Quality Assurance Technician 1st Shift River Falls
Summary
Quality Assurance Technician performing visual inspections of painted aluminum and metal-finished parts after the paint booth and running tests such as crosshatch adhesion, mil thickness, pencil hardness, cure, color, and gloss. The role records quality data, uses hand tools like calipers and gauges, and supports QMS compliance in an industrial finishing manufacturing environment.
What We Do: We’re a team of over 900 and with sales of over $150 million. We’ve achieved steady growth through our unending commitment to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services, on time, and at competitive prices. Our services now include: aluminum extrusion, fabrication, architectural and industrial finishes, and more.
General Summary:
Performs a variety of Quality Assurance duties including, but not limited to inspecting material for quality issues safely and efficiently while maintaining high quality standards.
What is the Job?
- Inspects material after it exits the paint booth for quality issues such as pinholes, runs, streaks.
- Accurately records quality data on designated reporting sheets and enters the information into necessary computer programs.
- Performs quality tests including but not limited to crosshatch, mil thickness, pencil hardness, cure, color and gloss.
- Actively watches for major quality issues and reports any discovered to the Department Lead immediately.
- Can locate, read, comprehend and execute proper work instructions.
- Understands Quality Management System as it relates to their job including indentifying, processing and labeling of non-conforming parts and preventative and corrective actions.
- Acts as a resource for others in the department concerning quality and other simple production issues.
- Operates small hand tools including, but not limited to quality test equipment (calipers, gauges, etc.) as necessary.
- Ensures work areas are accessible and safe for employee and customer traffic by maintaining a clean work area at all times.
- Establishes efficient work flow based on product and task.
- Efficiently uses quality testing materials and other supplies and notifies the correct person when supplies run low.
- Properly wears required Personal Protective Equipment.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.