Quality Assurance Technician

Cornerstone Building Brands; Paris (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an established industry player as a Quality Technician, where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring product quality and compliance. In this dynamic position, you will conduct inspections, utilize precision measuring tools, and collaborate with teams to resolve quality issues. Your contributions will directly impact production standards and customer satisfaction. This role offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment that values quality and continuous improvement. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for quality assurance, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience is preferred for this Quality Technician role.
• Knowledge of quality control processes and problem-solving techniques is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine quality inspections throughout production.
• Perform equipment calibrations and workstation audits.
• Lead improvement projects and analyze quality data.

Skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Confrontational skills

Basic PC skills

Tools

Precision measuring tools

Job description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are currently seeking a Quality Technician to help us ensure that non-conforming products do not continue through the production process and are not distributed to customers. In this role, you will conduct routine quality inspections throughout production, including in-process and final inspections. During these inspections, you will use a variety of precision measuring tools to ensure that products follow specifications. You will also perform equipment calibrations and perform workstation audits. Applicants should have some manufacturing experience.

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Drive Quality at the Source through providing work stations with the Quality at the Source necessities:
  • Outline critical quality aspects and understand process capability and control
  • Create the appropriate required standards through communication with customers and suppliers
  • Provide all necessary quality tools and controls and create Work Instructions that detail the above
• Maintain Quality at the Source through providing general quality controls:
  • Audit the quality of in-coming material, finished product and work stations inspection process
  • Support line supervision with line calls
  • Participate with internal and external customers and vendors in resolving problems by investigating complaints, collecting necessary data and solving complaints based on established root cause
• Facilitate Problem Solving Teams:
  • Lead improvement projects following defined problem-solving checklist including problem definition
  • Analyze data using control charts, quality data, root cause diagrams.
  • Communicate status of problem resolution via intranet Feedback Program
• Communicate all the above activities to supervision and work stations as appropriate.
• Support the standardization of the department through the creation and revision of procedural documentation.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation, negotiation, and confrontational skills
• Knowledge and utilization of basic PC skills
• Basic Simonton product and process knowledge
• Must successfully pass color blindness test