Quality Technician 1 - 2nd Shift - Building 1

The Quality Technician 1 is responsible for following procedures to ensure part and material conformance per specifications utilizing safety standards as required. Quality Technician 1 will demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision in multiple disciplines listed below in this description.

Duties and Responsibilities

Metrology

• Use lab equipment for gage calibration and auditing parts.

• Conduct heat treat testing per specification.

• Manage calibration recordkeeping and update records on system.

• Setup and operate Vision system to measure angles, lengths, radii, and center distances.

• Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.

• Know and practice the 5 S's for industrial housekeeping.

• Operate lab equipment and gages properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the work area.

• Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Receiving Inspection

• Inspect all incoming material and parts per quality specification after being received in cell.

• Maintain receiving files and records per requirements.

• Place kanban cards on inspected material.

• Create and complete NCR's, SCAR's, and CAR's and enter information into computer.

• Perform workplace audits with documented results.

• Set up and operate gages to accurately inspect material and parts.

• Control scrapped or rejected parts until disposition is determined.

• Perform preventative maintenance as required.

• Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer
• satisfaction.

• Know and practice the 5S's for industrial housekeeping.

• Operate tools, and equipment properly and adhere to all safety requirements in
• the work area.

• Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Heat Treat

• Preparation of test samples through a process of polishing and chemical activation of sample surface.
• Set up and operation of gages to accurately inspect material hardness and micro-hardness.
• Creation of test samples through the use of specialized cutting equipment.
• Maintain files and records per requirements.
• Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Know and practice the 5S's for industrial housekeeping.
• Operate tools, presses and equipment properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the work area.
• Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Auditing

• Conduct recon tools, accessories packaging, and accessories manufacturing
• audits daily utilizing print and process control plan specifications.
• Disassemble and analyze product during the performance of a teardown audit.
• Perform Process Control Plan audits when required.
• Investigate and use SPC tools for problem solving failures and rejects.
• Maintain and complete proper records and documentation.
• Take appropriate corrective action for continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction
• including NCR, SCAR, and CAR databases for non-conforming product.
• Use gauges and other equipment to measure tolerances and dimensions of parts per
• specifications.
• Know and practice the 5S's for industrial housekeeping.
• Operate tools, and equipment properly and adhere to all safety requirements in the
• work area.
• Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

• Conduct warranty analysis on batteries returned from Authorized Service Centers and Authorized
• Distributors per the Battery Return Policies currently in place.
• Maintain and complete proper records and documentation.
• Prepare batteries for recycling once they have been evaluated.
• Know and practice the 5S's for industrial housekeeping.
• Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Education

• Requires an education equivalent to high school diploma or GED.
• Technical certification is preferred

Experience

• Quality assurance or quality control experience preferred.
• Experience reading prints and using gages required.
• Vendor/supplier relations experience helpful.

Knowledge Required

• Computer experience and experience using SPC techniques helpful. Excellent organizational skills required. Ability to perform work per instructions with minimal supervision, and within reasonable time