Industrial Quality Technician

ALSTOM Gruppe; West Mifflin (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the transport sector seeks an Industrial Quality Technician for their West Mifflin facility. The technician will ensure product quality compliance and support quality standards throughout the manufacturing process, playing a key role in performance metrics to enhance operational efficiency. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving skills and demonstrate a commitment to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality control and assurance processes.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and compliance requirements.
• Ability to perform audits and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Manage IQ activities in relevant workshops.
• Perform analysis to lead efficient line quality animation.
• Stop production if required for safety impacts.

Skills

Quality Compliance

Problem Solving

Demerit Analysis

Safety Procedures

Job description

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Industrial Quality Technician

Location: West Mifflin, US

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

JOB TITLE & JOB CODE

PIQ - Process Industrial Quality Manager (QC-IQ-02_003)

I ndustrial Quality Engineer (QC-IQ-02_004 for Tier1 & QC-IQ-02_005 for Tier2)

PIQ - P rocess Industrial Quality Leader (QC-IQ-02_006)

I ndustrial Quality Technician (QC-IQ-02_010)

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Ensure Product Quality compliance according to Customer & Internal specifications

Deploy Industrial Quality Standards per manufacturing process during manufacturing to support :

External Demerit at ZERO for Customer and improve IQ Performance with DpU (Defect per Unit), especially for Special Processes

ORGANISATION

Organization structure (job belongs to...)

Reports directly to:

• Industrial Quality Manager for PIQ Manager / Leader

Direct reports to PIQ Manager / Leaders:

• Industrial Quality Engineer / Technician
• Industrial Quality Inspector (Coud be dotted line in case of reallocation of QC-IQ-04 to Production)

Network & Links

Internal

• Line Manager, EPU manager (Elementary Production Unit), PME team (Process & Manufacturing Engineering), SC (Supply Chain), SQA (Supplier Quality Assurance) & PrXM (Project X Manager)

External

• Customers representative

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Accountability & Authorities

PIQ - Process Industrial Quality Manager (Engineer) / Leader (Technician)

• Manage IQ activities in relevant workshop : People, Process & Performance
• Perform DpU / External Demerit analysis to lead efficient Line Quality Animation with industrial cross function team
• Support the decision for all Hand Overs (GO / NOGO) & keeps NO GO Veto Right in any case
• Stop the production if needed for mandatory reason (e.g. Safety impact needed rework)
• Participate to Criticality Matrix analysis & contribute to Process FMEA (Failure Mode & Effect & Analysis)
• Lead FAR & Participate to FMR / SMR
• Implement & Regularly update of Quality Control Plans during Pre & Serial manufacturing activities
• Ensure availability of Car History Book & Compliance of the manufactured products before shipping

I ndustrial Quality Engineering / Technician

• Support PIQ in her / his scope
• Manage Internal NCR: Support NCR team to complete characterization until closure using Problem Solving methodology (e.g. QRQC)
• Participate in Customer Inspections
• Qualify manufacturing teams regarding the Self-Inspection
• Manage Workstation Dynamic Checklists (Self-Inspection & Workstation Inspection)
• Perform Workstation Audit & Follow-up
• Perform or participate to inspections of products when required (e.g. PCx)

Performance measurements

• External Demerit, Defects per Unit & First Pass Yield reductions to achieve objectives defined
• APSYS score objective for Industrial Quality requirements (Q09 to Q13 items)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.