Woodward is looking for a Quality Technician to perform quality control support tasks, including product/documentation reviews, in-process inspections, and routine customer source inspections to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Ability to read, interpret and use the information presented in drawings, diagrams and blueprints to determine appropriate activities, tools, and next steps in the production process. Basic knowledge of GD&T.
- Knowledge of handling materials and safety equipment/gear in accordance with MSDS requirements.
- Ability to operate basic inspection equipment (e.g., microscope, functional gauges, plug gage, and micrometer). Complete open set-ups independently.
- The ability to use computer and web-based systems to input, access, modify, or output information.
- Knowledge of how quality impacts the success of the organization including costs to customers, costs of recalls and potential costs due to negative impacts on a company's reputation. This includes taking the necessary steps to ensure quality on a consistent basis and striving for improvement.
- The ability to see details (e.g., letters, numbers, codes, color, symbols, marks, labels, signs) clearly to accomplish work tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
- 1-2 years of relevant experience
Responsibilities
- Applies basic knowledge of quality concepts, including normal distributions and creating simple charts to track and help drive quality improvements.
- Assist in evaluating non-conformances, causes and corrective action.
- Reviews and approves finished product and associated data prior to shipment to the customer. This includes reviewing test data, preparing certificates of conformance and providing any basic documentation required by the customer contract.
- Retrieves traceability and configuration data in support of a product or customer audit/investigation.
- Performs dimensional inspection using simple inspection and hand tools.
- Coordinates routine customer source inspections.
- Trains other quality inspectors in required in-process and customer inspections, including delegated customer source inspection activities.
Other
- High School diploma
- The ability to identify problems and to assist with resolution. This also includes the ability to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills.
- The ability to accomplish a task with concern for all the areas involved, including the ability to notice minute inconsistencies/faults in parts, equipment, or production processes to prevent faulty products leaving the facility.
- The ability to write effectively, to read and understand work documents, to communicate information clearly to coworkers and supervisors, and the ability to listen attentively and comprehend key pieces of spoken information.
- The ability to provide excellent service to internal customers.
