Quality Technician

Piston Automotive•Auburn Hills, MI

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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 assess and 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, and assists with prototype builds before shipment, including gage R&R and safe launch checklists. The technician also supports quality-related training, provides line-side assistance as needed, processes daily scrap through Trans4M, and maintains controls over parts entering and leaving the quarantine cage. The position performs product testing and inspection, production weld-cell and dock audits, and LPA process audits. It records and evaluates test data, prepares reports and charts, and uses statistical quality-control procedures. Employees have authority to act to prevent nonconformity and must promptly contact their immediate supervisor and/or a quality employee with disposition authority when product nonconformity is discovered.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and consult 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 to validate standards or identify 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 all 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.
Assist as a line-side Quality Technician 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.