Quality Technician

Job Posting Start Date 05-16-2024 Job Posting End Date 07-16-2024

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a/an Quality Technician located in Northfield, MN.

Reporting to the Senior Quality Engineer the Quality Technician role is in charge of testing in-process vacuum deposited materials. Ensures raw materials, in process and finished products meet company standards.

What a typical day looks like:

• Audits processes, tests and inspects products and/or develops, compiles and evaluates statistical data to define and maintain quality and reliability of products.

• Working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform complex engineering testing, checkout, First Article Inspection, root cause research, internal corrective actions and supplier correction actions.

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

• Selects processes to be audited from primarily the manufacturing areas and checks for a variety of features, including ESD (electro-static discharge) and handling practices, documentation, training and process integrity.

• Selects products for audits at specified stages in the production or post-production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance and mechanical, electrical or cosmetic characteristics.

• Records audit data, applying statistical quality control procedures.

• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.

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

• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for research data.

• Download quality information from quality system to be used for QA reports.

• Provides factory hold up to identify and resolve issues associated with purchased parts, materials and manufacturing.

• Review at the beginning of the shift the Quality Auditors assistance and validated the Check List.

• Assure that the Customer implementation activities are in place.

• Meet the SSYMA requirements (boats, goggles, gloves, ear plugs).

• Review the SPC data and confirm the actions are effective.

• Validate the tooling and gauges are working properly (microscope, magnifier, etc)

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, technical training, or equivalent experience.

• Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision

• Life Insurance

• Matching 401K

• PTO

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee discounts at local retailers

Job Category

Quality

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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