Quality Technician - 3rd Shift

Lund International•Lawrenceville, GA

About The Position

The Quality Technician examines materials for flaws and deviations from product specifications and inspects, accepts, or rejects products based on durability, function, customer satisfaction, and overall quality. The role performs quality-control inspections and verification activities on raw materials, in-process products, and finished products to ensure compliance with required safety and quality standards, including ISO/IATF standards. The technician communicates and works with functions such as distribution, engineering, purchasing, production, quality, and suppliers. The position supports OEM and Aftermarket programs by issuing in-process check sheets, monitoring processes, collecting and documenting inspection and measurement data, reporting process trends, and maintaining data and document controls. It also performs audits and measurement-system activities and participates in PPAP package creation. Occasional travel may be required. This is an individual-contributor role with no management responsibilities. The work takes place in inside and outside environmental conditions, including heat, noise, vibration, and hazards associated with a production-based environment. Physical requirements include medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly. Activities include kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, and hearing. Close visual acuity is required for data analysis, computer use, reading, visual inspection, use of measurement devices, and related tasks.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
Skilled in auditing and computer use.
Skilled in general PC operation and navigation, including SharePoint and Microsoft Office 365 applications such as Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to understand the importance of standards.
Ability to distinguish normal from abnormal conditions and respond or report accordingly.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret measurement data points, including Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Ability to recognize trends, shifts, and jumps in data points and respond or report accordingly.
Close visual acuity for data preparation and analysis, computer work, reading, visual inspection, measurement-device use, and related tasks.
Able to meet the stated medium-work physical requirements and perform the listed physical activities.
Able to work in inside and outside conditions, including exposure to heat, noise, vibration, and production-environment hazards.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of experience in a quality- or manufacturing-related position.
Two years of ISO and/or IATF experience.
Valid driver’s license.
Experience with Minitab or other statistical software and AIAG documents.
ISO and/or IATF auditing experience.

Responsibilities

Issue in-process check sheets to areas producing OEM and Aftermarket programs.
Monitor processes every two hours, perform visual inspections, collect measurement data for critical characteristics, document results in statistical software, and maintain run charts.
Report process trends, shifts, and jumps to Quality Assurance Management.
Inspect and test raw materials, in-process products, and final products.
Monitor testing procedures, interpret results, capture data in program software, and report inspection results.
Administer data and document-control responsibilities in compliance with ISO/IATF standards.
Perform process-layered, product, and/or dispatch audits and document and report results.
Perform MSA studies and recall and calibrate instruments according to the applicable schedules to help ensure product quality.
Participate in creating PPAP packages, including dimensional layouts, IMDS inputs, quarantine management, and incoming inspection when applicable.
Work and communicate with distribution, engineering, purchasing, production, quality, and suppliers as required.