Quality Technician

ALMAG Aluminum; Brampton; On-site; CAD 30,913 - 37,952; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Health & Dental

Health Care Spending Account

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company Events

Floater Days

Paid Holidays

Shift Premiums

Annual safety footwear reimbursement

Job summary

ALMAG Aluminum in Brampton, Ontario, is seeking a Quality Technician to support at-source quality across manufacturing processes. Directly reporting to the Quality Manager, you will assist with new product introduction, audits, and training to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to develop standard work, read engineering drawings, perform mechanical testing, and help determine acceptance criteria with the production team.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• ASQ Certified Quality Technician (CQT) would be an asset.
• Certified Internal Auditor would be an asset.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Basic knowledge of GD&T would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction by ensuring customer requirements are understood and met.
• Audit departments to verify QMS compliance.
• Communicate new product status and performance data; provide samples and feedback.
• Collect samples for customer and internal requirements.
• Track and support Quality Containment processes for nonconforming product.
• Assist production with training, auditing, and development of standard documents.
• Provide direction for sorting to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Perform product testing for mechanical properties.
• Assist team leads to determine acceptance or rejection criteria.

Skills

Teamwork & collaboration

Communication

Reading drawings

Decision making

Attention to detail

Mechanical aptitude

MS Office

Reading and interpreting GD&T

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

Directly responsible to the Quality Manager, the Quality Technician's role will be seen as pivotal in our efforts to drive at-source quality at ALMAG. The role requires the individual to support new product introduction, provide quality training, support, and to work collaboratively with various teams to develop standard work and ensure compliance.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Supporting the New Product Introduction process by assuring new customer requirements are understood and achieved
• Responsible for performing audits of various departments to ensure that the QMS requirements are being met.
• Communicate new product status, its performance based on data, and provide samples and feedback to the respective departments with continuous improvement approach in mind
• Responsible for collecting samples as required for various customer and internal requirements
• Responsible for tracking and supporting Quality Containment processes for nonconforming product in all departments
• Responsible for supporting production team in achieving customer requirements through training, auditing, and development of standard documents.
• Provide direction and support to any special sorting if needed, with the focus on accuracy and efficiency of sorting
• Perform product testing for mechanical properties
• Support team lead and shift supervisors to determine criteria for acceptance or rejection when there is uncertainty.
• Provide direction to the team if clarification is required for WO notes or requirements
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

• At least 3 years' experience in quality, working in manufacturing environment
• ASQ Certified Quality Technician (CQT) would be an asset
• Certified Internal Auditor would be an asset

Technical Skills/Competence

• Excellent teamwork and collaboration across departments and within teams
• Work Efficiently
• Flexibility/Adaptability to meet customer business requirements
• Communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to read and understand engineering drawings
• Basic knowledge of GD&T would be an asset
• Ability to work and make decisions independently
• Good mechanical aptitude and attention detail
• Must be competent in the use of measuring instruments i.e. Calipers, micrometers
• Basic proficiency with MS-office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Fork Lift Certified

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that goes beyond base pay, supporting your health, growth, and long-term success:

• Profit Sharing
• Health & Dental
• Health Care Spending Account
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company Events
• Floater Days
• Paid Holidays
• Shift Premiums
• Annual safety footwear reimbursement program

The expected pay range for this position is $22.44 - $27.55 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and business needs.

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