Quality Assurance Specialist I

Description

SUMMARY

The Quality Assurance Specialist I is responsible for ensuring that products, processes and systems meet quality standards and customer requirements. Other duties would be coordinating and inspecting nonconforming material and customer returns to timely completion. Further responsibilities include compiling PPAPs, completing customer surveys, defect containment, and creating process control documents.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must be a team player as measured by his/her peers.
• Open to constructive feedback from senior inspectors and leaders
• Keeps work area organized and clean
• Follows visual management rules
• Completes paper inspection records, electronic records, and other relevant process steps
• Expert understanding of relevant QMS documents
• Able to read mechanical drawings to determine nominal dimensions and tolerances
• Basic knowledge of GD & T drawing call-outs (run-out, flatness, and true position)
• Contributes improvement ideas and leads small improvement projects
• Self-motivated and seeks out work to use time efficiently

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Develop and Implement Quality Control Procedures
• Monitor Product Quality
• Identify defects, deviations and non-conformities to ensure compliance
• Open to constructive feedback from senior coworkers and leaders
• Represents the company’s quality system to media, government agencies, funding agencies, customers, and the public
• Supports product and improvement projects
• Uses the ERP system to transact the NC and customer returns process
• Coordinates the disposition of nonconforming material and drives the disposition to completion
• Coordinates the analysis of customer returns and updates the ERP system accordingly
• Creates rework routings per the direction of the Project Engineer
• Compiles Production Approval reports for submission to customers
• Creates basic Production Approval elements such as packaging spec, flow chart, and submission warrant
• Coordinates product containment activity and assists inspectors in evaluating defects
• Inspects nonconforming material and customer returns as needed
• Must be a team player as measured by his/her peers
• Performs other related duties assigned

Requirements

REQUIRED 

• 1 to 3 years of progressive Quality Assurance experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Able to perform the detailed responsibilities of Mechanical Inspector I
• Relevant industry experience

DESIRED

• Associate degree in a technical field
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt