Quality Technician: Process Audits & Continuous Improvement

arienscompany; Fayetteville (TN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Job summary

AriensCo in Fayetteville, TN is seeking a Quality Technician to support manufacturing operations. You will perform inspections, audits, testing, and measurements to ensure design, customer, and regulatory conformance.

Responsibilities include process audits, product audits, problem solving with 8D/A3, and Lean waste elimination. Salary starts at $20/hour for 1st shift with occasional Fridays; join a team focused on quality, continuous improvement, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Quality Technician or Manufacturing Engineering Technician Certificate or Diploma from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• ASQ Certificate preferred.
• Must understand types of measurement, measurement terminology, and the different types of measurement scales
• Must have a strong knowledge of basic mathematical operations and perform measurement conversions; be able to solve for x; add and subtract degrees, minutes, and seconds
• Must be able to select the appropriate measuring tools and techniques for a given characteristic
• Must know how to measure using surface plate layouts
• Must have basic calibration knowledge
• Must be able to identify/recognize inspection errors and initiate resolution
• Must understand traceability (product, material, and calibration)
• Must know the basic problem-solving steps: understand the problem, determine the root cause, develop/implement solutions, and verify effectiveness

Responsibilities

• Perform daily Process Audits to ensure processes follow Ariens standards.
• Complete Product Audits to ensure conformity with design.
• Carry out problem solving using 8D and A3 methodologies.
• Eliminate waste using Lean tools and techniques.
• Support Manufacturing and remove production hurdles.
• Inspect components using various equipment to print/CAD specs.
• Learn Ariens standards and OPE industry standards.
• Teach Quality processes to other employees.
• Identify and process non-conforming material.
• Drive action by reviewing data and metrics.
• Reduce risk with PFMEA tools.
• Raise awareness with Quality Alerts.
• Communicate process capability using SPC.
• Verify supplier PPAP submissions or audit parts in incoming inspection.

Skills

Attention to detail

Math & measurement

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Quality Technician Certificate

Manufacturing Engineering Technician Diploma

ASQ Certification

Tools

Surface plate layouts

Blueprint reading

Calibration knowledge

Measurement tools selection

PFMEA / SPC familiarity

Job description

AriensCo in Fayetteville, TN is seeking a Quality Technician to support manufacturing operations. You will perform inspections, audits, testing, and measurements to ensure design, customer, and regulatory conformance.

Responsibilities include process audits, product audits, problem solving with 8D/A3, and Lean waste elimination. Salary starts at $20/hour for 1st shift with occasional Fridays; join a team focused on quality, continuous improvement, and teamwork.