Magna Engineered Glass: Quality Technician

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* Job Responsibilities:

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*** Perform product testing and inspection using defined testing methods, fixtures, and measurement systems to ensure compliance with internal quality standards and customer specifications.
* Audit products, processes, and documentation to verify conformance with IATF 16949 requirements, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality systems.
* Utilize and analyze Statistical Process Control (SPC) data to monitor process performance, identify trends, and initiate containment or corrective actions as required.
* Initiates production stops or escalates quality concerns in accordance with established procedures when nonconforming product or process conditions are identified.
* Lead and/or support in-house and on-site customer product sorts, re-inspections, and containment activities to address quality concerns; train production operators on off-line inspection and containment activities as needed. (Role may require lifting up to 50 lbs.)
* Issues, maintains and implements activities relating to corrective and/or preventative action.  Provides input on causes or reasons for quality problems and recommends process changes if necessary.
* Investigate internal and customer-reported nonconformances; visually inspect customer returns, determine product disposition, and coordinate containment, rework, or scrap decisions in alignment with quality procedures.
* Perform measurement system analysis, including fixture reliability and repeatability (R&R), to ensure accuracy and consistency of inspection and test results.
* Develop, analyze, and execute product testing procedures and inspection methods in accordance with control plans and quality engineering direction.
* Support product launches and engineering changes by assisting with quality planning activities, inspection setup, validation testing, and early production containment as required.
* Establish and maintain visual quality standards and inspection criteria in collaboration with manufacturing and engineering teams.
* Initiate and support updates to control plans, inspection plans, IPICS, and control charts based on SPC data, audit findings, or corrective action outcomes.
* Represent operations quality when communicating with internal teams and external customers regarding quality issues, inspection results, and control limits.
* Conduct internal quality system and process audits in support of company, customer, and IATF 16949 requirements.
* Compile, analyze, and summarize quality data and metrics for reporting purposes, including monthly or customer-required quality reports.
* Properly handle and dispose of hazardous materials and waste in accordance with Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements.
* Perform all duties in compliance with company Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and procedures, as well as applicable federal, state, and local regulations; promptly report unsafe conditions, hazards, or workplace injuries.
* Perform additional duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.
* Actively contribute to a positive and collaborative work environment, demonstrating flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs and priorities.
* High school diploma or GED required;
Associate’s degree or technical certification in Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, or a related field preferred.
* 2–5 years of experience in a manufacturing quality role, preferably within an automotive (IATF 16949) environment.
* Working knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements and customer-specific requirements (CSR).
* Experience with product inspection, testing methods, and use of basic measurement tools; ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
* Working knowledge of SPC, data analysis, and structured problem-solving methods (e.g., 8D, MDCAR).
* Experience supporting corrective and preventive actions, audits, and containment activities.
* Ability to work cross-functionally with Manufacturing and Engineering and communicate quality issues internally and with customers as needed.
* Ability to work in a shop-floor environment, including standing for extended periods and…