Quality Control Technician - 2nd shift - 230pm - 11pm
About The Position
The Quality Control Technician develops quality documentation, gathers, organizes, and analyzes data, determines root causes, and implements countermeasures. The role supports manufacturing quality through defect reporting and investigation, service-part inspections, inspection-standard updates, customer communication, kaizen activities, and supplier follow-up. This position is for the second shift, 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The work environment includes an open office with moderate noise and a standard automotive plant with moderate noise. Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, and hearing protection, may be required in engineering, manufacturing, or industrial areas. Travel is 10%.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Three to five years of Quality Control experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Automotive industry experience.
- Working knowledge of quality audit techniques.
- Basic shop math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Understanding of conceptual math, including basic geometry, charts, and graphs.
- General understanding of product design specifications, product functions, finished-product quality standards, and the parts and materials used.
- 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.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong organization and planning skills.
- Excellent critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to understand inspection standards.
- Hands-on approach, self-starter attitude, and strong work ethic.
- Active listening and effective communication skills.
- Ability to perform responsibilities with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural work environment.
- Ability to maintain records and files and prepare recaps and reports.
- Ability to maintain on-call flexibility to control abnormal conditions.
- Ability to be flexible in a constantly changing production environment.
- Ability to work a fixed or rotating shift schedule, including daily or weekend overtime.
- Ability to multitask and facilitate effective problem-solving and resolution.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Solid working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office.
- Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods, and to talk, see, hear, walk, sit, and stand for extended periods; may occasionally need to lift up to 30 pounds.
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 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.
- Gather 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 with the customer daily.
- Work continuously with Manufacturing on kaizen activities.
- Conduct supplier follow-up activities.
- Maintain records and files and prepare recaps and reports.
- Maintain on-call flexibility to control abnormal conditions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
