Quality Assurance Specialist jobs in Jackson, MS

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A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Quality assurance specialist focusing on performing quality control inspections and reporting non conformances and supporting corrective / preventive actions accordingly. You will be responsible to ensure non conformances are detected and accurately dispositioned during various steps of production process. Be the voice of quality and support quality, manufacturing, and other teams to improve the performance and make improvements to the product and manufacturing processes by helping implement preventive and corrective measures for problem areas identified.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Performing detailed incoming materials, in process and/or final inspections on product in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Reducing non-conformances and/or errors found in production and working with Quality, Engineering, and Production to eliminate and/or prevent repeat issues.
• Ensuring containment activities are performed when a non-conformance is discovered to prevent repeat issues.
• Supporting external and internal customer requests, cost reduction activities, performing lessons learned and standard process sharing within teams.
• Reading electrical schematic drawings and product design drawings versus bill of materials.
• Reading and dissecting bill of materials to settle customer specific inspection items.
• Working as a team member on various multi-functional High Impact Project teams.
• Inspect JFR, SFR, and traction regulators from incoming material and then throughout the production process and prior to shipping for compliance to quality requirements.
• Identify and disposition non-conforming material in conjunction with Production, Purchasing, Supplier Quality and Shipping departments.
• Receive oil shipments, including testing of the oil to ensure compliance. Also perform oil tests as needed for oil storage tanks and regulator units.
• Report and update issues using the Shop Floor Management (SFM) tool, SAP, and other reporting mechanisms as required. Lead actions to mitigate and then correct such issues.

Your opportunities for personal growth

• This position works closely with all departments, particularly Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Logistics/Shipping and Supplier Quality. On-the-job training and learning is ongoing.
• Siemens-Energy offers a wide variety of on-line training opportunities.

What You Bring

• 3 years, Associate or bachelor’s degree required. Technical degree or equivalent experience preferred. Quality department experience is highly preferred and may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to read and understand electrical/mechanical drawings and technical specifications used in the design and production of voltage regulators.
• Ability to interpret and apply IEEE/ANSI standards and ensure application in production.
• Able to create investigation reports and conduct independent solving and analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are key.
• Excellent analytical skills and critical thinking to be able to spot problems quickly and find the underlying causes so changes can be made.
• Basic knowledge of Geometric Dimensions and Tolerancing (GD&T) including experience with measuring devices such as meters, gauges, calipers, and other measuring instruments.
• Color vision sufficient to identify wiring, labels, etc. used in the production of voltage regulators, particularly the ability to differentiate between red, green, and yellow colors.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams.

About the Team

Grid Technologies

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90 countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave