Quality Specialist

The Quality Specialist inspects critical subassemblies and audits results against specified requirements. Additionally, the Specialist helps the organization meet ISO standards in documentation and calibration requirements.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interfaces with supervision and shop personnel to ensure product and process integrity.
• Audits all elements of the ISO standard across all functions. This requires process knowledge of Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning and Material Control, etc.
• Assesses product conformance to engineering drawings, MP's, SP's, and to evaluate product quality via inspection.
• Identifies non-conforming materials and documents, investigates, labels, segregates, repairs and resolves issues.
• Audits the product to determine the effectiveness of operator inspections and also to assess compliance to standards and requirements. This audit will verify product conformance to customer need.
• Validates transformer mechanical and electrical components, as well as assembly of same. Verifies insulation levels, electrical clearances, weld and paint quality, and cleanliness of product and process.
• Works with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing and the supplier to communicate requirements, verify processes, and identify opportunities for product improvement. Supplier visits will be a routine part of this responsibility.
• Helps train new employees or retrain employees found deficient during inspection activities.
• Gathers data and performs analysis to determine the root cause of problems identified through, non-conformance tracking, FDR's, audits and assessments will be a high impact responsibility of the Specialist. Helps eliminate and prevent problems.
• Primary focus will be supporting the manufacturing process.
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Broad base of knowledge and effective skills of product and process knowledge, problem identification and analysis and writing and reporting skills.
• Computer literacy with good PC skills and abilities to use Microsoft Word. Excel Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Effective training skills, quality management skills, leadership and influencing skills.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education / Experience

• Associates degree in an engineering related field or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of related experience in transformer technical process work (skilled manufacturing/engineering)

Preferred Education / Experience:

ASQC certification

CONTEXT

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key Working Relationships

Functional Leaders: Engineering, Human Resources, Sales Operations, Sourcing. Works with hourly direct labor employees, support staff and suppliers on a routine basis, and might have occasional contact with customers

Physical Demands

Must be able to stand for extended periods of time

Working Conditions

Office environment and external customer sites