Quality Lab Technician

AGS Automotive Systems is a full-service automotive supplier specializing in the manufacture and supply of complex high value-add automotive metal components, including in particular front and rear impact assemblies, principally for pick-ups and the heavy truck market. AGS offers full range of in-house capabilities including design and engineering, high tonnage metal stamping, light weighting solutions, innovative multi-material joining, high performance coatings including chrome plating and automated manufacturing processes.AGS is committed to delivering high quality, high value products to our customers, who include several of North America's largest automakers. For over 70 years AGS has stood behind our belief in quality, technology, and teamwork. AGS is looking for a Quality Lab Technician to join our dynamic organization.JOB SUMMARYThe Quality Lab Technician helps maintain quality systems and processes to meet company and customer needs. This position provides focused quality support for manufacturing and business processes to ensure the delivery of products that meet our customers' expectations. This position will drive successful development, deployment, and maintenance of business processes, laboratories, and training that contribute to compliance and best practices. The Quality Lab Technician will influence change across all business disciplines and will team with several departments including Engineering, Materials, and Production.DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIESReview and enforce customer needs regarding product quality, identify internal actions to meet specific requests regarding quality reporting and documentation, develop and monitor internal processes to ensure compliance.Work with the production team to review quality business decisions, tolerance analysis, maintain calibration and gauge systems and develop the process of test data collections.Conduct daily testing requirements in a reliability lab and liaise with other departments to ensure conforming material is being produced.Select test products at specified stages in production process, and test products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.Locate, prepare and manage all test samples through the reliability lab. This includes using precise measuring equipment such as microscopes, hardness tester and thickness gauges that will encompass both wet and dry measurement methodology.Record test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.Sets up and performs destructive and non-destructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.Maintain, review, and analyze internal company quality data.Work with department staff and other individuals on inspection activities to meet production demands while maintaining applicable quality standards.Monitor conformance to specifications and liaise with appropriate individuals.Identify internal and external problems and work with others to complete root cause analysis, corrective / preventive action, including implementation.Co-ordinate and deliver training for quality and/or inspection activities.Champions special projects relating to process and quality improvement and the success of new product launches related to quality standards and issues, in a proactive manner. Acts as a customer liaison through phone, email and direct visitation depending on the degree and severity of quality issues.Ensure accurate and timely records and documentation is maintained (i.e. - inspection records, SPC, etc.).Manage lab supplies and ensure a clean lab environment for precision testing.EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEUniversity degree or College diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology or technical related field.Entry level position - recent graduates will be strongly considered.Good analytical skillsEFFORTOccasional periods of mental and visual concentration during computer and scheduling work.Frequent listening and mental attentiveness in dealing with daily logistics demands and supervising people.Mental effort required in multi-tasking and handling interruptions that require constant refocusing.Requires frequent walking throughout the plant.Ability to lift and transfer bumpers during management inspections.WORKING CONDITIONSWork is carried out in a typical industrial environment with frequent visits throughout the shop floor.Requires changing shifts and working additional hours when the need arises. Short notice and time pressuresMay require visits to other locations.Requires wearing personal protective equipment (e.g., safety footwear, hearing protection, safety glasses).Accessibility: AGS Automotive Systems is proud to support the full inclusion of persons with disabilities as set out in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. At AGS we are committed to ensuring the workplace is free from discrimination. Accommodations for disabilities in relation to the job selection process are available upon request by contacting AGS Human Resources at . Equal Opportunity: As an equal opportunity employer, and in accordance with all applicable legislation, the Company prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. This applies to all aspects of employment. All employees must be treated equally without discrimination based on matters such as race, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, or disability.