Manufacturing Quality Control Technician

Summary: The Quality Control position is responsible for inspecting manufactured parts and components at incoming, in-process, and final stages to ensure they meet drawings, specifications, and company requirements. Duties include performing visual and dimensional inspections, documenting nonconformances, and supporting corrective actions and process improvements to reduce defects and improve overall product quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned as necessary to carry out essential job functions, included but not limited to:

Overall

• Ensure the safety of the organization through education, training, and enforcement of established safety protocols and safe equipment usage
• Become proficient and effectively utilize the company Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure manufactured parts are inspected and confirmed to conform prior to release to inventory, shipping, or the next operation

Manufacturing / Production

• Actively utilize the QMS/inspection process to verify parts meet drawings, specifications, and company requirements (including critical-to-quality characteristics)
• Thoroughly understand applicable documentation for each part (drawings, tolerances/GD&T where applicable, material requirements, and inspection plans)
• Maintain a full understanding of (and ability to set up) the tooling required for punch and bend presses, drill stations, choppers, specialized machinery, hand tools, and other equipment used to produce high-quality boat trailer parts
• Review manufacturing work orders and compare completed parts for consistency to specifications, revision levels, and required operations
• Communicate and instruct employees by give concise instructions on production needs, including machine operation set up and safety, inventory paperwork, proper stacking/handling of parts, and quality safeguards

• Perform visual and dimensional inspections of parts for defects or nonconformance to specifications, direct/coordinate correction or segregation, and accurately document findings (e.g., inspection records, nonconformance reports) for review by management and production
• Plan, perform, and document incoming, in-process, and final inspection/testing of manufactured parts to confirm conformance (including use of measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges/CMM where applicable), sampling requirements, and coordination of gage calibration/verification
• Interpret, implement, and comply with company quality standards, drawings/specifications, and applicable inspection requirements
• Maintain and document inspection results and nonconformances through records and tracking systems, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions as required
• Communicate with management, engineering, and production personnel when quality issues are discovered and coordinate containment actions
• Develop or update inspection procedures and nonconformance/complaint processes to ensure proper capture, investigation, and documentation
• Investigate and diagnose quality issues (internal, supplier, or customer), trace lots/serials as applicable, and recommend corrective actions to improve processes and practices

Training and Development

• Train production team members on workmanship standards, part requirements, and basic inspection/measurement techniques as applicable
• Provide daily feedback to production on defects identified and corrected to improve first-pass yield and reduce rework/scrap
• Work with production leadership to streamline manufacturing processes and strengthen “quality at the source” controls

Reporting/Managing

• Report quality variances and trends to Quality and Production leadership to drive corrective action and continual improvement
• Participate, when required, in meetings with customers and/or suppliers to discuss quality concerns, containment, and improvement actions