QLTY & RELIABILITY TECHNICIAN V

Job Overview

Quality and Reliability Technician V is an integral part of Sensor’s Quality Department. The technician is a hands-on position responsible to prioritize and complete critical inspections and peripheral tasks to consistently meet turnaround and quality requirements. The QCI Lead must provide feedback and continuous support to the team and effectively coordinate day-to-day operations within the Quality Control department.

Primary Job Responsibilities:
•    Prioritize and schedule work within a fast-paced environment and effectively uphold turnaround and quality requirements.
•    Take part in applicable on-going training sessions and continuous process improvement programs and participate in periodic testing and performance evaluations.
•    Perform contract/flow down review and ensure adherence to externally supplied documents including purchase orders, engineering drawings, specifications and customer supplied work instructions.
•    Review, complete and/or ensure adherence to MIL’s internal documentation including work orders, processing techniques, inspection reports, frozen plans and MIL’s general procedures.
•    Perform dimensional and visual inspections and accept/reject criteria on customer parts via receiving, in-process and final inspections.
•    Operate precision measuring equipment including, but not limited to micrometers, calipers, bore and thread gages, fixtures, microscopes etc.
•    Oversee department inventory control systems, housekeeping and organizational initiatives.
•    Assist with identification and troubleshooting of equipment failures as well as general and preventative maintenance activities.
•    Oversee companywide QC equipment calibrations, including associated record keeping, vendor relations and procurement activities.
•    Coordinate and ensure effectiveness with department troubleshooting activities.
•    Support QA with non-conformance reports, corrective and preventative action, root-cause analysis, and other problem-solving activities.
•    Provide cross-functional support to QCI and QA personnel and contribute towards projects and peripheral assignments as needed.
•    Provide support for FAI’s (First Article Inspections) and other key documentation.
 

What your background should look like:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
•    Must be able to take measurements on critical tolerances (i.e. +/- .00005-.0002) while maintaining accuracy and throughput.
•    Must be a detail-oriented, organized, self-starting individual with excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
•    Ability to evaluate and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
•    Understanding of quality assurance sampling plans including visual and dimensional examinations and other ancillary test methods.
•    Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical understanding of MIL’s processing capabilities and quality system as well as general procedures and applicable industry standard specifications.
•    Ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships and resolve cross-functional issues with professionalism and diplomacy.
•    Ability to prioritize and efficiently complete tasks with consistency and accuracy, often under pressure and/or short deadlines.
•    PC literate with a thorough understanding of Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn MIL’s custom production software.

Minimum Job Requirements:
•    Experience taking critical, tight tolerance measurements in aerospace/defense, avionics, medical or similar industries is preferred.
•    Applicants must have a high school degree (required). Applicants with a college degree or some college coursework are preferred.
 

Competencies