Quality Technician

More than just a leading distributor of premium sealing products, Niantic is also a highly integrated customer resource combining a full complement of application and design expertise with extensive materials knowledge. This includes Niantic's custom fabrication capabilities covering a broad range of engineered seals, die-cut gaskets, molded rubber parts, and specialty hose assemblies. Since 1963, Niantic has focused on custom fabricated products, holding ISO 9001:2015 certification and AS9102 compliance.

More than just a leading distributor of premium sealing products, Niantic is also a highly integrated customer resource combining a full complement of application and design expertise with extensive materials knowledge. This includes Niantic's custom fabrication capabilities covering a broad range of engineered seals, die-cut gaskets, molded rubber parts, and specialty hose assemblies. Since 1963, Niantic has focused on custom fabricated products, holding ISO 9001:2015 certification and AS9102 compliance.

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Position facilitates the day-to-day quality activities within Niantic Seal. Responsibilities related to test and inspection of products, raw material, and equipment, handling of nonconforming material concerns, quality problem resolution, and the occasional sorting of key products for determination of quality characteristics as required, in support of customer requirements. This person may interface with other internal functions, suppliers, and customers, with the goal of assuring quality of product and process, increasing customer satisfaction, and improving profitability by contributing to continual improvement.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties/Responsibilities:

• Training will be offered to candidates that meet basic, key requirements of the position but may have limited experience in others.
• Interprets customer and internal specifications, drawings, work instructions, procedures, and standards, as required to determine quality requirements.
• Inspects supplier provided components and internally assembled product (Rubber, plastic sealing components)
• Qualifies products and processes for a variety of variable and attributive characteristics and qualities, such as dimensions using measuring devices, and sampling plans to test at specified stages including incoming product, production processes, and final inspection.
• Records test data, applying detail-oriented procedures, formats, and software, and evaluates and reports upon data.
• Performs First Article Inspections (FAI)
• Prepares outgoing customer certifications
• Generates, monitors, and closes, raw material, in-process, and final inspection Nonconforming Material Reports
• Provides input and support to internal personnel on product specification and / or customer expectations.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
• Use all basic hand measurement tools such as micrometers, calipers, steel scale, part weighing scales, etc.
• Experience using and programming CMMs for inspection purposes.
• Strong attention to details and a desire to learn required.
• Able to work with a team environment.
• Strong work ethic with ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to clearly communicate with engineering, technical support, sales, management, and customers.
• Excellent time management skills, with proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience working in an ISO 9001 environment
• Ability to work with little to no supervision.

This job operates in a warehouse/shop environment. This…