Quality Assurance Technician

Wabtec•Jackson, TN

4d•$23 - $25

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician provides service and support to Touchstone internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure materials, processes, and products meet and/or exceed specifications. This role involves MES support, interpreting engineering drawings, auditing, performing inspections, and maintaining quality documentation. The technician will perform various quality tests, gage calibrations, and participate in internal audits.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Responsibilities

Provide MES support through the resolution of Quality Escalates and operator assistance/instruction.
Interpret engineering drawings.
Record test/inspection data and audit results using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.
Review inspection documents for accuracy and maintain organized files.
Apply statistical process control techniques.
Evaluate data and create reports as required to be distributed to interested parties.
Check incoming material as required.
Review and maintain material test reports on incoming material for Material Traceability as required.
Perform routine inspections for print dimensions (including CTQ) as required.
Perform cleanliness testing (Millipore) per Customer requirements and analyze results using RAM Optical.
Evaluate key process indicators - Plate Fin/CuproBraze Fin Bond.
Perform scheduled process audits and random product audits.
Perform gage calibration and Gage R&R studies as required.
Perform Return Unit Assessments when defective product is returned from the Customer.
Perform paint inspections- visual, cross hatch testing, gloss readings, dry film thickness and pencil hardness as required.
Measure and send samples to Laboratories for evaluation as needed.
Submit Document Control Request and revise documents as needed.
Serve as ISO Internal Auditor/AAR Internal Auditor