Gage Technician

Means Industries•Shelby Charter Township, MI

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Amsted Automotive Group, Transform Products, Shelby Township, is looking for a Gage Technician for our 3rd shift (11 am – 7 pm) +15% shift premium who will be responsible for all phases of programming and calibration of inspection equipment. The Gage Technician will ensure proper metrology is used to monitor conformance to blueprint and, as appropriate, customer-specific and internal procedure requirements for all products and processes.

Requirements

Must be able to read blueprints as appropriate
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Manual dexterity sufficient to use designated tools and equipment
Possess working knowledge of IATF16949, ISO 14001 and Q1 compliance criteria
High school diploma or GED
Some college or manufacturing technical trade-school course work
Two years of experience in an Automotive Manufacturing environment is preferred

Responsibilities

Adapt and promote lean manufacturing principals
Active participant in the Elimination of Waste Team meetings
Support the Company’s Goals and Objectives
Manage, conduct and record gage calibrations, for all measuring equipment in the plant
Maintain the Laboratory Scope
Maintain (through the calibration process) “red rabbit challenge parts”, master parts and other visual aids
Maintain in-line gaging masters and challenge parts
Work with production to schedule downtime for gage repairs and staging gages as part of the job set up
Coordinate Measurement Machine, fixturing and programming
Contracer fixturing and programming
ASI/DataMyte gage software programming and trouble-shooting
Responsible for repair and maintenance of all fixtures, redesign and troubleshooting
Proficiency use of measuring equipment (scales, micrometers, calipers) and checking fixtures, and metrology tools (surface testers, CMM’s)
May assist in the collection and analysis of attribute and variable data on in process inspection record according to part-specific dynamic control plans
Communicate findings, regarding trends or nonconforming parts or processes to appropriate personnel and participate in corrective actions
Identify nonconforming material and quarantine
Complete appropriate documentation and reports
Assist in problem solving tasks as assigned
Conduct Gage R&R’s as assigned
Assist in Part Capability Studies as assigned
Identify trends using basic statistical process control techniques
PPAP documentation, preparation, package assembly
Other duties as assigned by the Quality Manager, or Quality Engineer