Job Description

Role Purpose:
Tests and inspects products at various stages of production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties:

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
-    Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with
     management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
-    Selects products for tests at specified stages in the production process, and tests products for
     a variety of qualities such as visual inspection, dimensions, performance, mechanical, and
     electrical.
-    Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
-    Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
-    Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum
     quality within limits of equipment capability.
-    Prepares graphs or charts of data, enters data into computer for analysis.
-    Maintenance of quality assurance gage and test equipment calibration system and database.
-    Dimensional inspection using hand tools, surface place, micrometers, dial and digital calipers,
     gage pins, height gage etc.
-    inspection under microscope.
-    Other duties may be assigned.

Other Significant Role Requirements:

Supervision:  None

Physical Demands:  sitting for long periods of time.  Using a microscope

Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondences. Ability to speak effectively before a group of customers or employees of organization. Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.

Critical Competencies:
Written Communication - writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Education and/or Experience:
-    High school diploma or general education degree ( GED )
-    2 years minimum experience in the quality assurance industry
-    Computer skills related to Excel spreadsheets and graphs relative to statistical analysis