Job Title:  Quality Technician

Position Summary

The Quality Technician works with engineering and manufacturing to ensure products meet all applicable specifications. Further, the technician supports Operations and Customer Service in meeting business goals and customer expectations.  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to complete a wide variety of complicated inspection procedures and tests for incoming material and finish production parts

• Ability verify, receive and log incoming material against packing slip

• Ability to identify and assign packages and containers to proper stocking location or distribution point

• Ability to perform tooling inspection or receiving inspection to a wide variety of parts, components of different sizes, shapes, machining, castings, and other purchase parts by following standard quality control procedures

• Ability to read basic mechanical and electronic drawings, specifications, and packing sheets’ and comprehend and follow other written and verbal technical instructions.

• Maintains proper hard copy and digital documentation of certificates and records relating to all receipts, part and tooling inspections, and calibration schedules. 

• Coordinates retrieval and delivery of out-of-calibration tooling with appropriate internal/external parties.  Maintains calibration schedule to support manufacturing or assembly of products without impact. 

• Compiles, tabulates, and summarizes test and inspection data

• Maintains appropriate records relating to quality in order to quantify progress against established goals

• Interface with Planning, Engineering, Operations, Etc.

• Leads or Participates in Problem Solving Teams on Root Cause Analysis

• Perform FAI’s (Internal Levels 1,2 &3) to determine conformance to specified requirement

• Have or Obtain DQR Certifications as required

• FAA DMIR Certificate as required

• Review product manufacturing and quality records to verify completeness and acceptability

• Identify, contain, and document nonconforming material (NCR/ MDR)

• Interface with customer source inspectors and coordinate product acceptance.

• Assist Manufacturing personnel to ensure that all products and workmanship meet the respective standards.

• Recommend changes to processes based on findings.

• Knowledge of AS9100 standard and its requirements

• Report department metrics to management as required

• Perform other duties as in-process inspection as needed.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to move material with hand truck or manually

• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

• Ability to motivate team members in a creative and effective manner

• Commitment to company values

• Willing to learn internal processes

• Ability to read drawings, specifications, and acceptance test procedures

• Proficient in using inspection equipment, such as micrometers, vernier calipers, dial indicators, optical comparators, and CMM.

• Responsiveness to external and internal customer issues

• Computer literate with experience in Word, Excel, Oracle, PPT, Access, SQL and Outlook

• Product Knowledge or proven aptitude to quickly learn what is needed (Fans, Blowers)

• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment

Education and Experience

• Knowledge of G, D & T

• Ability to utilize a CMM (preferred)

• Avionics manufacturing experience, minimum one year.

Physical Requirements

• Continuous periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer and phone.

• Must be able to occasionally lift 50 pounds at a time.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands.