Quality Technician

Piston Automotive•Louisville, KY

14d

About The Position

The Quality Technician tests and inspects products, including welded parts, at various stages of production and compiles and evaluates statistical data to help maintain product quality and reliability. The role reviews daily supplier nonconforming parts and works with a Quality Engineer on disposition; communicates quality concerns to production associates; assists with prototype builds before shipment, including gage R&R and safe launch checklists; supports quality-related training; and provides line-side support as needed. The technician also processes daily scrap through Trans4M and maintains controls for parts entering and leaving the quarantine cage. The position performs production and dock audits, manages the LPA process audit schedule and records, conducts product and material tests, and records and analyzes quality data. Employees have authority to act to prevent nonconformity and must promptly contact their immediate supervisor and/or a quality employee with disposition authority upon discovering product nonconformity.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Five years of experience as a Quality Technician or in a related role.
Regularly stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and consult with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
Select products for testing at specified production stages and test dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
Record test data using basic statistical quality control procedures, including SPC and MSA/GR&R.
Evaluate data and write reports validating standards or identifying deviations.
Set up and perform destructive and nondestructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
Perform daily process audits of production weld cells according to audit procedures.
Prepare graphs or charts of data, or enter data into a computer for analysis.
Perform dock audits according to the quality plan.
Manage the LPA process audit, including weekly assignments and records.
Review daily supplier nonconforming parts and work with the Quality Engineer on disposition.
Communicate quality concerns or issues to production associates.
Assist with prototype builds before shipment, including gage R&R and safe launch checklists.
Assist in training production associates on quality-related matters and provide line-side Quality Technician support as needed.
Process daily scrap through Trans4M and maintain controls for parts entering and leaving the quarantine cage.
Take action to prevent nonconformity and promptly report discovered product nonconformity to the immediate supervisor and/or a quality employee with disposition authority.