Position Summary:

Has primary responsibility for tracking gages and ensuring they are calibrated and kept in suitable state of repair for facility use. 

Responsibilities and Results:

• Performs all duties to support plant’s daily and weekly production requirements.
• Remove inactive gages from service. Arrange to send to appropriate warehouse.
• Always keep gages in good state of repair and cleanliness
• Track and perform tasks necessary to close out work orders as assigned in a timely manner. This includes fabricating or purchasing all feasible parts to repair in house gages.
• Support the company’s quality process when internal and external quality failures result in gage modifications or repairs.
• Determine priority of work orders and perform tasks according to priority and availability of gages.
• Assist in gage Certification and Identification per direction from certifying entity (CMM Lab, etc.)
• Locate gages in need of certification and direct them to appropriate certification entity
• Prepare gages for shipment to applicable off site locations.
• Ensures and maintains safety and cleanliness of work area by performing housekeeping duties.
• Completes appropriate paperwork and other documentation pertinent to the job.
• Support other Challenge Plant fabrication requirements as needed

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 6 Months of experience in a role where the primary function is quality control or quality management or similar quality function
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Able to stand for 8-10 hours a day and be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions
• Must be able to, when required, work up to 12 hours per day including Saturday and Sunday 

Skills and Knowledge Standards:

• Ability to assist with the assembly of GO/NO GO gages, Feeler Gages
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair and clean shop floor gages
• Ability to use quality inspection tools such as micrometers, calipers, depth gages and attribute gages.
• Ability to read and interpret gage drawings
• Ability to use a variety of gages (functional, go/no go) required
• PC and keyboard/mouse skills required
• Ability to frequently lift/move material weighing up to 40 pounds
• Ability to work as a contributing member within team environment

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• One year manufacturing experience
• Machine shop or millwright skilled trades experience desired
• Ability to fabricate simple pins and other gage parts using typical machine shop tools and methods

Behavioral Requirements

• Has high standards of performance for self.  Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.  Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work.
• Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress.  Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflicts.
• Uses feedback from others to continuously improve performance and work relationships.
• Moves within own and/or other work areas (flexes) to support plant flow.  Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of customers.
• Has necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to perform all aspects of job; rotates through all job responsibilities.  Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively.
• Has ability to focus on benefits of change and see it as positive; approaches change or newness in constructive/objective manner; views change as learning opportunity.
• Looks for good in others; works collaboratively with others; shares information and knowledge.
• Is at work when scheduled and ensures coverage when absent; takes timely breaks/lunches; uses time wisely.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.