).
• Review tool designs with engineering for functionality and part quality.
• Work with molding/tool engineers for tool proving (provide feedback).
• Work directly with process control for tool improvements.

Tool Maintenance

• Clean dies.
• Remove rust.
• Lube & grease dies.
• Polish out minor nicks and dings (scotch bright).
• Replace dowel/leader pins (as needed – can be contracted outside).
• Replace sintered vents (as needed – can be contracted outside).
• Repair airboxes including “O” rings and pins (as needed – can be contracted outside).
• Evaluate wax dies for damage and functionality.
• Open and display dies for customers/vendors.
• Work with molding/tool engineers for tool proving (provide feedback).

Other

• Interfaces with customers, engineering, and other departments to give process walks and presentations.
• Has the authority as granted by the responsible level 3 to correct any interpretation calls by the other department inspectors.
• Contacts appropriate resources if any employee may not be fit for duty; addresses the issue promptly.
• Assures compliance with safe work habits and maintenance of proper housekeeping procedures.
• Assures compliance with company policies and procedures and promptly notifies supervision of deviations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• May be assigned to multiple work centers or departments.

Qualifications

• Certification in the required area based on departmental needs, or ability to certify within 90 days required. If employee cannot certify within 90 days then employee is disqualified from position.
• TATS certification and other certifications will be required based on departmental needs.
• Incumbent must be willing, as required by team and production needs to:
  • Adjust shift
  • Perform various jobs required to process parts
  • Interface with other teams and support areas
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Instructions must be clear and unambiguous; consistently assures directions are clearly understood resulting in work that rarely, if ever, needs to be redone due to the quality of communication.
• Ability to make “shop floor” presentations to customers, engineering, and other departments as required or requested.
• See department qualification which may or may not be shift specific.
• Incumbents who are regularly unavailable through excessive absenteeism (excluding approved leaves) or are deemed incapable of performing the required job functions of a Lead, may be dismissed from their lead position without use of disciplinary action.