Senior Quality Technician

Job Summary/Overview

The Senior Quality Technician is responsible for maintaining quality assurance processes, testing of products, and recording and analyzing results gathered during product development and production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Program and inspect manufactured products using CMM software.
• Troubleshoot and resolve dimensional issues found during CMM inspection and ensure adherence to specifications and quality standards.
• Consistently and reliably own the quality process of assigned jobs. For 1st piece, in-process and final inspection, this may include collaborating with Manufacturing Engineers, Programmers and/or machinists to develop and optimize an inspection plan.
• Develop and maintain inspection reports.
• Maintain and document calibration of quality control equipment.
• Prepare and maintain test data for review.
• Evaluate data and draft reports, noting any relevant deviations from existing standards.
• Conduct data collection, data analysis, and trending.
• Ensure compliance to company standards and specifications.
• Works with Materials/Purchasing Department to assure acceptable supplier quality and delivery.
• Interact with team members to communicate inspection results.
• Provide instruction and training for inspection team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• Gauge software knowledge
• Microsoft Office experience and proficiency
• Ability to read and interpret GD&T blueprints
• Ability to utilize the following gauges and measuring devices: micrometers, calipers, height gauge, hardness tester, optical comparator, spectrometer, CMM, and go/no go gauges
• Must possess a strong sense of urgency, teamwork, keen attention to detail, ability to plan, organize and multi-task.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a similar role preferred.
• 2+ years of CMM programming and operation experience required
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.