Lab Quality Technician

Sheldahl Flexible Technologies, A Flex Company; Northfield (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheldahl Flexible Technologies, Inc. in Northfield, Minnesota, is seeking a Quality Technician to inspect products, audit quality programs, perform first article inspections, and calibrate tools to ensure finished goods meet company standards.

Working from engineering drawings and specs, you will conduct complex testing, interpret diagrams, and maintain calibration records while contributing to continuous quality improvements and compliant documentation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; technical training or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of related quality experience.

Responsibilities

• Audits processes, tests and inspects products and/or develops, compiles and evaluates statistical data to define and maintain quality and reliability of products.
• Working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform complex engineering testing, checkout, First Article Inspection, root cause research, internal corrective actions and supplier correction actions.
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to define quality and reliability standards.
• Selects processes to be audited from primarily the manufacturing areas and checks for a variety of features, including ESD (electro-static discharge) and handling practices, documentation, training and process integrity.
• Selects products for audits at specified stages in the production or post-production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance and mechanical, electrical or cosmetic characteristics.
• Records audit data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards, programs or reports to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Perform calibration on inspection tools e.g. micrometers, calipers height gages etc.
• Maintain gage track program, print list of gages due for calibration in the beginning of each month and follow up with calibration.
• Send gages out for calibration, maintain calibration records.
• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for research data.
• Download quality information from quality system to be used for QA reports.
• Research for engineering test results and implements process changes to resolve problems.
• Performs out of box audits (OBA) as required.
• Provides factory hold up to identify and resolve issues associated with purchased parts, materials and manufacturing.
• May be required to perform receiving inspection.
• Review at the beginning of the shift the Quality Auditors assistance and validated the Check List.
• Scrap disposition at MRB in less than 24 hours.
• Assure that the Customer implementation activities are in place.
• Meet the SSYMA requirements (boats, goggles, gloves, ear plugs).
• Review the SPC data and confirm the actions are effective.
• Validate the tooling and gauges are working properly (microscope, magnifier, etc)

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent; technical training or equivalent experience

Minimum of 5 years of related quality experience

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Height gauges

Job description

Sheldahl Flexible Technologies, Inc. is a Flexible material and circuit technology company with the distinction of being a pioneer. Over our 65 years, we differentiated ourselves by providing collaborative product development, material technology, excellence in engineering, manufacturing, and quality. We have a long history of designing and delivering cost-optimal high-volume opportunities. Join us in an easily accessible location, just 45 miles South of the Twin Cities.

Summary:

The “Quality Technician” will be based in Northfield, Minnesota reporting to the Quality Engineer. In charge of performing product inspection and/or audits of quality control programs, first article inspections and calibration, inspecting flat blank layouts, out of box audit (OBA) and sampling and testing of incoming components and raw materials. Purge material. Ensures raw materials, in process and finished products meet company standards. General documentations updated (Quality alerts).

Responsibilities:

• Audits processes, tests and inspects products and/or develops, compiles and evaluates statistical data to define and maintain quality and reliability of products.
• Working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform complex engineering testing, checkout, First Article Inspection, root cause research, internal corrective actions and supplier correction actions.
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to define quality and reliability standards.
• Selects processes to be audited from primarily the manufacturing areas and checks for a variety of features, including ESD (electro-static discharge) and handling practices, documentation, training and process integrity.
• Selects products for audits at specified stages in the production or post-production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance and mechanical, electrical or cosmetic characteristics.
• Records audit data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards, programs or reports to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Perform calibration on inspection tools e.g. micrometers, calipers height gages etc.
• Maintain gage track program, print list of gages due for calibration in the beginning of each month and follow up with calibration.
• Send gages out for calibration, maintain calibration records.
• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for research data.
• Download quality information from quality system to be used for QA reports.
• Research for engineering test results and implements process changes to resolve problems.
• Performs out of box audits (OBA) as required.
• Provides factory hold up to identify and resolve issues associated with purchased parts, materials and manufacturing.
• May be required to perform receiving inspection.
• Review at the beginning of the shift the Quality Auditors assistance and validated the Check List.
• Scrap disposition at MRB in less than 24 hours.
• Assure that the Customer implementation activities are in place.
• Meet the SSYMA requirements (boats, goggles, gloves, ear plugs).
• Review the SPC data and confirm the actions are effective.
• Validate the tooling and gauges are working properly (microscope, magnifier, etc).

Qualifications:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, technical training, or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.

Sheldahl is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, ancestry, citizenship, creed, disability, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, genetic information, housing/employment status, marital/caregiver status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy, race or color, religion or sexual orientation, or status in any other group or class protected by federal, state, or local law.