QUALITY TECHNICIAN

Allegiant Manufacturing•Maryville, TN

12d

About The Position

The Quality Technician role has various phases and stages through its life cycle while communicating with all management and production staff. The Quality Tech’s responsibilities can include measuring parts, first piece layouts, performing internal audits, along with calibrating and measuring test equipment. The Quality Tech’s must possess and consistently demonstrate excellent communication and record keeping skills, good attention to detail, and mathematical aptitude

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Two years of related experience and training or an equivalent combination of education and experience desired.
Effectively communicate and understand job instructions both verbally and written in the English language.
Ability to perform basic mathematical computations. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, written or pictorial form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Able to understand file management, data and record keeping
Experience with Microsoft Office and Excel

Nice To Haves

Willingness and technical aptitude for learning to inspect parts on the CMM, with full understanding of GD&T
Desire for additional education and training
Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) - operator
Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) - programmer
Internal Auditor
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

Responsibilities

Read and interpret part drawings and technical specifications
Develop and improve inspection instructions
Inspections for measuring and test equipment to include but not limited to calipers, micrometers, height gages, gage blocks and specialty gaging for steel stamped and fabricated parts.
Maintain documentation through organizing and filing system
Compliance through internal audits including but not limited to the manufacturing floor, internal company work and inspection instructions
Through continuous improvement processes, assist with statistical studies, R&R’s, efficiency, product quality and implementing improvements.
Dimensional Layout Reports
Compare quality standards to customer requirements
Answer Questions for customers and provide PPAP support
Perform calibrations and maintain the calibration database for all employee, company and customer owned gauging
Use good judgment and decision making on quality related issues based
Clearly and concise communication with audit findings
Open communication with personal
Excellent time management skills while handling multiple tasks
Maintain a high degree of integrity
Perform other duties as needed or assigned
Understand and follow employee handbook guidelines
Comply with and Enforce Safety Practices and use of PPE
Ensure adherence to legal and company policies and procedures
Provides Quality service by enforcing quality standards