Quality Technician

Summary The Metal Production Quality Technician tests and inspects products at various stages of metal production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Interprets engineering drawings and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Selects metal parts for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests parts for variety of qualities such as lengths, diameters, thicknesses, end preparations, finishes, hole alignments, groove dimensions, tap locations and sizes, or any other material or workmanship which may be defective or unacceptable.
• Utilizes hand measuring equipment as well as computer-aided equipment: micrometers, height gauges, check pins, and gauges.
• Compares dimensions on final shop drawings or work order for compliance of length, diameter, wall thickness, end preparations, collars, hole alignment, coupling size and location, and weld reliability.
• Maintains files of inspection, rejection, and defective product.
• Investigates causes of defective parts and implements corrective action.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis.
• Follows all safety policies and procedures.

Education and/or Experience Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour