Supplier Quality Technician

Why This Role

Quality is where product integrity gets protected before it ever reaches production. As our Supplier Quality Technician, you'll be the first line of defense — inspecting incoming materials and components, catching issues before they become bigger problems, and helping keep our supplier base accountable to the standards our products require.

This is a great fit whether you're looking to build a long-term career as a skilled Quality Technician, or eventually grow toward a Supplier Quality Engineer path — either way, you'll gain real, hands-on expertise in inspection, GD&T, and supplier quality systems that's valuable wherever your career goes from here.

Incoming Inspection

• Perform receiving inspection on incoming materials and components
• Identify, segregate, and disposition nonconforming materials received from suppliers
• Monitor and update inspection plans in the ERP system based on engineering changes or supplier performance

Documentation & Records

• Retain and archive supplier material certificates, certificates of conformance, and inspection data in accordance with procedures
• Gather, review, and retain supplier PPAP deliverables

Supplier Quality Support

• Help determine supplier-at-fault issues identified in production
• Communicate directly with suppliers on nonconformance investigations and returns
• Collect supplier performance data for ongoing monitoring
• Review part specifications to define, create, and set up inspection plans

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Blueprint reading skills
• Experience with measurement tools, including CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)
• Intermediate-level GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
• Familiarity with PPAP processes
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Excel

Nice to Have

• Broad understanding of materials, manufacturing technologies, and processes
• Proficiency with ERP or inspection management systems

Physical and mental demands

• Continuous:
  Sitting, seeing, hearing, speaking, reading, computer use, comprehension
• Frequent:
  Problem solving, reasoning, complex information processing, fine motor skills for manipulating tools or equipment, walk and stand for inspections
• Occasional:
  Decision making
• Intermittent:
  Lifting up to 30 lbs

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position