Quality Technician 2 - 1st Shift

Socket.dev; Watertown (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Fisher Barton seeks a Quality Technician in Watertown, WI to inspect and test parts, document data, and help maintain ISO/QMS compliance. You will read blueprints, perform calibrated measurements, and support quality improvements on a first shift with a comprehensive benefits package.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED and at least 1 year of quality tech experience, with proficiency in Excel/Word and GD&T reading. Join a team focused on safety, productivity, and quality.

Qualifications

• Basic math and computer skills required.
• High School Diploma or GED with 1 year quality technician experience in manufacturing or proven performance as a Fisher Barton Q.T.1.
• Proficiency in Quality Technician 2 skills per site Training Matrix.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints with GD&T knowledge.
• Experience in preparing test data and identifying quality improvements.
• Familiarity with Excel and Word; understands calibration concepts.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections and testing of manufactured products.
• Document test data, ensure ISO documentation and compliance.
• Maintain calibration of testing equipment and precision tools.
• Support APQP/PPAP documentation for customer submissions.
• Contribute to quality improvement opportunities and corrective actions.
• Conduct shop floor audits and ensure measurement equipment calibration.

Skills

Math basics

Computer basics

Blueprint reading GD&T

Test data preparation

Quality improvement

Excel and Word

Calibration concepts

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Gages

Calipers

CMM

Job description

Job Description: Quality Technician

If you can focus for a long period of time, have a keen eye for detail, are analytical, resourceful, a collaborative problem-solver, and an excellent communicator, and are looking for an opportunity to grow, the role of Quality Technician might be for you. If you can focus for a long period of time, resourceful, a collaborative problem-solver, and an excellent communicator, the role of Quality Technician might be for you. You will perform inspections and prepare and maintain documentation, reports, and test data. You will also ensure ISO documentation and compliance, engage in customer support and the corrective action process, identify and drive quality improvement opportunities, and maintain calibration of testing and measurement equipment. Fisher Barton is constantly adding new technologies to improve productivity, quality, and safety.

You will:

• Adhere to Fisher Barton Safety and Quality procedures and regulationsand business code of ethics
• Assist production associates in the measurement of product and sample retention
• Perform inspection and testing activities relating to the manufactured product
• Perform part measurement and layout activities through full documentation and reporting results
• Read and interpret blueprints using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing specifications
• Support and/or recording test data
• Perform shop floor audits to assure product, process, and system conformance
• Ensure gages and measuring equipment are calibrated
• Maintain our quality lab and equipment
• Develop, maintain, and submit accurate and reliable information and documentation
• Assure compliance to the Fisher Barton Quality Management System (QMS), process, customer and product standards and specifications
• Perform inspection and testing activities, including dimensional layout, visual inspection, destructive testing and mechanical property analysis
• Assist production associates in measuring product, first off’s, last off’s, and sample retention
• Contribute to completion of APQP (In particular) PPAP documentation and ensure its accuracy and completion for submission to customers

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities. Responsibilities and impact may crossover technical fields/functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Math skills
• Basic computer skills
• High School Diploma or GED and 1 year experience as a quality technician in manufacturing; or successful performance as a Fisher Barton Quality Technician 1 team member
• Are proficient in all Quality Technician 2 skills, as defined on the site Training Matrix
• Able to perform standardized quality checks using measurement tools and equipment (Gages, Calipers, CMM etc)
• Able to maintain calibrated test equipment
• Experience preparing test data
• Experience identifying areas for quality improvement
• Able to read and interpret blueprints with working knowledge of GD&T
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

Preferred Qualifications:

• Read and interpret blueprints with working knowledge of GD&T
• 1 year experience as a Quality Technician in a manufacturing environment
• Proficient use of measurement tools and equipment (Gages, Calipers, CMM etc)
• Experienced with stamping, forming or other complex surface measurement
• Working knowledge of statistical quality tools (trend charts, pareto diagrams, SPC, histograms, Cpk/Ppk
• 1 year experience as a Quality Technician in a manufacturing environment
• Proficient use of measurement tools and equipment (Gages, Calipers, CMM etc)
• Experience with stamping, forming or other complex surface measurement
• Working knowledge of statistical quality tools (trend charts, pareto diagrams, SPC, histograms, Cpk/Ppk, etc.)

Physical | Visual Demands:

• Able to occasionally lift up, push/pull up to 25 pounds
• Sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands, climb/balance, stoop/kneel/crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Able to identify and distinguish colors
• Able to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point
• Three-dimensional vision (able to judge distances and spatial relationships)
• Able to adjust focus (can adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing: Loud (Examples: metal can, manufacturing department, large earth moving equipment)
• The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of environmental conditions.
• Fisher Barton provides our team members with safety footwear and prescription safety eye glass benefits.

Work Location:

1007 S 12th St, Watertown, WI 53094

Shift:

1st Shift, Monday to Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Benefits Package:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Employee and Dependent Life Insurance
• Employee, Spouse and Child Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Prescription Drug Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• 96 hours (12 days) Paid Time Off to start
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• Health Savings Plans (HSA, FSA and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts)
• Eligibility to participate in the ONE Fisher Barton Quarterly Bonus Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Wellness Programs
• Apprenticeship Programs
• Off-Site Team Building Events
• On-Site Cookouts and Celebrations
• Birthday and Anniversary Recognition
• Holiday parties
• And more!

Who we are:

At Fisher Barton, we combine years of experience across multiple industries to deliver unparalleled innovation. Our world-class talent understands the behavior of materials and develops leading-edge solutions that meet your unique needs. We’re more than a source for high-quality parts; Fisher Barton is your resource for the highest quality solutions you’ll find—anywhere.

Fisher Barton is an equal opportunity employer who welcome and encourages diversity in our workforce. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to any status or characteristic protected by law.