Quality Lab Technician

Ottenweller Company, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottenweller Company, Inc. is seeking a Quality Inspector to document corrective actions and manage nonconforming material reports. The role involves root-cause analysis, long-term action initiation, and controlling the non-conforming area to ensure only tested product proceeds in production.

Responsibilities include ISO element leadership, weekly nonconformance reporting, cross-functional problem solving, and training staff in inspection and testing protocols to uphold the Quality System Plan.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED, with 2–3 years of part inspection experience.
• Experience with blueprint reading and inspection equipment.
• Strong knowledge of 8D corrective actions, root-cause analysis, and mistake-proofing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Documents and completes corrective action requests and nonconforming reports.
• Investigates root-cause analysis and initiates long-term actions.
• Controls the non-conforming area to review for rework or scrap.
• Acts as ISO Element Champion.
• Generates weekly reports on nonconformances and external issues.
• Coordinates problem solving to conform to the quality system plan.
• Interacts with customers to resolve problems and complaints using team methods.
• Trains workers in inspection and testing procedures.
• Ensures understanding of the Quality System Plan across departments.
• Trains co-workers in root-cause analysis for cross-functional teams.
• Performs in-process audits and inspections of produced parts.
• Performs calibration and operates CMM and Romer equipment.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Quality system procedures

Blueprint reading

Inspection techniques

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CMM

Romer

Job description

• Documents and completes all internal and external requests for Corrective Action as well as all nonconforming materials reports.
• Investigates and documents root-cause analysis and initiates and completes long-term actions.
• Controls the non-conforming area to ensure that all non-conforming product is adequately reviewed for possible rework or scrap. Ensures no product is allowed to continue in the production process unless adequately tested to meet all customer requirements.
• Acts as the Element Champion for ISO
• Generates weekly reports detailing current nonconformances and all external issues.
• Coordinates problem-solving efforts to ensure that all aspects of any problem are reviewed and acted upon to conform to the quality system plan.
• Interacts with customers to ascertain problems and complaints with the objective to resolve these problems and complaints using team-oriented problem-solving techniques.
• Trains workers in the inspection and testing procedures necessary to ensure the quality of the operations being performed.
• Interacts among all departments to ensure that they know and understand the Quality System Plan.
• Trains department co-workers in proper root-cause analysis for cross-functional team development. Performs all sampling and part approval inspection necessary to meet customer requirements.

Essential Duties

• Documents and completes all internal and external requests for Corrective Action as well as all nonconforming materials reports.
• Investigates and documents root-cause analysis and initiates and completes long-term actions.
• Controls the non-conforming area to ensure that all non-conforming product is adequately reviewed for possible rework or scrap. Ensures no product is allowed to continue in the production process unless adequately tested to meet all customer requirements.
• Acts as the Element Champion for ISO
• Generates weekly reports detailing current nonconformances and all external issues.
• Coordinates problem-solving efforts to ensure that all aspects of any problem are reviewed and acted upon to conform to the quality system plan.
• Interacts with customers to ascertain problems and complaints with the objective to resolve these problems and complaints using team-oriented problem-solving techniques.
• Trains workers in the inspection and testing procedures necessary to ensure the quality of the operations being performed.
• Interacts among all departments to ensure that they know and understand the Quality System Plan.
• Trains department co-workers in proper root-cause analysis for cross-functional team development. Performs all sampling and part approval inspection necessary to meet customer requirements.

Performs In-Process audits and inspection to ensure parts are being correctly produced and proper procedures are followed by Production.

Performs calibration and properly operates equipment such as CMM, Romer, etc.

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to three years part inspection experience with knowledge of blueprint reading and use of equipment. A solid background in Quality System procedures is needed, along with experience in 8-d corrective actions, root-cause analysis and mistake-proofing is preferred

We are 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.