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At a Glance
Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Technician to join the Kenall Team in Kenosha, WI. Kenall is a manufacturer of lighting solutions for transportation, healthcare, food processing, cleanroom, and correctional lighting markets. The Quality Assurance Technician position is primarily responsible for ensuring that quality standards, processes, and procedures are adhered to throughout the production process: metal fabrication, painting, surface mount technology (SMT), and assembly. This position reports to the production quality manager and is an on-site, full time, position.
What Will You Do?
• Interprets engineering drawings and schematic diagrams and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality or reliability standards
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability
• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for a variety of qualities such as cosmetic, dimensions, performance, and mechanical or electrical characteristics. Records and evaluates data. Documents performance to existing standards.
• Performs and or controls the calibration of test equipment, as assigned
• Performs in process audits to verify process control and assist in validation of procedural or material deviations
• Prepares and presents technical and program information to team members and management
• Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality activities
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality activities interdepartmentally. Submits ideas for process improvements into project tracking system.
• Participates in Corrective action (CA), Preventive action (PA) and Continuous improvement (CI) activities
• Inspect incoming raw materials as directed. Work with warehouse and purchasing to coordinate disposition of substandard materials
• Upholds quality standards to conform to ISO 9001 policies and procedures
• Upholds safety policy and procedure
• Perform various work assignments in support of department or plant projects
• Provides backup, as needed, to QA personnel responsible for various QA functions
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school
• Or 2-5 years of relevant experience and/or training
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Competency / Skill Requirements:
• Experience with an ERP system
• Basic math skills, add, subtract, multiply, divide the use of fractions, decimals, percent, ratios draw and interpret charts and graphs.
• Ability to use small gauges - micrometer, caliper, pin gauges, and visual inspection instruments
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Blueprint reading
• Must be able to read, write, and understand English
• Ability to organize data and present it in a meaningful manner
• Spanish speaking is a plus
• Some experience in metal fabrication is a plus
• Must work as part of a cross-functional team and independently
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on occasion
Company Info
About Legrand
Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en
About Legrand North and Central America
Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting. We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers' needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit legrand.us
About Legrand's Lighting Sector
Legrand's Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer's vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client's projects.
http://www.legrand.us
http://www.youtube.com/legrandna
http://www.linkedin.com/company/44580
http://twitter.com/legrandNA
Equal Opportunity Employer
At a Glance
Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Technician to join the Kenall Team in Kenosha, WI. Kenall is a manufacturer of lighting solutions for transportation, healthcare, food processing, cleanroom, and correctional lighting markets. The Quality Assurance Technician position is primarily responsible for ensuring that quality standards, processes, and procedures are adhered to throughout the production process: metal fabrication, painting, surface mount technology (SMT), and assembly. This position reports to the production quality manager and is an on-site, full time, position.
What Will You Do?
• Interprets engineering drawings and schematic diagrams and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality or reliability standards
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability
• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for a variety of qualities such as cosmetic, dimensions, performance, and mechanical or electrical characteristics. Records and evaluates data. Documents performance to existing standards.
• Performs and or controls the calibration of test equipment, as assigned
• Performs in process audits to verify process control and assist in validation of procedural or material deviations
• Prepares and presents technical and program information to team members and management
• Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality activities
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality activities interdepartmentally. Submits ideas for process improvements into project tracking system.
• Participates in Corrective action (CA), Preventive action (PA) and Continuous improvement (CI) activities
• Inspect incoming raw materials as directed. Work with warehouse and purchasing to coordinate disposition of substandard materials
• Upholds quality standards to conform to ISO 9001 policies and procedures
• Upholds safety policy and procedure
• Perform various work assignments in support of department or plant projects
• Provides backup, as needed, to QA personnel responsible for various QA functions
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school
• Or 2-5 years of relevant experience and/or training
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Competency / Skill Requirements:
• Experience with an ERP system
• Basic math skills, add, subtract, multiply, divide the use of fractions, decimals, percent, ratios draw and interpret charts and graphs.
• Ability to use small gauges - micrometer, caliper, pin gauges, and visual inspection instruments
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Blueprint reading
• Must be able to read, write, and understand English
• Ability to organize data and present it in a meaningful manner
• Spanish speaking is a plus
• Some experience in metal fabrication is a plus
• Must work as part of a cross-functional team and independently
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on occasion
Company Info
About Legrand
Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en
About Legrand North and Central America
Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting. We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers' needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit legrand.us
About Legrand's Lighting Sector
Legrand's Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer's vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client's projects.
http://www.legrand.us
http://www.youtube.com/legrandna
http://www.linkedin.com/company/44580
http://twitter.com/legrandNA
Equal Opportunity Employer
