Quality Assurance Specialist

Newington, NH
Full Time
Mid Level
The QA Specialist assures consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing good manufacturing practice systems; validating processes; and ensuring products meet establish quality standards. The QA Specialist will work directly with the manufacturing team to support critical efforts and key continuous improvement initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Define, review, create methods and processes for testing/measuring production output in quality plans.
  • Perform Gage R&H studies and Measurement System Analysis to ensure testing/measuring methods are repeatable/reproduceable.
  • Review MFG prints provided by the programming team and use MFG prints to build out quality plans in 1 Factory.
  • Define, review, create hard or functional gaging to be used on the production floor and in quality.
  • Learn and train specialized processes related to Wilcox's advanced manufacturing practices.
  • Collaborate and communicate effectivity with the multiple manufacturing teams to support any needs or relay any improvements.
  • Perform data analysis as needed to determine process control (Cpk) on specific critical to quality processes to ensure consistency and adherence to quality standards.
  • Identify root cause of' defects and collaborate on determining corrective/preventative actions.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Experience:
  • 5+ years in a fast paced, advanced manufacturing environment dealing with wide range of manufacturing processes and practices.
Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Blueprint/Technical document reading and understanding of GD&T
  • Usage of basic and advanced quality equipment
  • Advanced understanding of quality and machining/manufacturing processes
  • Able to use computer and Microsoft suite.
  • Regular on-site attendance is a necessary function of this position. 
  • Wilcox is a U.S. government defense contractor, and this position is responsible to control access to export-controlled technology. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access U.S. government-controlled technology prior to beginning work.
Preferred Skills/Abilities:
  • Experience in root cause/corrective action efforts
  • Experience with data analysis tools
Physical Requirements:
  • Able to sit or stand for long periods of time.
  • Able to lift up to 40 pounds
  • Visually able to read fine print
  • Hand Eye coordination and repetitive usage of fingers/hands

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