M&H Valve Quality Control Technician

M&H Valve Company is a world-class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation for excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state-of-the-art environmental upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we're working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business. M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL based McWane, Inc.

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SUMMARY

Conduct daily testing and quality control functions in a foundry that produces gray iron and ductile iron components and machine and assembly of those parts as well as purchased parts.

Authorities and Responsibilities: In all instances, team members verifying quality have sufficient authority, training, and organizational freedom to:

• Identify and document quality issues for corrective actions to prevent the occurrence of nonconforming product.
• Recommend, initiate, implement, and verify solutions for continuous quality and process improvement.
• Terminate the processing, delivery, and/or use of non-conforming items until proper disposition of material or rectification of deficient conditions has occurred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of team members.

• Wears appropriate PPE, which may include fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head and eye protection.
• Proactively promotes The McWane Way principles.
• Establish guidelines on what needs to be checked and what the quality standards are.
• Conducts routine surveillances of in-process manufacturing activities.
• Analyzes and interprets testing results data, troubleshooting when results fall out with the expected ranges.
• Compiles data into reports for facility management.
• Determine quality metrics for all manufacturing procedures.
• Develop and write procedures and work process flow control documents.
• Update our Quality Management System (QMS) with incidents, fixes and improvements.
• Audit our internal systems and procedures based on ISO 9001 requirements.
• Monitor the entire production cycle and perform regular tests to identify potential malfunctions as early as possible.
• Oversees routine testing, calibration, and monitoring of equipment.
• Inspect products and materials as needed for defects and durability.
• Identify the root of technical issues and recommend fixes.
• Prepare reports on material returns and corrective actions (e.g. number of defective raw materials per order).
• Review current mechanical drawings and quality documentation.
• Set and track quality assurance goals (e.g. reduce average turnaround time for quality checks by 20%).
• Coordinate with external quality assurance auditors and technicians to ensure legal compliance.
• Work with internal teams to increase customer satisfaction by improving the quality of the products.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a quality-related field with two years hands on quality-related experience; four years' experience in a quality control related function in a manufacturing environment may be substituted.
• Knowledge of measuring tools and equipment and ability to interpret mechanical drawings.
• Experienced in gage calibration and software control.
• Understanding of casting defects.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with fractions and decimal equivalents; able to convert fractions to decimals and in reverse; able to convert inches to millimeters and in reverse; able to convert inches to millimeters and in reverse. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to understand a mechanical drawing including the dimensions and tolerances detailed on that drawing.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Windows, Outlook, Excel, and Word and related analysis software.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. ,

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.