Quality Technician

Setra Systems, LLC; Village of Fairport (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Quality Technician to ensure adherence to specifications and support production teams. Responsibilities include inspecting parts, managing returns, and conducting audits. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in electronics and quality systems.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in electronic and assembly work.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair electronic assembly.

Responsibilities

• Inspect parts for conformance to specifications.
• Manage customer return cases and evaluations.
• Conduct audits of manufacturing processes.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Blueprint Reading

Education

High School diploma

2-year technical degree

Tools

Digital Multimeters

Electronic Gages

Job description

We have an exceptional opportunity for a Quality Technician to join our team in the Plainville, CT facility. We are seeking innovative problem solvers who can provide prompt support to our factory production teams. Quality Technicians perform routine and complex work related to ensuring adherence to our published specifications and customer expectations. They work closely with both Production associates and our Engineering teams to troubleshoot cell issues.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Inspect purchase parts, parts in process, and final assemblies for conformance to drawings, work orders, bills of material, specifications, test procedures, and visual criteria.
2. Execute containment actions to protect customers from known manufacturing, engineering, and supplier defects.
3. Manages customer return cases, including approval of customer request for return, communication of evaluation results, and credit requests.
4. Perform initial customer return (RA) evaluations and provide detailed report as to failure mode.
   1. Evaluations include, troubleshooting electronic PCBA to identify component failures, utilizing cell testing equipment to ensure proper functionality, and identifying assembly errors
5. Generate Engineering Change requests when finding drawing and BOM errors for corrections
6. Generate Quality Alerts in cell to ensure that Standard Work is being followed
7. Participate in material review board (MRB) reviews.
8. Generate inspection, certificate of conformance, and first article reports
9. Manage gauge and equipment calibration systems.
10. Use structured problem solving and basic troubleshooting techniques to diagnose process failures.
11. Work with Quality, Manufacturing, and Design Engineering to conduct trials and tests.
12. Conducts audits of manufacturing process and Quality System.
13. Utilize Fortive Business System (FBS) tools to make process / yield improvements
14. Maintain and update procedures, processes, and documentation.
15. Additional Responsibilities may include; Weld Inspections, ESD/Solder Training

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education and Experience Required

1. High School diploma or equivalent
2. 2+ years of experience in electronic and assembly work.

Knowledge and Skills Required

1. Ability to read blueprints and knowledge of basic dimensioning and tolerancing.
2. Ability to troubleshoot and repair electronic assembly
3. Good verbal and written communication required.
4. Familiarity with APQP and ISO Quality systems.
5. General use of electrical and mechanical equipment such as Digital Multimeters, electronic/mechanical gages and power supplies
6. Overall knowledge of soldering components to printed circuit board assemblies

Preferred Qualifications

1. 2-year technical degree in mechanical or electrical technology or certificate preferred
2. Inspection experience preferred
3. 2+ years of testing of electronic assemblies and sensors down to actual component failure
4. Lean manufacturing experience preferred
5. Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

May be assigned various projects and responsibilities,at the discretion of Director of Quality, Quality Manager, Sr. Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer, or VP of Operations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequentlyrequired to stand/or sit, squat, turn/twist, reach, use hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and computer keyboards.

The employee must occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 30 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and work space restrictions.

The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Employees will be required to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which may include:eye, hearing and respiratory protection, protective smock, steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hats, or face shields. Contact lenses may not be allowed in some areas.

The associate must also be willing and able to travel by all forms of transportation.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Gems Setra

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 43,400.00 - 80,600.00