Quality Technician - 3rd Shift

Techniplas is a global supplier of sophisticated plastic components and design-focused, multifunctional surfaces that are primarily for the automotive sector, as well as the industrial, consumer goods, medical and other markets. The company’s products follow industry trends like weight reduction and vehicle electrification, innovative operating concepts, high-quality surface finishes, and an increasing focus on convenience and safety.

The Techniplas Group runs 30 sites worldwide with production, sales and / or technology hubs and employs just under 4,000 members of staff. The company serves customers and platforms around the world, focusing on technological expertise and collaboration with customers in the fields of design and engineering. Techniplas has long-term relationships with many of the world’s leading automotive and industrial OEMs.

JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to distinguish the colors of products, identify defects, and prepare a quality disposition.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to make decisions concerning the acceptability of production parts.

• Assist in the resolution of problems and respond to customer and supplier needs.

• Assist in the conducting of various gauge, dimensional, and process capability studies, which may require the use of a variety of measuring devices such as the optical comparator, the CMM, and a variety of manual measuring devices and fixtures.

• Create, maintain, and update procedures for each part number.

• Interpretation of engineering drawings.

• Maintain a daily logbook on quality critical process data with other Technicians.

• Maintain the necessary gauges, tools, meters, instruments, and equipment in the calibration system along with all records required.

• Maintain various filing systems, including material certs and other customer-generated quality standards.

• Perform input for capability studies and statistical process control (SPC).

• Perform routine daily production inspections, which may include recording molding machine data, recording machine cycle times, collecting scrap information, advising the production supervisors of unsatisfactory quality levels, monitoring production operations, and alerting appropriate supervisors of potential quality problems

• Performing product testing, which may involve routine ongoing tests, such as salt spray, humidity, CASS, thermocycling, gravimeter, adhesion, and film build, and may involve special procedures involving other test equipment such as the CMM and Chatillon.

• Follow standard operating procedures to ensure proper quality of work and efficiency.

• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.