Quality Technician II - Night Shift: Mon - Thurs

Position: Quality Technician II - Night Shift: Mon - Thurs, 3:00pm to 1:30am
# Quality Technician II
- Night

Shift: Mon
- Thurs, 3:00pm to 1:30amSaint Paul, MN 55127## Overview Salary Range $22.60 - $25.50 Hourly Job Shift Nights Category Quality ## Description
** Summary**:
Quality Technician will drive a Culture of Quality and Continuous Improvement within the company by promoting adherence to the Quality System requirements across all departments. Quality Technician is responsible for ensuring customer, company, and regulatory requirements are met or exceeded while simultaneously meeting company cost and productivity goals by supporting Development and Manufacturing with the development, improvement and qualification of manufacturing processes and developing inspection processes.

Quality Technician is the key inspection team associate carrying out inspection plans and methods to ensure products meet customer requirements, and Quality cost are contained.  Quality Technician is also responsible for identifying, documenting, communicating quality issues (e.g. nonconformances, press set up first piece results, in-process measurement results, etc.). Quality Technician also provides cross-functional quality technical support to the owners of key support functions including but not limited to, Quality Engineering, supplier management, change management, equipment/tooling control including die qualification, calibration and preventive maintenance.

Quality Technician may occasionally provide support to the Quality System Compliance function by providing subject matter expertise during internal, supplier and external audits.
** Quality Technician is stratified into different skill levels of advancement:
**** Level I:
** Entry level with basic skill set, requires close oversight and management of work by more senior Technicians or Quality Management.  Responsible for completing inspections and associated documentation as assigned.  Requires management and oversight of work.
** Level II:
** Proficient in measurement equipment set-up, adjustment, and alignment as well as a demonstrated ability to create programs and develop work instructions for visual inspections.  Able to support training within the organization for GD&T and Inspection requirements. Participates in development of tooling and inspection methods.  Works with Customer Focused Teams, and Production Focused Teams to create and execute inspection programs and related documentation.

Supports and executes Test Method Validation for inspections per Test Method Validation Protocols under the direction of the Level III or Lead Technician. May participate in investigation of product and process issues utilizing problem solving skills to identify issues and actions required.  Is able to work more independently with some oversight.
** Level III:
** Has extensive knowledge of dimensional metrology, GD&T, and has the ability to read and interpret blueprints.  Understands risk associated with critical to quality requirements.
Works with Customer Focused Teams, and Production Focused Teams to create and execute inspection test methods and programs and related documentation. Supports the development, coordination and execution of Test Method Validation for inspections per Test Method Validation Protocols. Proficient written skills with ability to transform abstract information into logical, sequential instructions appropriate to the level of the intended user.  Demonstrated problem-solving skills and technical writing skills.

Able to communicate at all levels within the organization, with customers and with suppliers.  Minimal oversight is required by this position with employee showing a self-directed work style and leadership within and outside of the Quality Group.  Demonstrated risk-based decision-making in support of organizational goals and documented customer target performance. Employee actively improves processes and customer satisfaction.
** Technical Lead:
** A non-advisor role. Subject matter expert in dimensional metrology, including GD&T, and development of inspection methodologies and equipment.  Works with Quality Technician Team, Customer Focused Teams, and Production Focused Teams to develop, create and execute inspection programs and related documentation based upon inspection plans with acceptance and rejection criteria. Understands company and regulatory requirements for medical device products commensurate with the metrology and inspection team activities and demonstrates the ability to balance these requirements along with meeting customer expectations and company expectations.

Provides troubleshooting for measurement challenges. Provides mentorship, and training on measurement equipment and programming, for other members of the Quality Technician team.  Ensures that failure investigation methods are employed to resolve issues encountered, and ensures documentation is accurate, complete and compliant with company procedures.
** Group Lead:
** The Quality Technician Group Lead is a working Advisor position, responsible for leading…