Quality Technician

Ducommun Incorporated; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated in Appleton, WI is seeking a Quality Technician to assure customer and company quality at all manufacturing and inspection steps. You will lead containment actions, support CAPA responses, and maintain conformance documentation.

Responsibilities include inspecting products to IPC‑A‑610 and customer specs, maintaining certificates of conformance, auditing the floor for continuous improvement, and collaborating with Manufacturing Engineering on data requirements and reviews.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and ability to use inspection tools to verify specs.
• 3+ years in quality technician role or similar.
• Strong written and verbal communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to interact with customers and project company image.
• Capable of timely completion of assignments with quality.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and support External Source Inspectors and documentation packets.
• Visually inspect products to IPC-A-610 and customer specs.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Create and maintain Certificate of Conformance for assemblies and parts.
• Complete Source Inspection activities where Ducommun has approval.
• Lead containment activities including holds, root cause investigations.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering with product binder approvals and traceability data.
• Maintain and review Quality Records (Test Records, DHRS, SMRS).
• Audit production floor for continuous quality improvements.
• Assist team members with CAPA responses.

Skills

Quality inspection

CAPA responses

Documentation

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Office Suite

Job description

Quality Technician

Responsible for assuring all customer and company quality expectations are being satisfied at all manufacturing and inspection process steps. Identify and implement continuous quality improvement activities. Provides directions to quality inspectors. Helps with containments of product and root cause investigations. Escalates problems to management and make recommendations for solutions.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission‑critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Appleton, WI manufactures state‑of‑the‑art circuit boards for Aerospace and Defense as well as Industrial and Medical Industries.

Job Summary

• Creating, maintaining, and supporting External Source Inspectors and their documentation packets.
• Visually inspects products using a scope or other tools to IPC-A-610 and customer specifications.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Creating, maintaining Certificate of Conformance for assemblies, parts.
• Complete Source Inspection activities where Ducommun has that approval.
• Lead assembly product containments, including production holds, product failure in DCO inspection system, root cause and investigations.
• Supporting Manufacture Engineering efforts, such as Product Binder Approvals, Traceability data requirements, and customer documentation reviews.
• Maintaining / Reviewing Quality Records (Test Records, DHRS, SMRS, etc.)
• Auditing production floor for continuous quality improvements.
• Assists team members with CAPA responses.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma.
• Ability to accurately use a variety of measuring tools and inspection equipment to verify product specifications and quality standards.
• Good written and verbal skills and ability to interact with people at all levels inside and outside of Ducommun.
• Good organization and documentation skills; attention to detail is critical.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate with customers and project company image to attract business.
• Decision making and Problem‑Solving Skills
• Consistently completes assignments or work requirements on time without compromising on quality.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 3+ years of experience in quality technician role Intermediate level computer proficiency, including proficient with Microsoft Office – Outlook and Excel.
• Intermediate Knowledge of Circuit Board Manufacturing Processes, Procedures and Standards.
• Read electronic and dimensional data to the closest tolerance, exercising a thorough knowledge of and ability to use such a wide variety of precision instruments.
• Intermediate Knowledge in the following industry standards including: J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, AS9102. QMS Standards AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, NADCAP AS7120 and ESD S20.20Certified to IPC-A-600 is a plus.
• Intermediate Knowledge of DCO Software such as Agile, PERFORMANCE, Compliant Pro, Customer web portals, Net Inspect

Equal Opportunity EmployerVeterans/Disabled

2222 East Pensar Drive
Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911
United States