Quality Technician

Role objectives

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will support the department internal activities related to gauges, inspection, scrap and quarantine control, new product introduction, as well as the culture of total quality and continuous improvement throughout the company.

Responsibilities

As a member of the quality department, you will perform activities related to:

  • Product dimensional inspection and thus provide a satisfactory level of measurement and process control support.
  • Supplier incoming inspection.
  • Non-conforming parts analysis.
  • Quality system documentation and records.
  • Control existing gauges and evaluate the need of new or replacement gauges for new development.
  • Provide absences coverage on CMM measurement / programming
  • To ensure the accurate and timely completion of all relevant paperwork.

Hours

The Quality Technician will undertake training during two to three months on day shift but will be then be required to work a rotating 3 shift pattern as follows:

Night Shift 22:10 – 06:00

Morning Shift 05:50 – 14:00

Afternoon shift 13:50 – 22:15

The candidate

Job knowledge, experience & qualifications

Experience in metrology (reading drawings and interpreting geometric features/tolerances) within a precision engineering environment. Minimum 3 years’ experience in manual inspection using conventional measurement equipment. Minimum 2 years’ experience in CMM manual measurement using PCDMIS software (programing knowledge is an advantage). A working knowledge of roundness and surface finish test equipment. Knowledge of castings and foundry processes. Microsoft computer literacy. Flexibility & excellent timekeeping.

Personality

We are looking for a pro-active, hard-working candidate, who is disciplined and able to work in a team environment. Must be flexible, being able to adapt their approach to achieve a pragmatic, but still robust solution. The role is very much a ‘hands-on’ role and we want candidates who get involved to achieve the desired outcome for the business.

Organisation: 
alcon specialist brakes & clutches