Quality Associate- All Shifts

Job Description

Job Description

The Quality Associate position has two primary functions: production auditing and receiving inspection. The production auditing consists of continuous monitoring of the production processes to confirm product conformance including first-off approvals. The receiving inspection technician verifies product conformance of outside supplied materials including disposition of rejected materials and performing computer transactions for inventory purposes.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates)

• Interact with internal customers.
• Meets quality and quantity levels of assigned work, housekeeping, and safe work practices.
• Generates reports as required and verify accuracy of all documentation.
• Monitor and enforce ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14000 policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to production auditing)

• Performs first-off inspection for set-up approval, material change, color approval, and die changes.
• Gauge parts per inspection instructions.
• Record inspection results and material dispositions.
• Identify materials for proper disposition such as OK to use, Hold, Rejected, etc.
• Audit compliance to policies/procedures to assure consistent product conformance.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to receiving inspection)

• Perform inspection per inspection instructions on supplied materials.
• Identify materials for proper disposition such as OK to use, Hold, Rejected, etc.
• Audit compliance to policies/procedures to assure consistent product conformance.
• Record inspection results and material dispositions.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to rejected supplier materials)

• Coordinate disposition of rejected materials including requesting return authorizations from suppliers.
• Generate all paperwork associated with the disposition of rejected materials including scrap tickets, return authorizations, shipping documents, inventory adjustments, reject notifications, etc.
• Sort and/or rework rejected parts as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to data entry)

• Enter data from received materials for inventory purposes.
• Enter data from inspections performed by QA production auditing.

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or GED

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 1 year experience in the quality field.

SKILLS:

• Above average mathematical skills, written skills, and verbal skills
• Ability to interpret blueprints, drawings, schematics, etc.
• Computer literate
• Capable of overall professionalism in a business environment
• Must be able to judge color visually and must pass the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue test yearly.

TRAINING SPECIFIC to POSITION:

• Capable of using basic measurement devices such as micrometers, calipers, indicators, etc.

OTHER:

• Ability to travel for extended periods of time with limited prior notice
• Must be able to work any assigned shift