Quality Tech, Monday-Thur 6 AM -4:30 PM, $20-24.50/hr DOE
*targeting someone with root cause/ failure analysis experience, preferably in the rail, auto, trucking or other similar industry.
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New York Air Brake, Kansas City Service Center is located in Riverside, Missouri. We perform AAR approved repair upgrade and COT&S of all AAR freight valves and peripheral devices, 26L, 30-CDW, and CCB type locomotive components and systems, single car test devices, brake cylinders, and tread breaks.
NYAB headquartered in Watertown, New York, with operations in Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri; Irving, Texas; West Chicago, Illinois; and Salisbury, North Carolina. Known for innovation, quality, customer focus, and safety, NYAB continues to grow and offer career opportunities in a people-first environment.
What We Offer: Competitive salary, paid time off (including vacation, sick, personal, and 10 paid holidays, and paid volunteer time), 401k with up to 6% company match and discretionary additional profit-sharing distribution, full medical-dental benefits, wellness program where you can earn up to $1000 per year, various incentive programs, tuition assistance/reimbursement, student loan repayment assistance, and more!
We are currently seeking a Quality Inspector to join our Quality Assurance Team.
Position Title
Specialist 1, Quality Technician
Reports to
Quality Manager and Production Manager
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Daily process audits.
2. Random valve retests.
3. Track with Gage Track all devices for calibration.
4. Perform internal calibrations and send items offsite for calibrations as needed.
5. Assist with the Test Rack repairs as needed.
6. Perform failure analysis on all returned material, both OEM and Repair, with assistance from Quality Manager.
7. Assist with the training Repair Technicians I, II, III.
8. Assist with maintaining training records for all persons in respective production cell areas.
9. Have working knowledge of the NYAB IPM as well as Section J – AAR M1003.
10. Work with Quality Manager as well as shop floor to maintain accurate and up-to-date documents and assist with Document Control Log.
11. Staying observant at all times with respect to shop floor activities, notifying personnel, supervisors, management (both Plant and Quality) concerning any questionable practices or activities.
12. Assist with ensuring that all written work processes are followed.
13. Maintain a practical quality focus on all related issues.
14. Assist with and support all quality initiative activities.
- Must understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/Energy policies.
- Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
- Must understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
- Must understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.
Skills and Competencies
- Technical Capacity
- Demonstrate proactive and creative thinking.
- Knowledge of generally accepted best practices and theory.
- Working knowledge of requirements for calibration, training records and document control.
- Ability to troubleshoot and perform basic failure analysis for quality issues and test equipment.
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with assistance.
- Ability to read technical drawings and interpret with little support.
- Basic knowledge of quantitative methods/statistical procedures and graphic skills.
- Communication Proficiency
- Organization Skills
- Time Management
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
The employee will be exposed to shop floor conditions, i.e. noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt etc. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Lifting of up to 50 pounds.
Required Education and Experience
- Three to Five years of experience in a quality inspector or related role
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
· All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
· This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
· This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $24.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
Work setting:
- In-person
- Manufacturing facility
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to lift 50+ pounds without assistance?
- What is your targeted hourly pay requirement?
Experience:
- Quality assurance/ inspection/ testing: 3 years (Required)
- Root cause analysis: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person