Quality Control Technician

Advanced Machine & Engineering (AME) is located in the heart of Rockford, Illinois. Our 50+ year old company offers a unique work culture with excellent people. We invite you to visit our website at www.ame.com to learn more.

We have Immediate full-time opening for a Quality Control Technician.

Ideal applicant education, skills and requirements include the following:

Job Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for finished products including documentation of final inspections and testing.
• Inspect finished products by confirming specifications on blueprints, conducting visual and/or measurement tests and returning products for rework.
• Inspect re-worked products in final.
• Perform accurate mechanical, physical, and visual inspection of raw material, components, and sub-assemblies used in final assembly.
• Document and report inspection findings and results and monitor corrective actions to inspection findings.
• Initiate Non-Conformance reports (material rejection notices) as required.
• Conduct various tests and quality checks on finished products to ensure the product has been tested and falls within standards.
• Examine material or product for surface defects such as cracks, pits, and incomplete welds.
• Compares product with parts list to ensure completion of assembly.
• Rejects defective parts, and marks type of defect on part, container of parts or inspection tag.
• Interprets engineering drawings, diagrams and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
• Perform other quality system processes at the direction of the Quality Director.
• Assist with attaching parts to final product.
• Test assembled electrical components.
• Designs and develops forms and instructions (Run Charts) for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data.
• Communicates with and directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product.
• Inspects product, providing receiving inspection of purchased goods, 1st piece inspection of product in-process, and Final Acceptance of finished product.
• May maintain Gage Calibration system, including checking, calibrating, repairing gages and issuing gages.

Education / Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2 to 4 years of job-related trade school or vocational education, work experience, or apprenticeship.