Quality Assurance Technician

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Process Control

• Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of process specifications and parameters.
• Regularly checks all SPC monitoring equipment to determine if process is in control.
• Notify shift supervisor and machine operator, Lead Lab Tech if process is out of control and assists in problem solving.
• Perform periodical process equipment calibration.
• Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.

Quality Assurance Testing

• Conduct routine testing of finished product to evaluate quality or performance.
• Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on appropriateness of data for release.
• Participate in out-of-specification and failure investigations and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform visual inspections of finished products.
• Identifies and isolates nonconforming product and assures that it does not get placed in the shippable material inventory.
• Maintain documentation of quality assurance test data to perform appropriate analyses.

Safety and Environmental Related Duties

• Observe safety on shift and correct unsafe behavior.
• Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained.
• Receive, inspect, and handle raw materials.
• Safely operate mobile equipment necessary for testing.
• PFS or third-party related Assignments
• Maintains PFS or third-party Certification Inspector status.
• Participate in internal assessments and audits as required.

Communication

• Communicate findings to Quality Manager, Shift Supervisor, and Production Manager by telephone, email, or in person.
• Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in written or electronic form.
• Drives forklift as needed to relocate material.
• Performs other duties as assigned.