Jr. Quality Analyst

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to support production areas with quality issues and questions. The role involves involvement in audits, corrective actions, and nonconformance follow-up to ensure product quality and compliance with standards.

Responsibilities include enhancing the Quality Management System, supporting process improvements, and preparing reports on audit findings and trend analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 0–2 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence.
• Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Access for presenting analytical results.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and enhance overall quality management system practices.
• Support process improvement in supplier assessment, regulatory compliance, and product manufacture.
• Participate in compliance audits to verify adherence to policies, standards, and procedures.
• Perform queries of established databases to derive trend analysis data and provide feedback for product and system improvements.
• Prepare written reports of findings from analysis and internal audits.
• Prepare business reports and feasibility studies when required.
• Participate in Quality Planning to ensure customer order requirements and satisfaction.
• Assist in ISO/AS9100 and GMP documentation and procedures.
• Assist in annual ISO 9001 recertification preparations.
• Utilize SPC principles for root cause analysis in production anomalies.

Skills

Problem Solving

Project Mgmt

Technical Skills

Oral Communications

Written Communications

Teamwork

Business Acumen

Ethics

Planning

Professionalism

Quality

Safety

Adaptability

Initiative

Innovation

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Provides support to production areas for quality issues and questions. May participate in external, internal and supplier audits. Maintains documentation on audit findings and is responsible for following up on corrective action plans and areas of nonconformance. Tasks and assignment tend to be simple and straight-forward in nature.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities are to analyze and enhance overall quality management system practices
• Supports/facilitates process improvement in areas such as supplier assessment, contractual and regulatory compliance, and product manufacture
• Participates in performing compliance audits to verify adherence to company policies, standards, and procedures
• Performs queries of established databases to derive trend analysis data and provides feedback in support of product and system improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the quality system
• Prepares written reports of findings obtained from analysis, including the results of internal audits
• Prepares business reports, feasibility studies, and justification statements when a requirement exists
• Participates in the Quality Planning process as focused in identifying, and ensuring satisfaction of customer order requirements
• Participates in the customer satisfaction assessment process
• May assist in the generation of SOP's, GMP's, and Quality System procedures or changes thereto when required
• Assists in preparation for Teledyne's annual ISO 9001 recertification audit
• Uses SPC principles in support of root cause analysis when assessing production anomalies, including variability studies
• May perform product/process inspections if specifically trained
• Supports maintenance of the company's training and records retention programs
• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Project Management - Communicates changes and progress.
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively.
• Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect;
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Judgment - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
• Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures including using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required and wearing company issued badge when on company property; Reports potentially unsafe conditions ; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Initiative - Seeks increased responsibilities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation - Generates suggestions for improving work.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and 0-2 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be knowledgeable in using software conducive to presenting analytical results, such as charts, graphs, and presentations using Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.

Other Essential Duties

• Follows all import/export requirements, consulting with facility import/export personnel as required.

Other Skills And Abilities

• Basic Knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100
• Knowledge of specific software (design, analysis, ERP…)

Other Qualifications

• US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non‑merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.