# Quality Associate **Company**: Multimatic **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: entry **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Manufacturing **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17110208 **Apply**: https://multimatic.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MMEC/job/Fort-Wayne-Indiana/Quality-Tech---2nd-Shift_JR103475?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_1f402946-9bb ## Description Act as a liaison between the Quality and Manufacturing groups. Audit, enforce and train other associates on all aspects of the quality policy. Should be self-directed and work well with minimal supervision. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** - Read, interpret and understand blueprints using GD&T - Have general knowledge of several production processes and how parts are produced and how characteristics impact downstream customers - Hold non-conforming materials using inventory management - Sort through non-conforming material as necessary to aid in disposition - File and maintain in-process inspection reports - Assist Quality Technicians perform capability studies, Gage R&R’s and analyze process variances - Assist with running any extra testing required as part of validation process after quarantine - Problem solve and work with operations on shift to determine root cause of material on hold and make the appropriate changes to limit the amount of material placed on hold - Perform control plan audits and work with Quality Engineers to update control plans as needed - Perform Process/Product and LPA Audits - Issue gages to production as necessary - Assist with or answer 8D assignments on customer rejects - Update ICP’s as needed for various programs as assigned - Generate new form/work instructions/checksheets - Assist the Quality Manager and Quality Engineer as assigned and with PPAP’s - Fill in for Quality Technicians and Weld Analyst positions when needed - Make quality decisions on production parts when necessary - Assist with organization and set up of outside sort or rework activities (Vendor) - Assist and maintain internal sort criteria and instructions - Collect and input production information into Quality databases **Qualifications:** - High School diploma or GED - Minimum two (2) years general or specific experience in this field - Ability to read, comprehend and interpret documents and statutes from jurisdictional agencies and governmental units, procedure and policy manuals, contracts and agreements - Ability to write instructions, procedures, policies, reports and various correspondences - Ability to speak and present effectively in one-on-one, and in small and large group settings, as well as before customers, government and regulatory agencies - Apply mathematical concepts in statistical analysis, design of experiments, and part variations - Apply common sense understanding and create instructions, reports and analysis from data or statues furnished in written, oral or diagram form - Interpret and apply laws and regulations to situations - Negotiate with associates and business entities - Superior interpersonal abilities - Ability to communicate with diverse personalities is tactful, mature and flexible - Good reasoning abilities, sound judgment, resourceful and well organized - Establish credibility and be decisive, while supporting personnel and the organizations preferences and priorities **Physical Demands:** - Frequently required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to feel or handle objects, tools or controls; reach and lift with hands and arms; talk, see and hear - Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds - May need to be available during off hours if needed, and have the flexibility to work various shift hours and/or extended hours if needed **Work Environment:** - Occasionally works near machinery and moving parts - Exposed to the risk of electromagnetic fields, risk of electric shock and vibration - Required to travel and stay overnight on occasion - Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, but will be loud when in the production environment ## Skills ### Required - GD&T - inventory management - problem solving - statistical analysis - design of experiments --- Source: [Apply at multimatic.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com](https://multimatic.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MMEC/job/Fort-Wayne-Indiana/Quality-Tech---2nd-Shift_JR103475?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)