FULL DESCRIPTION: 

At MGS, we provide our team members with steady work, year-round, and opportunities to grow a lasting career while focusing on employee safety and promoting a healthy work environment.

In business since 1962, we build equipment that delivers well-engineered, reliable solutions for all kinds of transportation challenges. With a focus on superior quality and great people, we are proud to say we build things that last.

Summary:  Conducts activities concerned with the quality assurance of manufacturing processes, inspects materials and products, such as sheet stock, trailer parts or components, nd finished trailers for conformance to specifications by performing the following:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts the precision analysis and inspection of subcomponents and assemblies involved in the THAAD Prime Power Unit project.
• Records data correctly, clearly and concisely.
• Examine material or product for defects
• Compare product with BOM, drawings, checklists and/or other acceptance criteria to ensure completion of assembly
• Verifies and records specified dimensions
• Rejects nonconforming products
• Assists in AS9102 First Article Inspection process
• Participates in the maintenance of the corrective and preventive action system helping to insure that COA's are issued, addressed, closed and reviewed for effectiveness.
• Assist in FOD and 5S Activities
• Assis in Tool control and other Quality Management system requirements.
• Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities.
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities.
• Participates in PPU team meetings as needed.
• Participates in quality assurance reviews of design documentation for compliance with company quality documents and industry, government and international standards.
• Prepares reports to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities.
• Understands ISO9001 procedures and documentation.  Familiar with or able to become familiar with the AS9100 Quality System
• Performs related duties as assigned by supervision.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Organization and precision are critical elements of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor's degree (B, A) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents in English.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. 

Mathematical Skills
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Design Software; Internet software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Order processing systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Possess or able to obtain ASQ Quality Associate Certification

Other Skills and Abilities

Ability to use small hand tools and measuring devices, such as tape measures, calipers, squares, weld gages, thread gages, DFT and surface prep gauges, etc.

Ability to read and interpret engineering documents.

Ability to operate FARO Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) or similar devices.

Ability to execute process testing such as blast profile reading, coating thickness testing (Paint, Metalizing, Powder Coat, etc.), wet and dry tape adhesion testing, etc.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative off those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be loud at times.