Quality Technician - Off Shift

Position Purpose:Responsible for the activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished assemblies or components. Carry out assignments from quality management, involved in assuring product quality. To maintain document control, calibration, product approval, weld control, and receiving inspection systems. To assist in operator training on quality related issues. To report needs and opportunities for improvement of overall product quality as requested by quality management.Essential Functions:Cut/Polish/Etch/Measure steel welded joints and advise on areas of concern to maintain product quality.Make use of measuring equipment as needed for assigned tasks. Maintain gauges and measuring equipment. Maintain a current calibration system per established procedures. Recommend repair, replacement or upgrade of gauges and measuring equipment to management.Demonstrated ability to understand GD&T and interpret engineering drawings for inspection use.Assist manufacturing in start-up of new processes PPAP as well as necessary MPAP's PPAP associated with equipment moves.Maintain documentation of quality audits and report audit results to management. Advise quality and manufacturing engineering on potential quality issues.Maintain document control system per established procedures. Advise management on potential quality system issues and recommend improvements to the quality system. Document quality work instructions as directed.Assist in production training as directed by management.Assist production in the use, maintenance, availability and training for assigned measuring equipment and gauges. Coordinate and assist with equipment installation and start up and purchase of measuring and testing devices.Operate CMM equipment for production parts.All other activities as directed by managementEducation and Training:Associate Degree in Quality Assurance or other related degree program or equivalent experience in applicable area is acceptable.ASQ CWI or CWE preferredZeiss Calypso training preferredMinimum Qualifications:Must have 3-5 years of manufacturing quality or engineering related experience2 years of welding, fabricating, and/or machining experience preferredFamiliar with the use of gauges (calipers, micrometers, etc.)Experience in process capability and gauge R & R studiesFamiliar with SPCAssertive, self-confident, and meticulousStrong team work skillsExperience in training othersPhysical Demands:Constant sitting and graspingOccasional driving, grasping and pinchingMinimal standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing and reachingLift up to 5 lbs.Carry up to 5 lbs. approximately 25 feetPush/Pull 10 lbs. of force 5 feetEnvironmental Conditions:Work Environment: Office/AdministrativeLighting: AdequateVentilation: AdequateTemperature: Temperature Controlled with AC/Heat.Behavioral Traits:Innovative - Feeling comfortable in fast-changing environments; being willing to take risks and to consider new and untested approachesPersuasive - Building commitment by convincing others and winning them over to your point of viewExcitement - Operating with a good deal of energy, intensity and emotional expression; having a capacity for keeping others enthusiastic and involvedTactical - Emphasizing the production of immediate results by focusing on short-range, hands-on, practical strategiesFeedback - Letting others know in a straightforward manner what you think of them, how well they have performed and if they have met your needs and expectationsProduction - Adopting a strong orientation toward achievement, holding high expectations for yourself and others, pushing yourself and others to achieve at high levelsCooperation - Accommodating the needs and interests of others by being willing to defer performance on your own objectives in order to assist colleagues with theirsConsensual - Valuing the ideas and opinions of others and collecting their input as part of your decision-making process.Empathy - Demonstrating an active concern for people and their needs by forming close and supportive relationships with othersWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.