Job Description
Job Description
Supply Quality Technician
The Opportunity
We are seeking a detail-oriented Supply Quality Technician to join a Quality team within a technology-driven manufacturing environment. This position plays an important role in ensuring incoming materials, components, and manufactured parts meet established quality and engineering requirements.
The successful candidate will bring strong inspection and metrology skills, sound judgment, and a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. This role works closely with Quality, Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain teams to identify issues, improve processes, and ensure products consistently meet specifications.
The Role
The Supply Quality Technician is responsible for inspecting incoming materials and components, completing first article inspections, and evaluating nonconforming parts identified during production.
This position performs dimensional and visual inspections, documents defects and inspection results, analyzes measurement data, and provides technical feedback regarding supplier and production quality. The role requires a strong understanding of engineering drawings, dimensional inspection, quality standards, and precision measurement techniques.
Key Responsibilities
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, work instructions, and inspection requirements.
- Perform incoming inspections on components and materials received from suppliers.
- Approve or reject incoming materials based on established quality standards and specifications.
- Document inspection results and contribute to supplier quality and performance records.
- Set up and operate a variety of precision measuring instruments and inspection equipment.
- Perform inspections using established checklists, inspection plans, and production work instructions.
- Maintain accurate and detailed inspection and quality records.
- Develop, program, and optimize Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) inspection routines.
- Lead First Article Inspection (FAI) activities and ensure compliance with applicable quality standards.
- Set up parts and fixtures to ensure accurate and repeatable CMM measurements.
- Interpret engineering drawings and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) requirements to verify part conformance.
- Review, analyze, and validate dimensional inspection results and reports.
- Identify and document nonconforming materials or components and communicate potential rejections to appropriate personnel.
- Troubleshoot CMM programs, probing issues, measurement variation, and other inspection-related problems.
- Lead Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Gage R&R activities.
- Analyze inspection data and support root-cause analysis and corrective-action activities.
- Partner with Engineering on tolerance analysis and design-for-measurement considerations.
- Serve as a technical resource for dimensional inspection and metrology.
- Select appropriate samples and inspection methods to verify dimensions, functionality, and conformance to specifications.
- Maintain testing and quality metrics, including defect and nonconformance data.
- Prepare and submit inspection and quality reports to Quality leadership.
- Inspect components from Production, Engineering, and external suppliers as required.
- Follow established safety procedures and quality practices in all daily activities.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, measurement accuracy, and workplace safety.
- Perform other related responsibilities as business and operational needs evolve.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in quality inspection, dimensional inspection, metrology, or a related manufacturing quality role.
- Experience using measuring devices and test equipment to inspect components, parts, and subassemblies.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering drawings, including dimensions, angles, radii, tolerances, and related specifications.
- Working knowledge of GD&T principles.
- Experience with CMM equipment and dimensional inspection methods.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and production processes.
- Familiarity with quality control standards, inspection procedures, and testing methodologies.
- Strong attention to detail and a results-oriented approach.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Quality, Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams.
- Ability and willingness to cross-train and support multiple products or production areas.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and business requirements.
- Demonstrated reliability, professionalism, and sound judgment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Quality control or inspection certification.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, ISO 9000, or similar quality management systems.
- Experience performing First Article Inspections.
- Experience conducting Measurement System Analysis and Gage R&R studies.
- Advanced CMM programming and troubleshooting experience.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
This position operates primarily within an office, laboratory, and manufacturing environment. The role requires the ability to sit, stand, work at a computer, and perform inspection activities for extended periods.
Occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
We offer a competitive compensation program based on market and industry benchmarks, internal equity, and individual qualifications, with opportunities for compensation growth over time.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid vacation, holidays, and leave programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee recognition programs
- Employee assistance programs
- Additional employee health and wellness resources