Quality Technician

As aPPG Employeeyou are a crucial part of our operations, ensuring that a quality product is available to our customers when they need them. Your work directly affects people's lives!

Primary Responsibilities

• Act as a key contributor in the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for new and/or design change parts, ensuring documentation and validation meet IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Actively participate in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities to support new program launches and process changes.
• Participate in and/or lead cross-functional problem-solving teams utilizing structured methodologies such as 8D, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.
• Collect, enter, and analyze Statistical Process Control (SPC) data; identify trends, out-of-control conditions, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct audits of processes, products, and/or quality management systems based on triggers such as customer complaints, quality alerts, previous audit results, SPC out-of-control points, and product verification checks.
• Responsible for Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R) studies, including completion, documentation, and retention of results per IATF 16949 requirements.
• Manage and implement all quality-related changes to Master Documents to maintain process and documentation integrity.
• Update and distribute process cards to relevant departments, ensuring current and correct information is in use.
• Perform training on new or revised quality standards, inspection methods, and processes for operators and relevant personnel.
• Conduct Quality Inspector training, ensuring inspectors are competent and consistent in application of standards.
• Attend and actively contribute to New Project Team meetings to ensure quality considerations are integrated early in project planning.
• Support continuous improvement activities aligned with the Quality Management System and IATF 16949 requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical certification or associate degree in quality or manufacturing preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and quality-related software.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to process discipline.
• Effective communication skills for training, reporting, and collaboration.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English (verbal and written) is required.
  

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