Job Details

Schedule: Monday-Friday (7:30am-4pm)

Overtime: Possibility of overtime, if needed on Saturdays (6am-12pm)

Position Summary 

We are seeking a skilled Quality Engineering Technician and Lead to support the Quality Engineering Team to drive quality excellence through process improvement, quality system management, and engineering solutions. This role combines technical expertise with leadership to ensure product quality, maintain compliance standards, and foster a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. This hands-on role requires significant shop floor presence, working directly with inspectors and operators to ensure quality standards are maintained in real-time. The ideal candidate must be comfortable balancing theoretical quality principles with practical, day-to-day production support.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Maintain an active floor presence throughout production areas and work directly with quality personnel to resolve quality issues in real-time.

·       Guide operators through complex inspection requirements and troubleshoot quality issues on the spot.

·       Collaborate with customers to complete source inspections.

·       Support production with immediate quality decisions.

·       Ensure proper use of inspection equipment and validate inspection methods in real production conditions.

·       Assist quality leadership personnel with auditing company policies, procedures, and systems that affect product quality to assure compliance with the company’s quality system and good manufacturing processes.

·       Help establish and implement product and process quality standards while remaining in compliance with ISO9001, AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.

·       Lead INCR/NCR investigations.

·       Complete analysis of incoming products and approve all product receipts.

·       Inspect and test materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure quality specifications are met.

·       Develop user-friendly inspection documentation for operators, such as visual aids and inspection guidelines.

·       Develop First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation and procedures.

·       Maintain inspection documentation system and update inspection procedures.

·       Specify and order appropriate inspection gauges and develop gauge control and calibration requirements.

·       Identify customer flow down requirements.

·       Collaborate with operations managers on process control development.

·       Develop, implement, and validate corrective actions for quality issues to prevent issue recurrence.

Requirements

·       Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or related technical field with 3+ years quality engineering experience OR associate’s degree in related technical field with 5+ years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing and comprehensive understanding of quality principles.

·       Demonstrated proficiency in GD&T and blueprint reading.

·       Experience with measurement equipment and gauging systems.

·       Practical knowledge of SPC and quality tools.

·       Understanding of ISO 9001, AS9001 and NADCAP quality systems.

·       Background in manufacturing environment – precision machining or aerospace highly preferred.

·       High proficiency in computer technology and systems operations.

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving skills couples with attention to detail.