Quality Technician

At KMT Waterjet, a Shape Technologies Group (SHAPE) company, we're devoted to a single goal: delivering innovative manufacturing process solutions that propel our customers to success. SHAPE is a strategic ecosystem of companies including Advanced Pressure Systems (APS), Flow International, Shape Process Automation KMT Waterjet, H20 Jet, Aqua Dyne, Aquarese, Pro jet System, and TOPS. Collectively, we provide an extensive portfolio of manufacturing process solutions to customers around the world.
Spanning 100 countries and a broad array of industries, SHAPE is expanding its reach through a growing number of direct and indirect channels. By partnering with our customers, we become integral to the successful design and manufacture of their next-generation products. We continually scour the globe for new, industry-leading technologies to add to our differentiated portfolio of offerings and grow our customer base. Our vision is to become the preeminent advanced process solutions partner handling the highly engineered products of tomorrow.
What We Offer.
In addition to training and career advancement opportunities, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, life insurance, paid disability insurance, education reimbursement, and more.
Job Description:
Quality Assurance Technician performs inspections, testing, and sampling activities to ensure that material/products comply with required specifications, drawings/print, and other applicable quality requirements. Quality Assurance Technician assists co-workers, Quality Engineers, and other departments with problem resolution.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance Technician audits and monitors requirements per the company policies and procedures.
• Performs first article, in-process, incoming, outside processing, and final inspections.
• Initiate and generate Non-Conformance reports (NCRs) as required.
• Inputs and performs trending of key inspection process metrics as required.
• Documents and reports inspection findings and results and monitors corrective actions to findings.
• Performs mechanical, physical, and visual inspection and testing of materials/products, components, sub-assemblies, and finished products per specification requirements.
• Read and interpret specifications and part drawings/prints.
• Ensure calibration and maintenance are performed on inspection, measuring, and testing equipment.
• Perform product identification and traceability activities, as required.
• Work with other company personnel to resolve inspection, measuring, and testing questions.
• Train staff in quality assurance techniques, as needed.
• Document information on the computer in various databases and other internal programs.
• Conduct various tests and quality checks on finished products to ensure that products are compliant with applicable requirements.
• Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures. Comply with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Notifies the applicable supervisor when inspection results exceed acceptable limits or when major incidents of poor quality are noted.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Prefer at least one year of experience with quality inspection activities and/or machining experience including the use of metrology hand tools (micrometers, calipers, bore gages, etc.); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must be proficient and have skills in basic metrology.
• Must be proficient and capable of reading & understanding prints/drawings and specifications.
• Must understand and be capable of performing traceability processes.
• Must understand the fundamentals of quality management systems documentation.
• Must be capable of reading and comprehending simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

• CMM experience and knowledge.
• NDT (Nondestructive Testing) experience with UT, PT, MT, & LT.
• Knowledge of Warranty cost reduction processes.
• Supplier quality improvement processes.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts.
• Gauge calibration knowledge.
• Gauge R & R knowledge.
• ISO auditor experience.
• Sense of urgency.
• Attention to Detail.