Quality Specialist

Location Profile:

Located in South Gate, Dickson Testing Company, Inc. is a full-service destructive testing laboratory serving aerospace and metallic producers worldwide. Our laboratories serve our customers with metallurgical, mechanical, corrosion, and chemical testing services. In support of these services our facility provides complete specimen fabrication, cut off services and heat treat capability.

Position Summary

The Quality Specialist is responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of our operational processes and outputs. The Quality Specialist’s responsibilities include reviewing test results and supporting documentation to validate pass/failure in accordance with Internal Quality / Test Procedures and Customer PO /Specification requirements. A successful Quality Specialist has excellent troubleshooting skills and can ensure that processes and products consistently meet established quality standards. This position reports directly to the Quality Manager.

Key Performance Indicators

• Safety
• FQA and FWIP status
  
  

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or competency needed for successful performance in the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Comply with PCC Code of Conduct Requirements and all PCC Cardinal Rules (e.g. Quality and Safety).
• Work safely under functional safety guidelines such as PPE and equipment interaction.
• Quality Alerts, create and distribute.
• Supplier: Manage SCAR’s for nonconforming supplier products and services.
• Monitor and analyze quality performance.
• Monitor quality control activities and processes at suppliers. Review and analyze corrective action and non-conformance data to eliminate non-conformance.
• Address quality inquiries and concerns from our customer and their representatives/
• Participate with customer audits, work collaboratively with customers to identify quality gaps, ensure corrective action resolution, and oversee continual improvement activities to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Perform and lead internal audit activity to identify process enhancements and ensure compliance with QMS.
• Participate in all 6S programs.
• Assist with training production staff in the implementation of QMS and inspection procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Skills

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Knowledge of material testing.
• Lean manufacturing basics.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Effective communications skills, both verbal and written, to convey ideas and processes
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and quickly, while always focusing on accomplishing the goal.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently without close supervision.
• Effective organization and planning skills.
• Team Oriented.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PoerPoint.
  
  

Experience & Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• A degree from an accredited institution in quality, mechanical engineering or industrial engineering is preferred but not required.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience is required in quality engineering, quality assurance, or relevant / similar role.
• Experience working in the aerospace industry is preferred but not required.
• ASQ certification preferred but not required.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but not required.
• Experienced with Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
  
  

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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Manufacturing and laboratory environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  
  

This description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified.

The job may require additional hours beyond a 40-hour workweek.