Quality Technician

Almag Aluminum•Brampton, ON

54d•$23 - $28

About The Position

Directly responsible to the Quality Manager, the Quality Technician’s role will be seen as pivotal in our efforts to drive at-source quality at ALMAG. The role requires the individual to support new product introduction, provide quality training, support, and to work collaboratively with various teams to develop standard work and ensure compliance. The quality technician’s primary responsibility is to positively support the various departments in assuring that the requirements of the customer and quality management system are being met throughout each department. Additionally, the quality technician contributes to the continuous improvement of Almag’s quality system.

Requirements

At least 3 years’ experience in quality, working in manufacturing environment.
Excellent teamwork and collaboration across departments and within teams
Work Efficiently
Flexibility/Adaptability to meet customer business requirements
Communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing
Must be able to read and understand engineering drawings
Ability to work and make decisions independently
Good mechanical aptitude and attention detail
Must be competent in the use of measuring instruments i.e. Calipers, micrometers
Basic proficiency with MS-office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Fork Lift Certified

Nice To Haves

ASQ Certified Quality Technician (CQT) would be an asset.
Certified Internal Auditor would be an asset.
Basic knowledge of GD&T would be an asset

Responsibilities

Supporting the New Product Introduction process by assuring new customer requirements are understood and achieved.
Responsible for performing audits of various departments to ensure that the QMS requirements are being met.
Communicate new product status, its performance based on data, and provide samples and feedback to the respective departments with continuous improvement approach in mind.
Responsible for collecting samples as required for various customer and internal requirements.
Responsible for tracking and supporting Quality Containment processes for nonconforming product in all departments.
Responsible for supporting production team in achieving customer requirements through training, auditing, and development of standard documents.
Provide direction and support to any special sorting if needed, with the focus on accuracy and efficiency of sorting.
Perform product testing for mechanical properties.
Support team lead and shift supervisors to determine criteria for acceptance or rejection when there is uncertainty.
Provide direction to the team if clarification is required for WO notes or requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned.