Quality Technician, D Shift - The Toro Company

Who Are We?

At the Toro Company, you will find many opportunities to share your ideas and develop your talents, with a financially successful market leader.  You will enjoy a workplace founded on ideals, where people and performance are valued equally, where ethics are a way of life, and where relationships thrive on trust and respect.

The Quality Technician analyzes diverse quality situations to result in solutions, verifying the quality of a variety of parts, products and processes.  Provides guidance and training to QA team members in following the established quality control techniques for maintaining the quality of manufacturing operations

Hours: D shift: 6:45p-7am, Wednesday/Thursday - Saturday

Pay Range: $18.00 an hour or more depending on experience.

What Will You Do?

• Establish Receiving Inspection Process in Extrusion
• Experience in Problem Solving
• Root cause analysis
• CDIs
• Kaizen
• RCCM
• RPS
• Warranty claims analysis in Extrusion
• Six Sigma
• Strong 5S skills
• Sets up existing quality conformance criteria and control charts and monitors for adherence to established QA and Toro standards.
• Performs inspection of existing layouts for exiting, new, or modified tools.
• Collaborates with Operations personnel on related process changes and inspections.
• Adheres to existing programs to reduce inspection time.
• Assists Inspectors in the use of precision equipment.
• Inspects parts or products as required and documents and reports findings, testing results and recommendations.
• Conducts sampling and auditing required to confirm adherence to quality procedures.
• Charts data gathered from various quality checks to be used in analysis, decisions and feedback for quality improvements.
• Monitors quarantined inventory levels and manages physical movement, identification and material transfers within SAP.
• Maintains a safe and healthy workplace for employees in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.  Promotes a positive attitude towards safety.  Adheres to the requirements of Company safety policies as well as safety rules, instructions and procedures.
• Practices continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for streamlining work and reducing waste.
• Other duties as assigned.

What Do You Need?

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Associates Degree or technical education, equivalency degree preferred.

• Five years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Minimum of 3 years using inspection equipment and methodologies within a quality management (QMM) system is required.

• Good Verbal and Written English skills.

• Experience including calipers, micrometers, and other handheld tools.

• Basic to intermediate competency level in MS Office.

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.