Sr Quality Assurance Technician (Calibration)

Taco, Inc.; Cranston (RI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Tuition reimbursement

On-site training

Job summary

Taco, Inc. in Cranston, RI is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Technician to own the calibration program and support QA engineers and manufacturing.

You will help develop standards to meet quality specifications and coach teammates to ensure continuous improvement and compliance with ISO requirements. This role emphasizes inspection, data analysis from CMMs and gages, and driving corrective actions on the shop floor in a primarily on-site setting to support customer satisfaction and product

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of formal post-high school specialized trade, technical school or college.
• IPC 610 D Printed Circuit Board Assemblies training and/or certification.
• 10+ years of experience in inspection of products and using precision measuring instruments.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP systems (Epicor a plus) and ETQ QA software.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Hexagon CMM training for the coordinate measurement system.
• Experience using SPC methods and software.
• Knowledge of ASME specs and tolerancing.
• Knowledge of metrology techniques.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis (8D).
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Travel may be required to local warehouse site.

Responsibilities

• Supports development and maintenance of quality systems by writing quality plans and analyzing blueprints.
• Develops inspection and calibration procedures for quality inspectors.
• Collects data using calibrated gauges and CMM for material inspection.
• Uses data to program CMM and analyze trends.
• Generates internal and supplier corrective actions with root-cause analysis.
• Ensures packing slips and certificates meet receiver requirements.
• Prints inspection worksheets detailing critical dimensions.
• Reviews supplier test reports for conformance measurements.
• Maintains ISO 9001:2015 documentation and archive cycle.
• Follows QA Engineer instructions for gage calibration and scheduling.
• Performs hydro, final, in-process inspections and NDE as needed.
• Performs XRF, visual and penetrant examinations as needed.
• Conducts advanced tests to ensure product quality standards.
• Performs failure analysis to identify root causes and repair approaches.
• Collects and analyzes new and returned product samples.
• Writes and enforces organization quality standards and ISO updates.
• Ensures team adheres to policies and completes tasks.
• Coaches and guides team by reviewing work quality and assigning actions.

Skills

Quality inspection

CMM programming

Data analysis

Process calibration

SPC knowledge

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

ASQ Certified Quality Technician

Tools

Epicor ERP

ETQ quality software

Hexagon CMM

XRF tools

Job description

We feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

• A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
• A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
• A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
• A need to create and to innovate

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Shift: 1st Shift

Work Status: On-site

Position Summary:

The Senior Quality Assurance Technician supports quality engineers in standard processes to ensure compliance with minimal supervision. This position is mostly responsible for owning all aspects of the calibration program. They work with quality assurance engineers and manufacturing staff to ensure inspection and testing measures are implemented and maintained. They also assist in the development of standards to meet quality specifications. The Senior Quality Assurance Technician ensures everyone's success by coaching and guiding other team members.

Measures of success:

• Reduce days aging for Material Review Board (MRB) Internal Corrective Action Requests (ICARs) to < 10 days
• Reduce days aging for Material Review Board (MRB) Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to < 15 days
• Perform 4 process internal audits annually
• Identify at least one new statistical process control ( SPC ) point in manufacturing cell to track product quality

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supports development and maintenance of quality systems by writing quality plans, including dimension requirements and inspection specifications, by analyzing blueprints to determine critical dimensions
• Develops inspection and calibration procedures and techniques for quality inspectors
• Collects data using calibrated gages and calibrated coordinate measurement machine (CMM) for inspection of materials
• Uses data to program CMM and analyze for trends
• Generates and creates internal and supplier corrective and preventative actions within quality software that specify issue needing root cause analysis
• Determines that packing slips and certificates of conformance meet receiver requirements
• Prints out inspection worksheets that detail critical to fit dimensions on part drawings
• Reviews chemicals and mechanicals on test reports submitted by supplier to verify product measurements
• Maintains 7-year cycle of archived documents per International Organization for Standardization (ISO) quality requirements
• Follows instructions from Quality Assurance Engineer for collecting and circulating out gages for calibration, according to due date schedule
• Performs hydro inspection, final inspection, in-process inspection and non-destructive examinations (NDEs) as needed within production cells and/or Engineering Lab
• Performs visual, magnetic particle and liquid penetrant examinations, using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) tools as needed
• Conducts various advanced tests within the Engineering Test Lab to ensure product fulfills or exceeds set quality standards
• Performs failure analysis by e xamin ing and analyz ing damaged and/ or warranty returned product to identify extent of problems involved and ideal way to repair
• Collects and analyzes new and returned product samples and records data from analysis
• Writes, interprets, and puts into practice the organization’s quality standards and procedures to ISO9001:2015 revision updates
• Ensure s team adheres to company policies, practices and department standards
• Coaches and guides team by reviewing work quality, a ssign ing actions and ensur ing task completion

Qualifications

Required:

• Up to 2 years of formal post-high school specialized trade, technical school or college
• IPC 610 D Printed Circuit Board Assemblies training and/or certification/endorsement
• 10+ years of experience ininspection of products and using precision measuring instruments in a manufacturing environment
• Advanced p roficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (Epicor a plus) and quality management software (ETQ a plus)
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Advanced training from Hexagon for the CMM (coordinate measurement system)
• Experience using statistical process control ( SPC ) methods and software
• Knowledge of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications and requirements
• Knowledge of g eometric and d imensional t olerancing
• Knowledge of metrology techniques
• Ability to perform failure analysis to root cause level using 8D (Eight Disciplines of Problem Solving)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Travel may occasionally be required to local warehouse site

Preferred:

• Associate degree in M echanical , E lectrical , Industrial E ngineering ( or working towards bachelor’s degree in same fields)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Technician

This position works primarily in an office environment using computers and technology. Verbal and auditory capability are required. Occasional exposure in production plant where large equipment and noise are prevalent. Safety gear is required in these areas.

This position reports into the site every day.

This position has no direct reports.

With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.

Taco employees benefit from a company that:

• Provides competitive salaries and benefits
• Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
• Believes in sharing profits with its employees
• Is mindful about family, health and well-being
• Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential