Quality Control Quality Control Inspector Jobs in Livermore, CA

Summary:

QC Inspector will be the shift leader for QC inspection personnel responsible for through-put and quality standards for the entire area to which assigned. The QC Lead will assign tasks as required to QC inspectors to satisfy production needs while maintaining a high level of quality. .

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Report to Quality Director

· SMT Components QC and verification of part change over and assemblies deviations

· Review all First Article reports daily at beginning of shift, middle of shift, and end of shift. Work with Engineering and Production to resolve day to day quality issues

· Stop the production line for any major quality issues. Major quality issues shall be determined by a large number of repeat defects (3 or more) or anytime the QC Lead deems necessary to maintain build integrity and prevent excessive rework. Immediately inform Production Lead and Engineering when a line stoppage occurs.

· Assist the First Article process to assure good quality for all builds.

· Assist the QC inspectors to assure integrity of PCBA inspections and that all pertinent procedures and work instructions are being followed by QC operators

· Ability to complete First Article PCBA level inspections competently.

· Scan boards inspected in the data collection system. Scanning implies that you have read customer documentation, applicable MPI pages, deviations, ECO’s, and any other associated change documentation. Scanning also implies that you have completed all steps listed in the MPI on the page that specifies your job and completed all steps required by existing Procedures and Work Instructions governing inspection criteria.

· Raise and review Technical Inquiries for any discrepancies on the production line observed. When there are discrepancies, do not start a job without any authorization from Engineer / Supervisor.

· Assist process (es) that are bottleneck per Supervisor/Engineer/Manager direction.

· Escalate all issues to Supervisor / Engineer / Manager. If matters are unresolved, notify the Quality Director immediately.

· Attend training and implement all procedures pertaining to Production, such as ESD,

Housekeeping, First Article, Maintenance, Safety, Test and Inspection Procedures, MSD

Handling procedure, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, etc.

· Provide Feedback on process and quality improvement to Supervisor / Engineer / Management

· Review Data Collection system with Line Lead and QA Director on SMT Defect Yield.

· Be able to associate defects to workmanship standards specified by IPC (class 2 and 3),

as well as custom requirements.

• Complete all other duties as assigned by management.

Other duties may be assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years working in an electronics inspection environment within the CM or similar environment.
• 5 years’ experience performing PCB First Article inspections in a CM or similar environment.
• Previous IPC-A-610 or J-STD-001 experience required.
• Must possess good working knowledge of CM technology (specifically circuit board assembly)
• Ability to train other quality department personnel in inspection techniques, First Article and associated documentation.
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English to the degree necessary to perform the job.
• Detailed knowledge of industry standard workmanship requirements (IPC-A-600 / IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, etc.)
• Ability to visually verify fine detail work.
• Ability to understand and follow directions inspecting printed circuit assemblies (PCA’s).
• Proficient at reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, bills of material, etc.
• Basic competence with MSWord, Excel and Outlook (or equivalent preferred)
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks
• Must be able to sit for long periods conducting work while looking through a microscope or other magnification device.

• Quality-measured by accuracy of inspection and data.
• Possess and demonstrate good team relations skills
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and achieve goals and tasks

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K/ Roth 401K

Paid Vacation

Pay Range: $24 to $27/hr

**The perfect candidate will be committed to provide quality awareness throughout our organization to assure compliance with all product, statutory and regulatory requirements, to improve the effectiveness of our Quality Management System with an emphasis on Product Quality, On-time Delivery, and Customer Satisfaction.