Quality Specialist

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal • South Gate, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Located in South Gate, Dickson Testing Company, Inc. is a full-service destructive testing laboratory serving aerospace and metallic producers worldwide. Our laboratories serve our customers with metallurgical, mechanical, corrosion, and chemical testing services. In support of these services our facility provides complete specimen fabrication, cut off services and heat treat capability. Position Summary: The Quality Specialist is responsible for supporting the quality of our operational processes and outputs. The Quality Specialist’s responsibilities include leading the calibration processes and activities. This position also supports the Quality Engineers and Quality Manager. A successful Quality Specialist has excellent troubleshooting and organization skills, and can work as a strong partner with Operations to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely throughput throughout the company. This position reports directly to the Quality Manager. Key Performance Indicators: Safety FQA and FWIP status

Requirements

• Accept responsibility for own safety and that of others.
• Ability to use computer software (Excel) to analyze and interpret data
• Effective communications skills, both verbal and written, to convey ideas and processes
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and quickly, while always focusing on accomplishing the goal.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently without close supervision.
• Effective problem-solving, organization, and planning skills.
• Team Oriented.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Experienced with Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience is required.

Nice To Haves

• A degree from an accredited institution in quality, mechanical engineering or industrial engineering is preferred but not required.
• Experience working with NADCAP is preferred but not required.
• Experience working in the aerospace industry is preferred but not required.
• Experience or training in metallurgy (materials science) preferred but not required.
• ASQ CQE certification preferred but not required.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Comply with PCC Code of Conduct Requirements and all PCC Rules (e.g. Quality and Safety).
• Work safely under functional safety guidelines such as PPE and equipment interaction.
• Work to ensure gages essential for production remain in calibration (e.g., simple hand gages to complex instrumentation).
• Experience with heat treatment processes.
• Coordinate with operations and calibration and repair service providers.
• Maintain current calibration status on the Gagetrak software.
• Investigate and address quality inquiries and concerns from our customer and their representatives.
• Other QMS administrative duties as assigned (e.g. Round Robin, 6S, Internal Audit).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees