Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Assurance Technician

The Quality
Assurance Technician is responsible for promoting the Quality Management
System. They ensure that products are compliant to internal, customer, and
industry specifications. The Quality Assurance Technician will participate in
the customer contract review process, support Internal Audit Program, promote
the implementation of Corrective Actions, revise technical documents, analyze
inspection data, and report results to Management. They will support product
release testing, gage calibration, customer DQR release, and other tasks as
assigned.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in
Warren, RI is responsible for engineering and manufacturing some of the
world's most advanced sealing solutions.

Essential Functions:
- Responsible
for a broad range of Quality Assurance functions to include:
- Audit Program. Coordinate
internal and external audits. Develop and train new internal audit Team
members, outline audit plans, report deficiencies.
- Review, revise, create, and
implement Quality Management Systems processes and written procedures.
- Develops, implements, and
monitors data collection processes to detect trends in process control,
identify root causes of process deviation, and implement corrective
actions to reduce process variability while optimizing product quality.
Communicate to Management the impact of process variation.
- Performs Customer Contract
Review to ensure compliance with regulatory, industry, and customer
purchase order requirements. Reviews technical data to ensure
manufacturing and inspection processes can produce conforming products.
Populates quality requirements compliance matrix and communicates
applicable requirements to planning, production and inspection
departments.
- Communicates special customer
requirements to purchasing and supply chain to ensure customer
requirements are met by suppliers.
- Collaborates with other functional areas to establish quality procedures for meeting customer requirements.

- Responsible
for a broad range of Quality Control functions to include:
- Standardize inspection sampling plans to ensure compliance with customer requirements and industry practices.
- Oversees inspection reporting, gage set-up, and roaming inspection support.
- Coordinate product release testing with Quality Control Technicians and ensure compliance with customer requirements.
- Participate in the Control of Non-Conforming Material process (MRB, RMA, Containment, RCCA).
- Support Control of Monitoring and Measurement Equipment Recalibration system
- Participate in MagSeal's Designated Quality Representative (DQR) program and release products on behalf of applicable customers per specified requirements.
- Responsible for storing and handling all Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) appropriately to prevent unauthorized access, dissemination, or use of this information or documentation.
- Support all visitor and security policies to protect ITAR/EAR/CMMC/CUI information, documents, product, etc. from unauthorized access by informing management immediately of any concerns.
- Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in employee's work area.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Regular and acceptable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Required Skills &
Qualifications:
- Motivated and energetic;
service-oriented
- Organized with emphasis on
attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and manage
multiple priorities timely and efficiently
- Strong verbal, written, and
interactive communication skills with all levels of employees, management,
and business partners
- Ability
to read, understand, and communicate internal procedures and policies
- Ability
to read and understand technical drawings (blueprints).
- Computer
literate in Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, ERP Systems, Document Control
and other databases. Able to learn
additional programs as needed.
- Demonstrates
a safety first thought process.
- Perform
work accurately and thoroughly.
- Communicate
effectively with others both verbally and in written form.
- Act
in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment.
- Make
decisions while following company procedures.
- Use
critical thinking and reasoning to solve problems.
- Attention
to details, accepts responsibility and adapts to change easily.
- Demonstrate
honesty, integrity and conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted
standards
- Able
to work independently with minimal supervisor and work and interact well
with others when working in teams.
- Possesses
strong self-motivation and processes work in an efficient and timely
fashion.
- Local to the Rhode Island
facility

Required
Experience/Education/Training/Certifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Two (2) to five (5) years of
professional experience in a Manufacturing and/or Quality Assurance Role.
- Familiarization with ISO9001
& AS9100 Quality Management Systems

Physical Requirements:
- Able to stand frequently.
- Able to walk frequently.
- Able to sit frequently.
- Must be able to bend, squat and kneel occasionally.
- Must be able to reach outward frequently and reach above shoulder occasionally.
- Must be able to use fine manipulation occasionally.
- Able to handle and grasp tools/equipment and products occasionally.
- Finger dexterity to rotate parts occasionally.
- Able to read and write in English
- Must be able to push/pull up to 10 lbs. occasionally.
- Must be able to lift/carry up to 10 lbs. frequently.
- Must be able to push/pull from 11 to20 lbs. frequently.
- Must be able to lift/carry from 11 to20 lbs. occasionally.
- Must be able to push/pull and lift/carry from 21 to 50 lbs. occasionally.
- Visual Acuity - Able to see close detail, distance and colors constantly.
- May come into contact with chemicals.

Work Environment and Safety Equipment
Required:
- Office environment and Manufacturing Shop/Shipping atmosphere with open floor space, can be noisy at times, and is climate controlled.
- Able to work onsite per business needs and per employee's standard hours.
- Able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment as required.

ITAR/EAR Compliance:
This position requires access to export-controlled information and/or hardware,
and candidates must be U.S. Persons that comply with all U.S. Export control
laws and regulation. As such, U.S. citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent resident
status, protected person status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or the ability to
meet ITAR and EAR requirements is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Veterans/Disabled

365 Market Street
Warren, Rhode Island, 02885
United States