Quality Analyst

Location: California

** Be visionary
** Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
** Job Description
**** Company Overview
** Teledyne Analytical Instruments is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of high-quality gas and liquid analyzers. With over 50 years of experience, Teledyne’s product line includes electrochemical sensors, analyzers, and custom systems which combine expertise in electronics, chemistry and engineering. TAI provides scientific solutions for chemical analysis problems.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

** Quality Analyst Summary
** Provides support to production and manufacturing areas for quality questions, issues, and testing.  Participates and may lead in external, internal and supplier audits.  Maintains documentation on audit findings and is responsible for following up on corrective action plans and areas of nonconformance.  Determines critical methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel.  May work on items of unique complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation.
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
** performed under very limited supervision include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.
* Primary responsibilities are to analyze and improve overall quality management system and practices; track established quality metrics.  Provide and/or oversee training on new or modified QMS procedures.
* Supports/facilitates process improvement in areas such as vendor assessment, contractual and regulatory compliance, and product manufacture.
* Participates in performing internal compliance audits to verify adherence to company policies, standards, and procedures.  Support all third-party inspections and audits, as well as supplier audits.  Document results of inspections. Identify and clearly communicate nonconformance’s to Management in a timely manner. Ensure corrective action is taken, documented, and nonconformance is rectified.  Manage Quality Action Requests for timeliness of response, closure, and effectiveness of response.
* Performs queries of established databases to derive trend analysis data and provides feedback in support of product and system improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the quality system.
* Prepares written reports of findings obtained from analysis, including the results of internal audits.
* Prepares business reports, feasibility studies, and justification statements when a requirement.
* Participates in the Quality Planning process as focused in identifying and ensuring satisfaction of customer order requirements.
* Participates in the customer satisfaction assessment process.
* May assist in the generation of SOP's, GMP's, and Quality System procedures or changes thereto when required.
* Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, purchase orders, work orders, etc., to determine quality status.  QC Custom CEM Systems, and incoming instruments.

- Manage nonconformance material review board for proper disposition and tracking.  Review final test data and generate Certificates of Conformance.
* Assists in preparation for Teledyne's annual ISO 9001 recertification audit.
* Uses SPC principles in support of root cause analysis when assessing production anomalies, including variability studies.
* Responsible for in-process and final quality inspections, training, and receiving inspection.  Document results of inspections.  Identify and clearly communicate nonconformance’s to Management in a timely manner.
* Manage metrology program ensuring all test and calibration equipment are current with third party calibrations.
* Supports maintenance of the company's training and records retention programs.
** Supervisory Responsibilities
** This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may include providing technical leadership to lower level Analysts.
** Competencies
* * To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
* Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
* Project Management -…