QC Technician (1st Shift)

Job Summary:
Verifies, audits, measures, and reports on the quality of products, processes, and systems to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements. Promotes a culture of quality, safety, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction throughout the organization.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Verifies set-ups and inspections for applicable manufacturing processes. Audit products at manufacturing processes, record data into applicable systems, monitor SPC trends, including capability index, and react to out-of-control conditions in accordance with established reaction plans.

2. Review Certificates of Analysis (CoA), supplier documentation, and specifications to ensure conformance prior to acceptance.

3. Perform daily monitoring of the salt spray system, build reports, and escalate issues to Engineering and Management.

4. Perform Finished Goods Product Audits and escalate issues to Engineering and Management.

5. Supports and participates in calibration activities.

6. Operates Vision System and CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine), including troubleshooting and programming of equipment.

7. Perform internal audits, product audits, layered process audits (LPA), and verification audits of Control Plans, Work Instructions, and standardized works and escalate issues to Management.

8. Support and participate in continuous improvement and 5S functions.

9. Supports root cause analysis and corrective action activities using quality tools such as 5 Why, Ishikawa (Fishbone), Pareto Analysis, and 8D methodology.

10. Supports APQP activities including capability analysis, dimensional layouts, MSA activities, PFMEA reviews, Control Plan verification, PPAP support, and project-related quality tasks.

11. Ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of inspection records and quality data entered in electronic systems.

12. Supports customer quality visits and evaluation, as requested or required.

13. Performs other duties, as requested or required.

Accountabilities:
Has the authority to stop production, place material on hold, and initiate escalation when product or process nonconformities are identified.