Quality Technician - Landisville, United States - The Shyft Group USA, Inc

The Shyft Group USA, Inc

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Landisville, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Quality Technician | Utilimaster | Landisville, PA
Regular Employee | Hourly Non-Exempt

Who we are:

At The Shyft Group we are driven to deliver.

Proudly the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our
portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis bring people, goods, and services where they need to be.

We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands - Utilimaster, Blue Arc, Royal Truck Body, DuraMag, Magnum, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan RV Chassis, Red Diamond, and Builtmore.

Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft,
building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, every ride.

Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families.

Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road — for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.

With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward — leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among _Fortune's_ 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

What you'll do:

The Quality Technician position is responsible for facilitating various quality activities which includes but is not limited to identifying defects, facilitating containment, communicating with affected parties, monitoring defect rates on in-process and finished production units and assisting with the Problem-Solving process.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

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Practice and promote the company's safety standards and policies including reporting potentially unsafe conditions

Adhere to the company's code of ethics and policies
Evaluates defect data from audit stations to determine source of the issue
Creates Quality Alerts/Visual Aids/Boundary Samples and other tools/documentation for identified defects
Maintains posting, tracking, removal and archiving of Quality Alerts for assigned area
Reviews and collects nonconforming supplier material from assigned work area.
Communicates with suppliers concerning nonconforming material and executes the NCDR process.
Facilitates the containment process by reviews quality issues and associated parts/documentation with the production team to facilitate associate training and ensure containment/product expectations
Performs daily audits of posted Quality Alerts to verify containment effectiveness and identify gaps in implementation effectiveness at audit zones, special containment zones and at the source
Serves as a liaison between various functional areas to communicate information and followup on open actions
Collects, analyzes and publishes quality data to the Quality Engineering team and other affected team members
Provides recurring progress/status updates to team
Assists in collecting and summarizing layout and other measurement data for part evaluations
Works with internal and external sources to create inspection equipment such as gages, check fixtures and errorproofing equipment to facilitate problem solving
Performs qualification activities such as Gage R & R studies other applicable MSA studies
Works with the Metrologist to ensure initial and ongoing calibration of quality tools
Updates applicable documentation such as Gage and Inspection instructions
Maintains boundary samples by ensuring appropriate tagging and replacement as needed
Facilitate documenting and implementing product deviations
Assist with quality activities related to Lean Projects, Special Projects and Automation Projects
Participate in Root Cause Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Practical Problem Solving and other quality processes
Prepare documentation and reporting requirements for the Quality Management system such as Layered Process Audits, Corrective Action Audits and Control of Non-Conforming Product
Assists with facilitating internal and external containment for internal and external supplier issues
Any other duties as assigned by the Quality Manager

What you need to be successful:

High School Diploma or GED equivalent
2+ years of relevant work experience
Excellent math skills with emphasis in statistics is preferred
Excellent attendance
Ability to use basic measurement and inspection toolsSelfmotivated with the ability to stay on task
Ability to read and understand Engineering documents such as part prints and assembly drawings

Why The Shyft Group?
We believe that when our people thrive personally and professionally, our business thrives. We are committed to offering comprehensive benefits programs that stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a work/life balance.

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