Quality Technician 1 - 1st shift

Milwaukee Tool•Grenada, MT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Technician 1 follows procedures and safety standards to ensure that parts and materials conform to specifications. The role requires the ability to work with minimal supervision across multiple quality disciplines, including metrology, receiving inspection, heat treat, auditing, and battery warranty analysis. The technician uses laboratory equipment, gauges, tools, and computer systems to conduct inspections and tests, maintain records, and support continuous quality improvement and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Education equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
Experience reading prints and using gauges.

Nice To Haves

Technical certification.
Quality assurance or quality control experience.
Vendor or supplier relations experience.

Responsibilities

Use laboratory equipment for gauge calibration and part audits, conduct heat treat testing, maintain calibration records, and operate vision systems to measure part dimensions.
Inspect incoming materials and parts against quality specifications; maintain receiving records, place kanban cards, create and complete nonconformance and corrective-action records, conduct workplace audits, and control rejected parts pending disposition.
Prepare heat-treat test samples, operate gauges to inspect hardness and micro-hardness, create samples using specialized cutting equipment, and maintain required records.
Conduct daily audits of recon tools, accessory packaging, and accessory manufacturing; disassemble and analyze products during teardown audits; perform Process Control Plan audits when required; and use SPC tools to investigate failures and rejects.
Maintain quality records and documentation, use gauges and other equipment to measure parts against specifications, and take appropriate corrective action for continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
Analyze batteries returned under warranty from Authorized Service Centers and Authorized Distributors according to current Battery Return Policies, document results, and prepare evaluated batteries for recycling.
Practice 5S housekeeping, operate tools and equipment safely, perform preventative maintenance as required, respond effectively to change, and handle other assigned tasks.