Quality Technician

Reliance Gear Corporation; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Gear Corporation in Elmhurst, IL seeks a Quality Technician to ensure parts meet customer and industry specifications. You will read blueprints, use measuring tools and CMMs, perform inspections, and support calibration and quality documentation. Collaboration with the Quality Manager is essential to maintain process controls.

The role emphasizes hands-on measurement, data analysis, and timely resolution of quality issues to uphold product standards and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience reading blueprints and knowledge of customer specifications and industry standards.
• Experience with measuring instruments and CMMs, PMIs and related tooling.
• Calibration experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and basic data recording/analysis.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and verify part specifications against customer and industry standards.
• Perform first-piece, in-process and final inspections as required.
• Conduct regular quality assessments on incoming materials and outgoing products.
• Reject non-conforming parts and document nonconformances for corrective action.
• Coordinate quality documentation and assist with supplier communications.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quality assurance

Data analysis

MS Office

Tools

CMM PC-DMIS/Modus

Gage measurement

Job description

The Quality Technician is responsible for but not limited to: ensuring all parts supplied to the customer meet all customer specifications. Ensuring parts received from third party vendors meet customer, RGC and industry specifications. Parts meet acceptance criteria thru NDT specifications, ensuring all processes and procedures are being followed in the manufacturing process. Calibration.

Position: Quality Technician
Department: Quality
Accountable to: Quality Manager
Salary/Pay grade: Hourly

Responsibilities/daily tasks:

• Experience in reading blue prints and have a working knowledge of customer specifications and industry standards.
• Experience with measuring instruments such as: ID/OD micrometers, calipers, snap gages, bore gages, CMM’s both manual and CNC, Hofler gear inspection machine, dial indicators and tooth veneers and CMM PC DMIS/Modus programming skill.
• Perform regular quality assessments on all incoming materials from vendors and outgoing products for shipping.
• Reject all products and materials that fail to meet quality expectations.
• Measure product dimensions examine functionality and compare the final product to the specifications.
• Must have calibration experience.
• Teach the production team about quality control concerns to improve product excellence.
• Resolve quality-related issues in a timely manner.
• Understand and apply control plan requirements.
• Collect, format information, analyze recorded charts, and provide summary analysis to appropriate managers
• Organize quality documents and customer files
• Assist employees in proper measurement methods
• Perform process capability studies and PPAP/ISIR related activities
• Assist employees and supervisors to fill-in quality forms
• Develop databases for various quality projects
• Make recommendations for long-range quality system or process improvements
• Perform first piece, in-process and final inspections as requested
• Participate in vendor certification to eliminate incoming inspection when applicable
• First Part Process
• Act as an auditor for internal quality audits
• Coordinate Quality System Paperwork
• Write Supplier correspondences when applicable

Qualifications:

• Experience preferred: 2-4 years manufacturing
• Basic math skills with a knowledge of basic geometry
• 2-4 years’ quality assurance
• Working knowledge with Microsoft office i.e. word, excel, and outlook
• Experience with manufacturing of bevel gears.

Relation of the position to others in the company:

• Passion and alignment with RG mission, vision, values & operating principles.
• Passion for working in a values based company in alignment with a learning organization.
• Demonstrates a passion and a responsibility for excellence for internal and external customer responsiveness.
• Exhibit a passion for the company’s Domestic and Global Imperatives, and Corporate Direction.
• Desire to own decisions and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Strong desire to grow professionally and advance your career
• Compensation will be competitive and will depend upon expertise and experience .