Quality Technician at Generac Power Systems Inc — Sussex, WI

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1st Shift Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Pay Rates:

• Quality Technician I: $21.25/hour
• Quality Technician II: $22.75/hour
• Quality Technician III: $23.75/hour

The Quality Technician is responsible for facilitating the parts quality process throughout the organization. In partnership with internal business units, this role ensures the precision and inspection of parts moving into the facility. This role supports Quality Management Systems, drives data collection, reporting and analysis. Partners with leaders in the daily operation of an area with responsibility to improve quality systems, processes, and performance.

Major Responsibilities

• Leads problem solving resulting in effective countermeasures to quality issues
• Implements resolutions from basic to moderately complex problems. Exercises judgment within procedures and practices in selecting methods and techniques for arriving at solutions
• Implements process improvements to continuously improve quality
• Leads team in adherence and improvement to Quality Control Plans and mistake proofing
• Conducts process and product audits to ensure team members are following standardized operating procedures and adhering to all quality standards
• Able to conduct standardized problem-solving process and implement corrective actions to resolve design, supplier, or production quality issues
• Supports facility in gage/tool calibration and Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R)
• Adheres to all company policies, state, and federal regulations.
• Participate in MRB review and corrective actions

Basic Qualifications:

Quality Technician I

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 0-3 years of quality experience

Quality Technician II & III

• Associates degree or 3+ years of quality experience

Additional Qualifications:

• Has the ability to maintain a professional rapport with support groups and peers while achieving results
• Leads communication to team members reviewing achievement to quality metrics and progress of countermeasures/projects
• Supports communication to Supervisor of issues impacting quality with appropriate countermeasures.
• Ability to perform reading, writing, and math functions
• Basic drawing, wiring, and schematic interpretation skills.
• Intermediate PC knowledge.
• Intermediate knowledge of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Quality Control Plans, mistake proofing, Nonconforming Material Reports (NMR), Engineering Change Requests (ECR), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and ISO Quality System processes.
• Knowledge in CMM programing and processes – Quality Technician II & III
• Ability to train others – Quality Technician II & III

Preferred Qualifications:

• Quality Technician I – Associates degree and/or Certified Quality Technician preferred.
• Quality Technician II & III- Bachelor's degree preferred and/or Certified Quality Technician