Job Description
Summary of Position
The Quality Technician II is responsible for ensuring the overall quality and compliance of products or services within a company. This position is typically a more advanced role than Quality Technician I, requiring a higher level of expertise and experience in quality control and assurance processes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Inspecting output samples using industry-appropriate methods
- Checking that the assembly or production line adheres to standards and procedures and complying with legal requirements
- Reviewing blueprints and specifications to compare to produced goods
- Recording inspection results by completing reports, summarizing re-works and wastes and inputting data into quality database
- Training the production team on quality control measures to improve product excellence
- Proposing improvements to the production process
- Monitoring the use of equipment to ensure it is safe and discard any that do not meet standards
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and radiographs
- Perform testing at various stages on the manufacturing line
- Collecting and compiling statistical quality data
- Assisting in the development of test methods and inspection plans
- Determining the root causes of product defects and scrap
- Verifying all equipment is calibrated correctly
- Perform quality controls following the Work Instructions (WI's) on raw materials, semi-finished, and finished products.
- Suggest improvements of the WI's in order to reduce scraps and improve the performance of the finished product.
- Improve the capacity for in-depth analysis and improvement of the process.
- Continually support the Production staff on WI's, quality and process issues in cooperation with Management.
- Create statistical analysis and reports on the quality of raw materials and finished product as required.
- Utilize and maintain the supplied instruments of measurement according to WI and safety standards.
- Monitor and suggest improvements to Management on the production recipes for the various steps of the process.
- Monitor and audit operations, suggesting improvements to the tools of quality control used in the production line
- Provide hourly reports to management via email
Qualifications
Skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision yet knows when to ask for help.
- Proven proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office and Excel programs, and statistical software packages.
- Excellent understanding of problem-solving techniques including 8D, 5Why's, Fishbone, etc.
- Works well within a team environment.
- Ability to learn and apply new knowledge to resolve problems.
- Knowledge of reading blueprints/ GD&T Drawings
Traits
- Personal attributes should include being respectful of all people, transparent behavior, hardworking, energetic, reliable, self-disciplined, cooperative, and results oriented.
Education and/or Experience
- Manufacturing experience in a technical role
- Previous PV module manufacturing experience, preferred