Quality Technician

Description:

Quality Technician

Heiche US Surface Technologies (AL) LLC
4080 Whitehouse Road, Jasper, AL 35501

Join Heiche US, a leading innovator in Surface Treatment, as a Quality Technician, where providing quality products and services is a top priority to continue to grow and provide top-notch products to our expanding customer base.

Job summary:

• Collaboration in the safeguarding and improvement of the quality management system and specified controlled conditions for series production.
• Communication with internal and external parties in all matters of product development and production/process quality.

Tasks:

• Ensure that non-conforming material is controlled and segregated and that management and appropriate departments are notified for disposition.
• Evaluate parts at the start, middle, and end of production runs.
• Guide production teams to properly disposition parts as good for use needs repair or scrap. Document & communicate any identified defects.
• Escalate concerns that are not being properly resolved in your immediate work area. Comprehend current production quality standards and determine if ongoing production meets those standards.
• Communicate emerging and trending quality issues to prevent negative impacts on the plant. Construct and maintain strong relationships with members of all nearby teams.
• Be safety certified to perform XRF Gun tests on 6014 and 6016 plates to validate production lines and confirm ongoing changes. Be trained to complete Water Break testing and reporting. Do appropriate white glove testing and communicate any non-conformities to the Management chain.
• Learn the escalation plan and procedure for Non-Conforming parts to be communicated.
• Have a sense of urgency when handling customer complaints and non-conformities.
• Any other tasks directed by your Manager.

Additional area of responsibility:

• "Living" the idea of quality towards employees, colleagues, and customers.
• In addition to the tasks described above, the employee is responsible for the following, to contribute to the continuous improvement process.
• Self-interest in further education/maintenance of qualifications.
• Implementation of their goals. Any other duties required for this position as directed by the Quality Manager.

Personal competencies and authorities. What you will bring to the position:

• Organizational talent Communication skills.
• Ability to criticize and self-criticism Logical thinking.
• Reliability.
• Willingness to learn and perform Care and conscientiousness.
• Power of Concentration.
• Willingness to take responsibility and independence.
• Ability to visually detect defects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with a Heiche Team mindset.
• Ability to physically apply visual and touch inspections to parts.
• Ability to identify and differentiate between several defect types.
• Ability to determine the severity of a defect and the required response.
• Ability to perform detailed daily record keeping and reporting of quality issues that will be referenced by technicians, engineers, and management.
• Ability to determine potential countermeasure solutions against failed inspections.
• Ability to communicate new defect information to team leadership and counterparts.
• Ability to help establish the first line of defense for immediate containment activities.
• Ability to build solid relationships with several teams in multiple departments. Ability to be personable and effective in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skillset to engage and troubleshoot new quality issues.
• Ability to leverage general automotive surfacing knowledge.
• Experience in an automotive production or manufacturing quality assurance environment.

Required education, work experience, knowledge, and PC skills:

• Minimum: High School Diploma with automotive Quality experience.
• Completed vocational training or comparable professional experience with many years of Experience in quality control Knowledge of statistics and automotive Core Tools.
• Time Management.

Benefits:

• Outstanding medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage.
• 401(k).
• 11 Paid holidays and generous paid time off.

About Heiche:
At six locations in Europe and one location in the USA, we offer a unique range of coordinated surface finishing processes. Most of these finishing processes focus on applications in various areas of the automotive supplier industry, mechanical engineering, and electrical and medical technology. Our core competencies - the refinement of light metals, steel, and zinc die-cast products - are of course also of great importance in many other industries.

It is our goal to meet all customer requirements today and in the future by continuously optimizing and developing our processes and finishing techniques. That is why we not only deal with the development of practical, customer-oriented surface processes but also offer an overall logistical concept.

Since 2018, the Heiche Group has been part of the KAP Surface Technologies group of companies, which unites several strong companies in the surface industry under one roof.

"Value-oriented corporate management is the basis of our day-to-day activities."

To Apply:
Please send your resume to [email protected]