Component Quality Technologist

S&C Electric Company•Chicago, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to join our inspection department as a Component Quality Technologist. This role is crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team within the Quality Assurance organization. The Quality Assurance team provides services such as quality planning, inspection, audit, quality information, quality improvement consulting, and quality communications to internal customers, S&C leaders, and team members, ultimately helping to deliver superior quality to our external customers. The company has a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012, focusing on advancing a safer, more reliable, and resilient electrical grid. Products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. S&C is described as an industry leader that is large enough to be respected but small enough for employees to make a direct impact.

Requirements

1-3 years of experience inspecting in a manufacturing environment.
Basic understanding of GD&T.
Basic understanding of Metrology.
MS Outlook skills.
Ability to use shop math.
Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings for fabricated parts, mechanical assemblies and specials.
Ability to use basic dimensional measuring tools (mics, calipers, height gage, pins gages, threaded gages, measuring tape).
Ability to use a resistance meter.
Ability to maintain accurate records.
Ability to support departmental team members on short notice.
Ability to change your start times on short notice as needed.
Ability to work independently in a service-oriented environment.
Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to use a pallet jack and ladder safely.
Ability to inspect from elevated heights when necessary.
Willingness to learn software such as Oracle, Compliance Quest (QMS), Wriker, and SmarTeam.
Ability to navigate to E-Docs and Operating System Documents on SharePoint or E-Vault.

Responsibilities

Inspecting fabricated parts, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies, including painted components, made from various machines such as shears, punch presses, and welding work centers.
Working with assembly and detailed prints, industry standards, routings, BOMs, specifications, instruction bulletins, and customer notes.
Using various pieces of inspection equipment and selecting the appropriate measuring equipment such as tape measures, go/no go gages, special gages, torque wrenches, thread plug gages, fluke meters, and fuses holder standards.
Clearly communicating verbally and in written format.
Clearly recording abnormal conditions on the Checklist, DPU report, and/or on a NMR.
Clearly explaining all defects to assembly team members and shop floor leadership.
Explaining abnormal conditions to engineers to determine if product can be sent to the customer or needs rework.
Completing recording of abnormalities on the checklists, DPU reports, and/or non-conforming material reports.
Maintaining appropriate levels of housekeeping.
Data entry and reporting on spreadsheets and specific report documentation.
Problem solving.