Quality Technician

Piston Automotive; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Piston Group is seeking a Quality Technician to inspect welded parts, review supplier non-conformances, and maintain quality data. You will perform tests, collect data, and assist in training production staff on quality matters.

The role includes daily scrap processing, quarantine controls, and supporting prototypes with gage R&R and safe launch checklists. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and at least five years in quality roles.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Five years of experience as a Quality Technician or a related role.
• All employees at the Piston Group have the authority to take action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformity. Upon discovering product nonconformity, the employee shall immediately contact their immediate supervisor and or the quality employee with disposition authority.

Responsibilities

• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
• Records test data, applying basic statistical quality control procedures (SPC, MSA/GR&R).
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Sets up and performs destructive and nondestructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
• Performs daily process audits of all production weld cells per audit procedures
• Prepare graphs or charts of data or enter data into computer for analysis.
• Performs dock audits per the quality plan.
• Manage LPA process audit with weekly assignments and records.

Skills

Interpret engineering drawings

Statistical quality control

Data recording and reporting

Process auditing

Communication with production

Education

High School diploma/GED

Job description

Overview

Tests and inspects products including welded parts at various stages of production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties. Review daily supplier non-conforming parts and work with Quality engineer for disposition. Communicates quality concerns or issues to production associates. Assist with prototype builds before shipment included gage r&r and safe launch checklist. Assists in the training of production associates for quality related matters. Assist as line side QT as needed. Process daily scrap through trans4M and maintain controls of parts going in and out of the quarantine cage.

Responsibilities

• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
• Records test data, applying basic statistical quality control procedures (SPC, MSA/GR&R).
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Sets up and performs destructive and nondestructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
• Sets up and performs destructive and nondestructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
• Perform daily process audits of all production weld cells per audit procedures
• Prepare graphs or charts of data or enter data into computer for analysis.
• Performs dock audits per the quality plan.
• Manage LPA process audit with weekly assignments and records.

Qualifications

High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

Five years of experience as a Quality Technician or a related role.

All employees at the Piston Group have the authority to take action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformity. Upon discovering product nonconformity, the employee shall immediately contact their immediate supervisor and or the quality employee with disposition authority.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk to hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. No specific vision abilities are required. The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This position will have minimum exposure to weather conditions, and assembly area noise levels are moderate to loud.