Quality Technician I
Innovize
- Saint Paul, MN
- $19.42-29.13 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintains a clean work area and utilizes safe working practices.
- Triaging nonconformance's creating and processing MRB/DMR's as appropriate.
- Performs inspections as required.
- Performs first piece and product inspections as necessary for Value Streams.
- Provides traceable verification by completing inspection documentation or other documents for all components, assemblies, and/or product lots inspected, as required by inspection documentation.
- Performs evaluation of returned goods to verify integrity as requested by the Material Review Board (MRB).
- Maintains control of items in the inspection process.
- Provides training and feedback to associates in quality practices, acceptance criteria and measurement technique.
- Identifies process/product discrepancies and communicates them through the non-conformance procedure.
- Prepares necessary reports including documenting test results and statistics.
- Maintains electronic inspection data using established procedures and file naming conventions.
- Retains records according to company policy and samples from inspections.
- Participates in team meetings as required.
- Wears personal protective equipment as required.
- Ensures all activities are in compliance with Quality System requirements.
- Acts as a quality resource for Value Streams.
- Positively contributes to achieve company's safety goals.
- Accountable for company quality and service goals.
- Accountable for processing assigned inspections assuring they are complete and accurate with no attributable findings within allotted time frame.
- Accountable for Work Habit Verification for accurate electronic/physical data.
- Accountable for coordinating outside calibration of measuring and test instrumentation and or conducting internal documentation audits.
- Accountable for maintaining current learning and development as required for position.
- High School diploma minimum.
- Post-secondary education in a technical program preferred.
- 3-5 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment; medical device industry experience a plus.
- Trained to read and interpret basic to moderately complex engineering drawings and specifications.
- Trained and practice in the use of basic to moderately complex dimensional and nondestructive inspection tools ranging from calipers to the operation of coordinate measuring machines.
- Proficient using Microsoft office.
- Experience using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system helpful.
- Trained in FDA GMP and/or ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 guidelines.
- ASQ Quality Technician certification a plus.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Exhibits a professional demeanor at all times.
- Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions.
- Identify process/product non-conformances or borderline quality conditions that may require corrective action.
- Working knowledge of inspection sampling plans (i.e., ANSI C=0).
- Excellent hand/eye coordination, manual dexterity, and vision.
- Detail oriented.
- Strong desire for continuous learning.
- Can speak, understand and write English.