Quality Assurance (QA) Technician

Tests, inspects, and approves products and samples at various stages of the production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties. Assists in training new personnel as required.

- Interprets engineering drawings, specifications, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.

- Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, or mechanical characteristics.

- Records test data, applying standard operating procedures.

- Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.

- Sets up and performs destructive and nondestructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.

- Enters data into computer for analysis.

- Observes in-process operations to ensure compliance with customer specifications for manufacturing, such as pre-heating pipe, hydro testing, roundness.

- Performs visual inspection of finished goods to ensure compliance with customer specifications.

- May be required to calibrate lab equipment to conform to legal and manufacturing requirements.

- Coordinates calibrations of production equipment, QA tests, and NDE equipment as needed.

- Assist in training new personnel in QA functions.

- Performs other duties as instructed by supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

- Must be able to work 2nd Shift schedule.

- Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

- Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

- Must be able to write simple correspondence.

- Must be able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

- Must be able to compute basic arithmetic problems and accurately operate a calculator.

- Must be able to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

- Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

- Must be able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

- Must be able to read, write and effectively communicate in English.

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of welding processes; experience as a welder.

Essential Physical Functions

- The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

- The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.

- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.