Sr Quality Engineering Technician

About the role

Under the direction of the QA Supervisor, this person will set-up and perform a variety of complex mechanical, electrical, and functional tests.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mechanical and electrical testing and inspection/verification to defined specifications for new and existing products, raw material, warranty returns and calibration.
• Compile and provide test reports with recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in simple test fixture construction for material, product or process analysis.
• Oversee test fixture construction for material, product and/or process analysis.
• Participate in supplier and customer audits.
• Provide technical data as required to support findings.
• Lead activities within AS9100, ISO and Lean Manufacturing methodologies for problem prevention, identification, and corrective action and verify solutions.
• Create and maintain routine data collection, entry, and/or reporting to assure product conformance, process capability, or equipment calibration.
• Train lower level personnel as needed.
• Set-up and operate a variety of mechanical or electronic measuring equipment, provide support and test procedures for special processes.
• Create standardized documentation for these special test set-ups.
• Observe established safe working and housekeeping procedures.
• Promptly correct and/or notify supervisor of hazardous situations.

Requirements

• Ability to conduct mechanical and electrical testing and inspection/verification to defined specifications for new and existing products, raw material, warranty returns and calibration.
• Ability to compile and provide test reports with recommendations for improvement.
• Ability to participate in simple test fixture construction for material, product or process analysis.
• Ability to oversee test fixture construction for material, product and/or process analysis.
• Ability to participate in supplier and customer audits.
• Ability to provide technical data as required to support findings.
• Ability to lead activities within AS9100, ISO and Lean Manufacturing methodologies for problem prevention, identification, and corrective action and verify solutions.
• Ability to create and maintain routine data collection, entry, and/or reporting to assure product conformance, process capability, or equipment calibration.
• Ability to train lower level personnel as needed.
• Ability to set-up and operate a variety of mechanical or electronic measuring equipment, provide support and test procedures for special processes.
• Ability to create standardized documentation for these special test set-ups.
• Ability to observe established safe working and housekeeping procedures.
• Ability to promptly correct and/or notify supervisor of hazardous situations.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand the organization structure, businesses, and sites, and applying that knowledge to daily tasks, communications and assignments.
• Ability to interpret and understand engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of statistical concepts (incl. SPC charts) and experience using statistical software.
• Ability to apply job knowledge and skills to improve productivity, quality, timeliness and to solve problems using good judgment.
• Ability to implement new technologies or methods as needed.
• Ability to hold sensitive data and information in confidence.
• Ability to understand and implement AS9100, ISO and Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
• Ability to operate and use complex mechanical electrical or precision measuring equipment.
• Ability to track / monitor department metrics, post weekly, inform management of negatively trending measurements and record root cause(s).
• Ability to identify preventive action(s) to be taken to proactively avoid negative trends in the future.

Skills

• Ability to operate and use complex mechanical electrical or precision measuring equipment.
• Ability to track / monitor department metrics, post weekly, inform management of negatively trending measurements and record root cause(s).
• Ability to identify preventive action(s) to be taken to proactively avoid negative trends in the future.

Benefits

Maintain a positive work atmosphere by communicating in a manner that interfaces well with customers, co-workers, and management members.

Schedule

Full-time

Pay

Commensurate with experience