Quality Technician

Quality Technician

Pay Rate: $28 - $32/hr location:
Elyria, OH Zip Code: 44035 Area code: 440

Shift: 1st Shift

Start Date:

Right Away Benefits:
Medical / Health Benefits with multiple plan options, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental and Vision 401k On the job training / cross-training Life Insurance, disability insurance Voluntary life insurance for family members available. Accident and critical illness insurance optional. Scheduled performance reviews Referral program

Position Summary:

With guidance/direction from Quality Team Leadership, this role supports factory operations by monitoring inbound supplier products and/or in-process Parker products for delays caused by nonconformances, documentation gaps, shipping issues, or other disruptions, and by taking appropriate action to resolve issues affecting part availability. Resolution activities may include escalation to the appropriate business function when needed.

Essential Functions:

Managing and resolving day-to-day problems/discrepancies that occur with supplier products and/or internal products to make the products available to Manufacturing Operations. This may include evaluating problems related to products or paperwork. Demonstrating business acumen in communicating with suppliers directly to solve issues to make product available to Manufacturing Operations. Support nonconforming parts process and assist with containment of product upon receipt or in process.

Assist in validating supplier and/or internal corrective actions. Serves as a liaison between external and internal business functions as necessary to ensure premier customer service to drive continuous improvement activities. Reviewing Supplier and/or internal First Article Inspections, PPAPs and other quality documentation. Helps coordinate activities internally and/or externally related to customer returned goods

Education:

High School Diploma or higher

Experience:

2-3 years of related inspection or supplier experience (Supplier Quality, Quality Assurance, aerospace manufacturing preferred) or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Experience in inspection methods and the use of inspection tools to evaluate parts.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Effective use of Microsoft software tools for communication. Must possess the ability to identify problems, develop and implement solutions. Demonstrate the values of customer satisfaction, integrity, continuous improvement and adherence to standards, aiming to ensure consistently high-quality products and services. Proficiency in reading and understanding complex blueprints, route sheets, test specifications, customer specifications and internal drawings and procedures. Possess working knowledge of shop mathematics including trigonometry.

Must demonstrate effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Visual inspection skills required including the ability to distinguish between colors and pass a visual acuity test (which includes far vision, near vision and color perception). Preferred experience with measurement equipment and background in dimensioning and tolerancing per ANSI Y 14.5. Knowledge of applicable military standards or specifications as required. Additional Responsibilities:
Actively participate in department problem solving, kaizen events and high-performance teams. Must exhibit team cooperative spirit through assistance to others and knowledge sharing. Actively maintain 5S in the department. May serve as a resource to other team members and assist in training and development efforts.