Quality Control Technician - 2nd shift - 230pm - 11pm
Toyota Boshoku America•Hopkinsville, KY
•Onsite
About The Position
The Quality Control Technician develops quality documentation and gathers, organizes, and analyzes data to determine root causes and implement countermeasures. The role supports end-of-line quality, service-parts inspection, customer communication, supplier follow-up, and continuous improvement with Manufacturing. The position is onsite in an office and standard automotive plant environment, with moderate noise. Personal protective equipment may be required in industrial areas. Travel is 10%.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- 3 to 5 years of Quality Control experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Automotive industry experience.
- Working knowledge of quality audit techniques.
- Basic shop math ability, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Understanding of conceptual math, including basic geometry, charts, and graphs.
- General understanding of product design specifications, product functions, and quality standards for finished products and parts/materials.
- Ability to read, interpret, and understand engineering documents, including automotive drawings, technical standards, design specifications, general tolerances, critical characteristics, GD&T, ECI, PPR, and color instructions.
- Effective time management skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong organization, planning, and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to understand inspection standards.
- Hands-on, self-starting approach and strong work ethic.
- Active listening and effective communication skills, including strong verbal and written English.
- Ability to perform responsibilities with minimal supervision and work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
- Ability to maintain flexibility in a changing production environment, multitask, and facilitate effective problem solving.
- Solid working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office.
- Ability to work a fixed or rotating shift schedule, including daily or weekend overtime.
- Ability to sit and work at a computer for extensive periods, and to walk, sit, and stand for extended periods; occasional lifting up to 30 pounds may be required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with manufacturing processes, tooling, quality control methods, and statistical process control (SPC).
- Experience with Toyota launch systems and requirements.
- Previous exposure to a multicultural office environment.
- General understanding and working knowledge of the Toyota Supplier Quality Assurance Manual (SQAM) and Toyota Production System (TPS).
- Good understanding of seat, welding, door, carpet, and headliner processes.
Responsibilities
- Record and report all end-of-line defects.
- Assimilate and investigate defect information as needed.
- Record patrol data.
- Inspect the quality of service parts before shipping.
- Initiate or revise service inspection standards as needed.
- Correspond daily with the customer.
- Work continuously with Manufacturing on kaizen activities.
- Perform supplier follow-up activities.
- Maintain records and files and prepare recaps and reports.
- Maintain on-call flexibility to control abnormal conditions.
- Facilitate effective problem solving and resolution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
