Quality Technician 2Nd Shift
Gooch and Housego
Rochester, NY
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$19–$23 Per Hour
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Analysis Skills, Auditing, Best Practices, Biology, Biomedicine, Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Coaching, Communication Skills, Component Assembly, Continuous Improvement, Discrepancy Report, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Healthcare, High School Diploma, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Injection Molding, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Medical Equipment, Metrology, Military, Molding Processes, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Optics, Polymers, Product Documentation, Productivity Management, Prototyping, Safety/Work Safety, System Start-Up, Team Building, Team Player, Test Design, Thin Film, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Rochester, NY
POSTED
30+ days ago
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Description
ABOUT US
G&H is a world leader in optical design, testing, and manufacturing. As experts in the technology of light, G&H partners with customers to deliver advanced optical systems, assemblies, and components for demanding applications.
Headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset (UK), with primary operations across the U.S. and Europe, G&H is recognized for its expertise across acousto-optic, electro-optic, crystal-optic, fiber optic, and precision optic technologies. We serve leading OEMs in aerospace & defense, life sciences, and industrial markets, with a legacy of innovation spanning more than 75 years.
THE ROLE
Located in Rochester, NY and founded in 1916, G&H | GS Optics specializes in the custom design and manufacture of precision polymer optics for use in the biomedical, healthcare diagnostics, machine vision and analytical instrument markets, as well as military and civilian night-vision and visible-range sighting applications. In addition to the highly automated injection molding process, it has well established in-house capabilities to provide custom designed diamond turned and injection molded prototypes, thin film anti reflective and reflective coatings and integrated optical assembly solutions.
The Quality Technician is responsible for providing support and qualifying in-process production parts for manufacture following existing test protocols and procedures. This role works closely with production process technicians to start up and maintain a process for producing parts with consistent and acceptable yields. Required to perform process compliance audits to ensure conformance to company procedures.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform dimensional measurements with manual/hand gauges (calipers, micrometers, etc) and computer-controlled gauges (Mitutoyo touch CMM, Zeiss scanning CMM, OGP multisensory CMM, Zeiss profilometer)
- Perform optical non-contact inspection using interferometer and optical bench metrology methods
- Perform visual inspection of optical parts per MIL PRF-13830B to identify nonconformance according to documented parameters
- Notify production personnel of inspection results
- Identify and report systematic and preventable nonconformance occurrences to maximize yields
- Perform final inspection requirements both in-process (where applicable) and as a standalone operation
- Reject defective product and document through Discrepant Material Report (DMR) process
- Document inspection results electronically into Excel based inspection files
- Summarize daily activities and inspection statis via email or daily journal
- Apply flash coating to sample parts using a vacuum coating chamber
- Work with production to actively and urgently find continuous improvement opportunities and work as a team to suggest machine and process changes
- Perform process compliance audits
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma or equivalent experience
- Associates degree in a technical discipline preferred
- Optical manufacturing and/or inspection
- Injection molding
- Medical device manufacture or inspection in an FDA registered and/or ISO 13485 certified facility
- Six Sigma and/or lean manufacturing
- Optical inspection equipment (interferometer, OGP Smart Scope)
- Mechanical measurement equipment (calibers, CMM, profilometer, etc)
KEY ATTRIBUTES
- Strong leadership and team development skills, with the ability to coach, delegate, and drive accountability
- Strong communication and written skills
- Safety and quality focused mindset, consistently embedding best practices into processes and team culture
- Operationally and technically proficient, with the ability to apply expertise to achieve performance goals
Please note that this role will be a 2nd Shift position
ADDITIONAL NOTES
This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work performed and is not exhaustive. Employees are expected to take on additional responsibilities as needed to support business objectives.
The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Employment with G&H may be subject to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR/EAR). Candidates may be required to provide information to ensure compliance with these regulations.
Salary Description
$19 - $23 hourly
About the Company
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Gooch and Housego
G&H was founded G&H in Ilminster, Somerset in 1948. The core skills at the time were centered on manufacturing scientific optical components and crystalline materials. These skills are still very much at the cornerstone of the current operations at Ilminster with global sales of acousto-optics, crystal optics and precision optics. The company now works as a supply chain partner in aerospace & defence, industrial, life science and scientific research sectors providing systems and components based on a broad range of photonic technologies.
From its origins as a craft-based optical engineering company rich in practical optical manufacturing skills, G&H has undergone a transformation over the last twenty years into a high-technology photonics business through an acquisition policy of the best-in-breed companies in individual technology areas . The company now has manufacturing sites in the US in California, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Virginia, in addition to its three UK facilities located in Ashford, Ilminster, Glenrothes, St Asaph, and Torquay, and Shanghai, China.
In 1997 G&H was admitted to the alternative investment market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange. Today the company comprises eight manufacturing sites, with sales offices in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore with additional representation by a global network of distributors.
We have three core business:
AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, INDUSTRIAL & TELECOM, LIFE SCIENCES, AND BIOPHOTONICS with our expertise centering on the four technologies:
ACOUSTO-OPTICS - Vertically integrated acousto-optics (AO) manufacturing begins with the growth of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) and tellurium dioxide (TeO2) crystals used in AO devices. We orientate, cut, shape and polish crystals before they can be coated. Transducers are wire bonded and devices are packaged. We design drivers suitable for each product range.
ELECTRO-OPTICS - Our electro-optics (EO) manufacturing is also integrated. We grow our own crystal: Beta barium borate (BBO), Cadmium sulfide (CdS), Cadmium selenide (CdSe), Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP), Potassium dideuterium phosphate (KD*P) and Tellurium dioxide (TeO2). Each material has different optical properties and we design and manufacture EO Pockel cells for a range of applications based on these. We also design and manufacture drivers to control and optimize Pockel cell performance for advanced laser systems.
FIBER OPTICS - We are renowned for our active and passive components and photonic modules. We are able to provide high performance space- and Telcordia-qualified products for use in all-fiber systems. Our expertise encompasses challenging areas such as manufacturing HI-REL fused components for under-sea and space deployment, working with challenging materials such as PCF or chalcogenide, and designing and testing low SWaP modules for use in rugged environments.
PRECISION OPTICS - We design and manufacture precision optics components and assemblies that few other companies can. Our planar, aspheric, prism and waveplate products are globally acclaimed. G&H precision PO capabilities cover a wide range of specialized manufacturing techniques from crystal growth, polishing including superpolishing, single point diamond turning, magneto optical finishing (MTF), segmented waveplates, anti-reflection, high reflection, and high laser damage threshold (HLDT) coatings, and adhesive free bonding. Furthermore aerospace and defense prime contractors rely on G&H to design and manufacture complex opto-mechanical assemblies.
COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employeesINDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
1948
WEBSITE
https://gandh.com/