Quality Assurance Associate

SpringSeal, Inc is seeking a skilled and detail oriented Quality Assurance Associates to join our team. These positions are on our 2nd and 3rd shifts. The Quality Assurance Associate will play a crucial role in ensuring that our products meet the required legal and company standards for safety and quality. This person will be required to maintain calibrated test equipment, prepare test data, maintain documents and worksheets within the Quality Management System and identify areas for quality control improvement.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform inspections of materials, identify non-conforming products and initiate reports according to procedures.
• Disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Assist in creating and maintaining work instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Assist in creating and maintaining Excel tracking sheets for tracking and analyzing data for management reporting.
• Conduct process audits verifying machine parameters, materials and operator performance according to work instructions.
• Inspect dimensions of calipers, micrometers, durometers and other guages or measuring devices to determine the accuracy of the machine operation.
• Inspection and verification of product between the stages of production.
• Check labels and ensure that information is correct on the boxes of incomining materials coming into the plant as well as boxes before shipping products.
• Visually inspect work areas for compliance.
• Inspect received materials for a variety of qualities such as acceptable appearance, dimmension and performance.
• Keep the work areas clean from unecessary clutter.
• Make suggestions and impliment changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase safey and efficiency of the employees.
• Assist the Engineering and Production personnel with any quality related issues.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Associates Degree in science/engineering with 2 years of Quality experience (preferred) or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 5 years of Quality experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively and perform basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as well as unit conversions.)
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of MS Suite (especially as it pertains to Excel and Word ).
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Familiarity with basic inspection equipment (calipers, micrometers, durometers)
• Any experience with Vision Measuring Systems is a plus.
• Must be detail oriented and have trouble shooting skills.
• Must be able to read blueprints and understand basic tolerences.
• Availability to work overtime as needed.
• Must have a high level of personal integrity.
• Must have a strong work ethic and be able to perform job duties under pressure while meeting deadlines.

Physical Requirements:

The majority of the work is done in a busy industrial plant environment. While performing the duties, the Quality Technician must have the ability to continuously stand or walk for the entire 8 hour shift. Normal duties are split between the office environment and the shop floor. The Quality Technician must be able to push, pull, lift or carry up to 25lbs.

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• Quality Inspection Experience
• Data Analysis and Manipulation
• Continuous Improvement
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Quality Control Experience
• Mechanical Testing
• Field Measurements
• Programming Machine Vision Systems
• Weighing Raw Materials
• Tape Measure Reading
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
• Precision Measurement & Inspection
• First Article Inspection (FAI)
• Quality Control Data Analysis
• PPAP Process Experience
• Blueprint Reading

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) (Mitutoyo)
• Calipers and Micrometers
• Vision System (Keyence)