1st shift Quality Technician at Saelens Corporation – Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

CNC Quality Technician

Location: Johnson Creek, WI

Employment Type: Full-time 1st shift

Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and skilled CNC Quality Technician to join our team. This role supports our highly automated CNC operation, with over 95% of our shop equipped with robotic cells. You will play a critical role in maintaining quality standards, inspecting parts, and ensuring accuracy throughout our manufacturing process.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures proper, accurate records, files, databases, etc. warranting supervisors’ knowledge, action and / or resolution.
• Reports any deviation from requirements/standards to appropriate personnel as required and assists in the resolution of the deviation.
• Audit and inspect incoming and manufactured product, which includes receiving, first piece, in process, and final inspection for all assigned divisions.
• If discovering a quality problem, stop production of suspect product, and communicate the problem to manufacturing supervision and senior management.
• Create gage kits including proper assembly of gages.
• Calibrate gages as needed. Collect and receive gages from outside calibration services.
• Package and preservation of gages as required.
• Notify management if required gauging is not in our inventory for new or upcoming orders.
• Perform cell audits as required.
• Operate and calibrate CMM inspection equipment and other specialty gages as required.
• Ensures inspection area, equipment, and tools are maintained in an orderly and safe manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of MSA systems.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints and technical specifications.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with multiple problems.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions, units to manufacturing situations.
• Strong manufacturing and machining background.
• Basic computer skills in excel spreadsheets, word documents, databases.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of 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 regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 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 occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud (80 to 85 DB).

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

Safety glasses, Steel toe shoes, and Hearing protection