Quality Control Technician

Job Title: Quality Control Technician

Job Description

The Quality Control (QC) Technician plays a crucial leadership role within our contract job shop environment, specializing in sheet metal fabrication. This position involves meticulous inspection and documentation, including oversight of PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and ISIR (Initial Sample Inspection Report) requirements. The role is pivotal in fostering a culture of continuous improvement across quality systems and production processes. The Senior QC Technician acts as a proactive change agent, advocating for process enhancements and encouraging team members to initiate positive changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform the preparation, review, and submission of PPAP and ISIR documentation for contract sheet metal jobs, ensuring all deliverables exceed customer and regulatory requirements.
• Audit welds and fabricated parts to validate adherence to specifications, tolerances, and quality standards.
• Mentor and train junior QC personnel, fostering a team oriented toward continuous learning and process excellence.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for process optimization and cost savings.
• Act as a change agent by proposing, communicating, and helping implement new or improved quality procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes, especially related to PPAP/ISIR non-conformances or customer feedback.
• Represent QC in cross-functional teams, bringing a solutions-oriented approach to meetings with production, engineering, and management.
• Support customer and third-party audits, ensuring all quality documentation, including PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Flow Diagrams, is accurate and up to date.
• Maintain and improve systems for documentation, traceability, and reporting in compliance with ISO standards and specific contract customer requirements.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required; technical degree or relevant certifications in quality/manufacturing preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in an ISO-certified contract job shop, with advanced expertise in sheet metal fabrication and quality systems.
• Extensive working knowledge of PPAP and ISIR processes, including documentation, review, and direct interaction with contract customers.
• Proficiency with advanced inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, CMMs), and a strong command of GD&T and blueprint interpretation.
• Demonstrated experience in leading quality improvement programs and successfully implementing process changes.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to mentor and influence cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, adaptable, and passionate about driving positive change for organizational success.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with machine shop operations, sheet metal, laser, press brake, MIG & TIG welding, and powder coating.
• Knowledge of CARs and ISO 9001 standards.
• Experience in welding inspection and continuous improvement initiatives.

Work Environment

The work environment actively promotes a safety-first culture and full compliance with all safety protocols. It supports a collaborative and respectful environment where every employee feels empowered to contribute ideas for improvement. The role requires performing physical activities that involve considerable use of arms, hands, fingers, legs, and moving the whole body, such as lifting, balancing, walking, and stooping. Employees should be able to carry and lift up to 50 lbs. frequently. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Racine, Wisconsin.