Senior Component Quality Technologist

S&C Electric Company•Chicago, IL

4h•$57,640 - $76,373•Onsite

About The Position

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner. The Quality Assurance organization provides a variety of services aimed at helping its internal customers, S&C leaders and team members, deliver superior quality to our customers. Quality planning, inspection, audit, quality information, quality improvement consulting, and quality communications are examples of the kind of services that the organization provides. In this job you will be responsible for inspecting fabricated parts, sub-assemblies and final assemblies, including painted components, made from various machines such as shears, punch presses, and welding work centers. You will be required to work with assembly and detailed prints, industry standards, routings, BOMs, specifications, instruction bulletins, and customer notes. Inspecting the products will require you to use various pieces of inspection equipment and the ability to select the appropriate measuring equipment such as tape measures, go/no go gages, special gages, torque wrenches, thread plug gages, fluke meters, and fuses holder standards. The job will require you to clearly communicate verbally and in written format. Abnormal conditions, must be clearly recorded on the Checklist, DPU report, and/or on a NMR. All defects will be recorded and clearly explained to assembly team members and shop floor leadership. There will be times when product will be placed on hold until you clearly explain the abnormal conditions to engineers so they can determine if the product could be sent to the customer or needs to be reworked.

Requirements

4 years of experience working within a manufacturing environment
Basic understanding of Metrology
Understanding of basic GD&T
MS Outlook skills.
Ability to use shop math.
Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings for fabricated parts, mechanical assemblies and specials.
Ability to use basic dimensional measuring tools.
Ability to use a resistance meter.
Ability to maintain accurate records.
Ability to support departmental team members on short notice.
Ability to change your start times on short notice as needed.
Ability to work independently in a service-oriented environment.
Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to use a pallet jack and ladder safely.
Ability to inspect from elevated heights when necessary.
Willingness to learn software such as Oracle, Compliance Quest (QMS) and SmarTeam.
Ability to navigate to E-Docs and Operating System Documents on SharePoint or E-Vault.

Responsibilities

Complete recording of abnormalities on the checklists, DPU reports, and/or non-conforming material reports.
Completing checklist accurately to maintain smooth part flow.
Inspecting fabricated parts.
Performing First article inspection
An awareness of necessary safety practices and procedures.
Maintain appropriate levels of housekeeping.

Benefits

Medical & Prescription
Dental
Vision
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Group Life Insurance
optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
Vacation Time
Sick Time
Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Other Leaves
Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).