Quality Tech

Job Details

Job Location: Key Technology - Walla Walla, WA

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 2 Year Degree

Salary Range: $16.28 - $19.95 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Negligible

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: QA - Quality Control

Description

About Key Technology:

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Our products range from conveying, digital sorting, and process automation technologies. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control, continuous processing, and longer machine life-in processed fruits and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fresh-cut produce and more. Corporate headquarters are in beautiful eastern Walla Walla, Washington. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers' growing needs.

Summary:

The Quality technician is responsible for ensuring that equipment is compliant to customer specifications prior to shipment. They will work directly with production, engineering and service personnel to plan and execute the inspection process in accordance with customer ship dates. They will work directly with the quality supply department to maintain inspection of incoming parts along with maintaining the RMA process. They are responsible for working in a safe manner and maintaining a clean production work area.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Interprets engineering drawings and schematic diagrams and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality, reliability and regulatory standards.

• Assists with the development or maintenance of Continuous Improvement programs (CI training, ISO audit activity, MERIT program, etc...)

• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and evaluates products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, safety and mechanical or electrical characteristics.

• Acts as the focal person for issues involving CE, UL, or other regulatory requirements.

• Develops SPC and Process Capability programs by working with shop employees and management.

• Authors reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.

• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.

• Sets up and supervises tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.

• Perform duties as department representative on vendor certifications. Perform vendor reviews as required.

• Works with PRIDE development teams to identify quality characteristics and metrics required for producing new products.

• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, good knowledge in mechanical, computer, and software technology; process improvement experience in a manufacturing environment; ASQ certification is desirable but no required.

Why Join Key Technology?

Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees, including the following:

• Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage

• Flexible spending accounts, when allowed by tax laws

• Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax laws. Our HSA includes a 2x match, up to $1,000 annually

• Dental and Vision Coverage

• Paid life insurance and disability insurance, and options to purchase additional coverage

• Paid Maternity Leave

• Optional coverages include Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance

• 401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)

• Educational Assistance reimbursement

• Accrued paid time off (PTO)

• 10 paid holidays annually

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