Quality Technician I

Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce is seeking a Quality Technician I to oversee quality systems and procedures, ensuring standards compliance in a manufacturing setting. The role involves inspecting, testing, auditing, and guiding continuous quality improvements.

The position requires 1+ years of QA/Control experience and a high school diploma, with a shift from 5am–1:30pm, Monday to Friday, plus overtime. On-site work and routine collaboration with supply chain and production are expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required or equivalent.
• 1+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance/Control preferred.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing/warehouse environment helpful.

Responsibilities

• Inspect new products and changes to existing products and conduct tests to ensure compliance with requirements.
• DIMENSION parts for blueprints and monitor, inspect and audit production parts and assemblies.
• Document results and communicate with supply chain, production and management on rejections for corrective actions.
• Coordinate supplier process audits to ensure compliance and quality.
• Prepare weekly activity reports to QA Manager/Engineer and support new product testing.

Skills

Quality control

Inspection

Documentation

Testing

Manufacturing environment

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Reports to: VP, Global Quality Assurance

Shift/Hours: 1 st Shift, Monday - Friday, 5 am -1:30 pm, plus overtime

About the Role

The Quality Technician I Oversees quality systems and procedures to achieve quality production. Standardizes procedures, inspects, tests, audits, and identifies quality risks to assure good quality and standards compliance. Develops programs to train and guide employees in quality improvements and standardization.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspects new products and changes to existing products and conducts tests to assure compliance to requirements.
• Dimensions parts for compliance to blueprints and monitors, inspects and audits production parts and assemblies as required.
• Inspects stock as related to customer complaints. Identifies problems related to products, conducts and documents testing results as specified by the Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure specifications and requirements can be met.
• Documents and communicates with supply chain, production, and management on in-process and/or incoming rejections for corrective actions of return product or unacceptable parts and products.
• Conducts site audits of suppliers’ processes and production to assure they are in compliance.
• Conducts test runs and monitors and follows up with QA management on quality documentation and necessary corrective actions to ensure the purchase of quality products.
• Works with Quality Assurance Engineer on new product testing or changes to existing product evaluations.
• Prepares and submits weekly activities report to Quality Assurance Manager/ Quality Engineer.
• Conducts incoming material and product audits based on established specifications.
• Selects products for tests at specified stages within the production process, tests products for a variety of qualities, such as dimensions and performance criteria and documents findings.
• Conducts cycle and performance tests on components parts and assemblies.
• Records test data, applying statistical process evaluation techniques where appropriate.
• Coordinates incoming documentation for returned goods due to customer complaints as required. Audits returned parts and recommends disposition based on specifications. Reports all rejections to Quality Assurance Engineer as required.
• Remains current on quality initiative programs and equipment.
• Performs dimensional evaluation (PPAP) on components and final assembly or new products and revisions to existing product and components.
• Performs related duties as directed.

Experience and Education

• High School Diploma preferred.
• 1+ years’ experience as a Quality Assurance/Control preferred.
• Prior work experience in a manufacturing/warehouse environment required.

Work Environment

Manufacturing

• Usually work indoors. This site may not be temperature controlled.
• Often exposed to loud sounds and distracting noise levels.
• Are exposed to hazardous equipment on a weekly basis.
• May be exposed to contaminant.
• May share workspace with others

The physical and work environment demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.