Quality Control Technician
About The Position
The Quality Control Technician inspects structural steel parts and assemblies before and after fabrication and maintains formal records of quality occurrences to support improvement, training, and company betterment. The technician is expected to follow PDM’s core values of relationship building, accountability, urgency, innovation, and creating return on efforts, as well as its pillars of safety, quality, happiness, and performance. The role works closely with management and production personnel to ensure quality-control duties are completed and product quality is met or exceeded. It also supports safety and production programs, continuous improvement, and a positive, accountable shop-floor culture.
Requirements
- Basic math and computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Ability to walk and stand for extended periods, lift, push, and pull up to 75 pounds, crawl on hands and knees, climb a ladder, and work long hours.
- Two or more years of experience in the structural steel industry or a related welding or fabrication industry.
Nice To Haves
- An associate degree in a technical field or higher is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Learn and understand company safety policies and procedures, and promote compliance.
- Assist in transforming the shop-floor culture toward continuous improvement and accountability.
- Demonstrate reliability through exceptional attendance and contribute to a positive culture.
- Become proficient in AWS D1.1 welding standards and in reading and interpreting shop drawings.
- Maintain quality-control testing and inspection documentation.
- Perform housekeeping responsibilities and implement or follow the 5S organizational methodology.
- Mark products with identification and visual markings according to PDM quality-control documentation.
- Conduct and document pre-fabrication and post-fabrication inspections, shop drawing corrections, tape measure calibration, mill tester calibration, and stud welding tests.
- Inform management of product nonconformities and equipment issues.
- Perform duties professionally and work with management to ensure quality-control responsibilities are completed.
- Work with production personnel to meet and exceed product-quality expectations.
- Support safety and production programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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