Quality Control Technician

Job Title: Quality Control Technician

Department: Quality

Reports To: Quality Supervisor

FLSA Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Company Profile: National Wire has been a family-owned and operated welded wire manufacturing business since 1995 and continues to constantly grow its product lines and services. Based in Conroe, Texas, we are the largest welded wire manufacturer in the southern United States of America. We strive to meet our customers’ needs by exceeding every expectation of every aspect of quality and service. Our priority is always continuous customer satisfaction. We pride ourselves on high standards of operation and service excellence through technical innovations and improved processes based on ASTM standards.

Job Purpose: This position reports directly to the QC Supervisor. The QC Technician will be responsible for executing weight checks on all operating wire drawing machines, ensuring compliance with company standards, and making or reporting changes needed to appropriate employees. In addition, the QC Technician is directly responsible for entering all data collected into the company database.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and manages processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality, function, and reliability.
• Identifies and sets appropriate quality standards and parameters for products.
• Communicates quality standards and parameters to QA team, sales team, and other appropriate staff.
• Identifies and analyzes issues, defects, and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products; works closely with production in the root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, local, and organizational laws, regulations, guidelines, and policies.
• Participates in activities of the Quality Control laboratory or other sources engaged in acceptance of materials.
• Reviews vendors certified test reports for compliance (Mill Reports).
• Assists in establishing manufacturing procedures.
• Assists in inspection of the product with all non-destructive testing methods when needed.
• Assists production with quality issues on all production related materials.
• Keeps upper management informed at all times of in-plant and other problems.
• Coordinates sales engineering on drafting problems
• Participates in NTPEP and any other State inspections.
• Performs internal quality audits
• Initiates and completes pertinent inspection reports.
• Investigates customer complaints and evaluates and recommends corrective action to problems.
• Assists Production Supervisors in interpreting blueprints, manufacturing procedures and inspections procedures.
• Notifies the Quality supervisor and manager, Plant Manager and Production Supervisor of product quality problems.
• Oversees document control program, interfacing with plant employees & sales engineering.
• Oversees accuracy of all test reports, prepares if needed and reviews all test reports for the customer
• Adheres to and maintains safety standards, policies, practices, and procedures to minimize accidents and injuries within the QC Department
• May perform additional duties as needed.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• 1 year quality control experience, manufacturing experience is a plus
• High School Diploma, some college is a plus
• Basic math skills including geometry and basic math
• Knowledge of measuring instruments – includes calipers, micrometers etc.
• Ability to measure straight lines, angles and diameters
• Ability to pass written and hands on math test
• Experience with DOT, ASTM, ISO and NTPEP standards a plus
• Minimum of 1 year experience using a computer – Excel experience preferred
• Flexibility based on plant production schedules
• Ability to read and understand company/industry standards

Work Environment:

• Employees in this classification may be exposed to adverse conditions such as inclement weather, dust, loud noise, heat and wind.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically in the production plants 80% of the time with 20% of the time inside the laboratory.
• The use of personal protection equipment is required. Clothing appropriate to a manufacturing facility is required.

Physical Requirement:

While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, sit.
• Lift on occasion weight up to 50 lbs.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, dept perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Able to wear required PPE, not limited to: steel toe boots, gloves, safety glasses and hard-hat.

The typical work hours and schedules for the job are indicated below, including the percentage and type of travel, if required. The schedule may be subject to change based on the needs of the business.

• Monday through Friday
• 6 AM – 6 PM
• Occasional overtime and weekends may be required, beyond scheduled hours.