Supplier Quality Technician - Ditch Witch
Company: The Toro Company
Location: Perry
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
Day Shift - 6:00am to 2:30pm (Occasional Overtime) Starting Pay:
$22.20/hr.-$27.75/hr., based on experience Who Are We? - - - Ditch
Witch, located in Perry, Oklahoma is a division of The Toro
Company. Ditch Witch invented the underground utility construction
industry and today designs, manufactures and markets the most
complete line of directional drills, vacuum excavators, trenchers,
mini-skid steers and performance parts. These products are
supported by a Ditch Witch dealer network with over 175 locations
worldwide What Can We Give You? - - - At Ditch Witch, we are always
working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are.
In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier
medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits -
Ditch Witch offers employees at our Perry, OK location - a variety
of perks, including: - Dress for your day - We know you're more
productive when you're comfortable, which is why employees are
encouraged to take advantage of our casual, office-plant blended
environment. Wellness - In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC
offers a variety of mental health, financial health, and other
types of resources to every full-time employee. Volunteerism - The
Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to
volunteer in the community. Growth Opportunities - TTC prides
itself on giving our employees the chance to grow their careers.
Tuition reimbursement, opportunities to move into new areas of
interest, and promotion opportunities are a few examples. Supplier
Quality Technician at Ditch Witch: This employee principally helps
oversee the quality system for Ditch Witch - products. -He or she
also helps other employees with quality projects, training, and
evaluating condition of product. What Will You Do?
- Reads, analyzes, and interprets information from a variety of
sources, including service and operator's manuals, drawings,
photographs, engineering specifications, notes, etc.
- Records and initiates investigation of complaints from various
areas across the facility.
- Interprets machine prints, welding prints, electrical
schematics, hydraulic schematics, process flow charts, routing of
parts, etc. to contain and resolve quality related problems.
- Initiates corrective actions and preventative actions.
- Performs occasional inspections of equipment, purchased parts,
manufactured parts, and defective parts returned from a
dealership.
- Helps get dispositions for out-of-specification material
completed which includes contacting the appropriate department such
as Product Support, Design, Purchasing, etc.
- Assists various departments for verification of new and
existing products which may include supplier visits, dealership
visits, etc.
- Coordinates problem solving activities to identify and
eliminate root causes of non-conformances.
- Creates and conducts training about quality issues working with
various departments as needed.
- Researches, writes, and edits documents for the business such
as change request documents (CRD's), reject tickets, procedures,
work instructions, etc.
- Organizes, maintains, and updates computer files of
product-related documents.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Hard line to QMgr, dotted line to SQE group for day to day work
direction:
- PPAPs
- Corrective action
- TMD (deviations)
- CRDs (change requests)
- Supplier follow-up
- Investigation of part issues in Ditch Witch Operations
- Interactions with RTV (return to vendor) group, possible
ownership at a later date
- Supplier visits
- Other duties as defined by QMgr or SQE What Will You Need?
- High school or equivalent required and 4 plus years of related
experience.
- Exhibit advanced mechanical, electrical, and hydraulics skills
and aptitude and perform at the highest level.
- Must be skilled with product and processes for supported
areas.
- Knowledgeable of Quality standard concepts, practices, and
procedures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to utilize available resources to conduct technical
research.
- Excellent computer skills (SAP, data entry, MS Office including
Excel and Word).
- Demonstrate excellent writing skills, including research,
organization, writing, formatting, and editing.
- Have a good work record, including indications of strong
self-motivation, high productivity, reliable attendance, attention
to quality, ability to learn new skills, and a cordial, cooperative
personality.
- ASQ Quality Technician certification or higher required or a
lesser ASQ certification with an - - - -understanding that ASQ
Quality Technician certification within a six month period is
required.
- ASQ CSQP preferred.
- Experience in working with external suppliers on processes such
as corrective action, PPAP, return product and auditing required.
Work Environment:
- Regular, continuous use of a personal computer.
- Office environment some of the time, with regular trips to the
shop (including Plant1 , 3, and Product Development), and
occasional work outdoors. The shop environment includes physical
hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic,
sharp objects, and moving machinery. Outdoor work may include
observing or operating equipment at test fields or construction
sites, in all kinds of weather conditions.
- Rapidly changing workloads, priorities, and deadlines.
- Common work weeks of up to 50 hours.
- Possibility of travel to suppliers, estimated not to exceed
25%. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex
(including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender
identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national
origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family
medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other
non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed
to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.---
Keywords: The Toro Company, Stillwater , Supplier Quality Technician - Ditch Witch, Professions , Perry, Oklahoma
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