Fabrication Quality Assurance Technologist; ISO​/PPAP

A day in the life

You start by reviewing certs and lot IDs to maintain full material traceability. A truck arrives and you perform incoming inspections, checking type, size, and quality against Argon Industries criteria and ASTM/AISI standards—including flatness and squareness. Mid‑morning, you run a first‑article on a welded assembly using a Keyence CMM and traditional tools (micrometers, height gages, calipers, squares, pin/thread gages). You capture results, compare them to blueprints and the Job Traveler, and note a minor deviation.

After lunch, you partner with engineering to update a drawing and program, then document the change to the Job Traveler to ensure clear and accurate information on the floor. A customer complaint prompts a quick 5‑Why session; you log a CAR, follow up with a supplier via a SCAR, and align stakeholders on actions and timing. Before wrapping, you organize QA files, prep evidence for an upcoming ISO internal audit, and advance a PPAP submission for a new part.

Along the way, you coach teammates on gauge use, reinforce Argon’s Quality Policy and ISO procedures, and share one new idea to improve efficiency and safety.

• Champion Argon’s Quality Policy & Requirements and ISO procedures; train and monitor employees for adherence.
• Assist with ISO internal audits and maintain audit‑ready documentation.
• Analyze new parts and complete PPAP deliverables.
• Communicate with customers, suppliers, and coworkers; prepare, review, enforce, and follow up on CARs, SCARs, and customer complaints, ensuring timely, complete paperwork.
• Organize and maintain Quality Assurance documentation and files.
• Interpret ASTM and AISI standards and assess compliance (including flatness and squareness).
• Read and interpret the Job Traveler, blueprints, drawings, and deviations to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Train and assist personnel on potential problems, safety concerns, and methods to increase efficiency.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to keep drawings, Job Travelers, and programs current and accurate.
• Observe, evaluate, and recommend improvements to policies and procedures.
• Identify appropriate materials; verify type, size, quantity, and quality, and maintain full traceability.
• Perform first‑piece, in‑process, and final inspections for internal welding and fabrication.
• Inspect incoming materials against Argon Industries’ criteria.
• Revise and maintain quality‑related Work Instructions.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Calipers, micrometers, height gages, squares, pin/thread gages.
• CMMs, including Keyence CMM and Inspecvision systems.
• Manual layout inspection techniques.
• 5 Why for root‑cause analysis;
  Continuous Improvement methodologies.

• Working knowledge of quality systems and familiarity with ISO; exposure to ISO 22000 is a plus.
• Ability to use or learn inspection equipment (micrometers, calipers, height gages, CMMs, etc.).
• Fluency in blueprint reading, including GD&T and weld symbols.
• Capability to perform manual layout inspection.
• Preferred: experience with APQP.

• Continuous Improvement
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• ISO 22000
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Blueprint Reading