Quality Technician

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Quality Technician in Austin, TX to support our manufacturing operations. You will audit processes, inspect products, and work from engineering drawings to ensure quality and reliability.

Daily tasks include using calipers and other measurement tools, recording data, and communicating findings with engineering. A HS diploma plus 4 years of related experience is expected, with MS Office proficiency essential.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent with technical training or related experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 4 years of related experience.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and quality standards.
• Proficiency using MS Office (Emails, Word, Excel) and measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Audit processes and inspect products; collect and evaluate data for quality.
• Read engineering drawings, specifications, and diagrams to define quality standards.
• Select processes and features for audits and verify accuracy of documentation.
• Test products for dimensions, performance, and cosmetic characteristics.
• Record audit data and apply statistical quality control methods.
• Prepare charts and reports; identify deviations and root causes.
• Coordinate with engineering to implement corrective actions and improvements.
• Maintain calibration records and ensure gage tools are in spec.

Skills

Quality inspection background

MS Office proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Technician located on Metric Bld, Austin, TX.

Shift - 1st Shift 8:00am-5:00pm Mon-Fri

Qualifications

• Quality inspection / Quality tech background
• Must be comfortable using measurement tools (Ex: Calipers)
• Must be comfortable in MS Office Suites (Emails, MS Word and Excel)
• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, technical training, or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 4 years of related experience.

What a typical day looks like

• 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).

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.

We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.