Final Quality Technician

Viavi Solutions Inc.; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions is seeking a Final Quality Inspector in Rapid City, South Dakota. The role focuses on evaluating finished products on the End of Line of a high-speed production environment and ensuring VIAVI quality standards are met.

Responsibilities include data analysis using Excel, defect inspection, and documenting defects while guiding production teams on disposition. Strong analytical skills and teamwork are essential for ongoing quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in a production or manufacturing quality assurance environment.
• Proficiency with Excel and data analysis.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, process-oriented with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret database results and sort based on pass/fail status.
• Perform analysis of product results with basic Excel functions.
• Perform physical defect inspection of all units.
• Review customer facing datasheets for unit performance standards.
• Move product to the correct location and track S#’s data analysis tasks for metrics.
• Document and communicate any identified defects.
• Escalate concerns that are not being properly resolved in your area.

Skills

Excel

Python

Database Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Summary

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities

VIAVI Solutions is seeking a Final Quality Inspector in our Rapid City, South Dakota location. The Final Quality Inspector evaluates finished bodies at the End of Line of a production line in a high-speed environment. Technicians determine the disposition of active production parts to ensure VIAVI Solutions standards are being met. Technicians must be prepared to elevate concerns to the appropriate party and always promote a culture of quality. The purpose of the Quality Technician is to minimize the number of defective parts that are sent to downstream departments and assist multiple teams in maintaining product throughput.

Job Responsibilities

• Interpret database results and sort based on pass/fail status.
• Perform analysis of product results with basic excel functions
• Perform physical defect inspection of all units.
• Review customer facing datasheets for unit performance standards.
• Moving product to the correct location and tracking S#’s data analysis tasks for calculating metrics future projections of production test capacity.
• engineering tasks delegated to FQA area.
• Guide production teams to properly disposition parts as good for use, needs repair, or scrap.
• Document and 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 impact to the factory.
• Construct and maintain strong relationships with members of all nearby teams.
• Aide in test responsibilities (loading testers, monitoring testers, performing product testing, etc)
• Other duties as assigned.
• Copy from Final Quality Inspector position

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements

• Qualifications
• Additional Education Preferred: Bachelor's degree
• Required Work Experience: 2+ years’ experience in a production or manufacturing quality assurance environment.
• Preferred Computer and Software Skills
• Microsoft Excel, Python, Database structure an analytics experience is s a plus
• Additional Requirements
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, process-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Able to research, problem solve and formulate conclusions and recommendations.
• Proficiency with various computer applications is a definite asset.
• Ability to communicate well with others and know when to log concerns.
• Experience in a fast-paced work environment requiring critical analysis is a plus.
• Organized, proactive and manufacturing mindset.
• Work in a team-based environment and achieve common goals.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

VIAVI empowers Service Providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and Fiber networks with intuitive instruments, systems and technologies; and our expertise in light management and optical coatings help protect the world's bank notes from counterfeiters, enhance the colors you see, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. We are a team of thought leaders who have the freedom to support and innovate and look for new effective and efficient solutions for our customers.