Metrology Staff

Hitachi Careers • Tallapoosa, Georgia, United States • 1d ago

Description

Position Summary:

This position will be part of the xEV Drive Unitteam for Electric Vehicle products and will be responsible for providing Metrology support externally to customers and suppliers and internally to the plant manufacturing teams for both New Product Introduction and Mass Production activity. This position has direct contact with multiple departments within the manufacturing site and direct contact with the customer.

Overall requirements of the MetrologyStaff position are to provide precision measurement and results summary for analysis of mass production and new model products to judge conformance to requirements.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

Associate Degree in Quality, Mechanical Design, Machining or a comparable field or High School diploma and 3 years of metrology experience

Willingness to shift priorities as business pressures demand

Proficient in Excel and Word

Willingness to work flexible hours based on lab availability (day, night shift)

Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

Work experience in automotive industry, with emphasis in electro/mechanical devices

Knowledge of EV components such as inverters and motors

Well organized, attention to detail and able to handle multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously

3 years of experience in creation of measurement programs on CMM (PC-DMIS Preferred).

Essential to Job Functions – Physical and/or Mental Restrictions:

Ability to work flexible schedule including all shifts and days as needed

Ability to work for extended periods of time while sitting

Standing, walking, and bending for the duration of the workday

Ability to lift 35lbs from floor to a height of 4ft

Ability to push or pull pallet jack up to 450lbs

Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information and a computer screen

Ability to use hand tools and view small components through a microscope for extended periods of time

Software:

Proficiency in Excel, Word & PowerPoint

Intermediate level proficiency with CMM software such as MCOSMOS.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities

% of Time Spent performing Duties

Perform Daily CMM part verification for the Assembly Lines -60%

CMM Program development for new model parts -25%

Data correlation and submission to EV team -5%

Support Quality Assurance CMM measurement requests -5%

Other Duties as Assigned -5%

Production and Location Start-up Duties:

Work within small team to develop manufacturing location and processes to support smooth mass production start-up of EV products.

Support Purchasing with development of supplied parts through proto-type and trial measurements.

Development of testing fixtures and protocols for manufactured and supplied parts for mass production.

Typical NPI duties as detailed by internal Astemo and customer requirements for start-up of new product/location.

Skills and Abilities:

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Make sound business decisions, exercise good judgment and maintainhigh level of motivation

Maintain effectiveness in high visibility situations, handle multiple functions efficiently and ensure deadlines are met

Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of organization needed

Confers with and prepares reports for upper management

Promote and carry out the Hitachi Core Values

Maintain a clean and orderly work environment according to 5S

Knowledge of quality assurance systems: Application of principles & procedures to daily activities to assure product quality.

Ability to read and understand customer drawings, specification and engineering standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Will not supervise

Work Environment – Travel, Noise, Smells, Quiet, Indoors or Outdoors, etc.

Requires 10% travel – Domestic and International

Factory Setting with Noise

Equipment Used

Personal Computer

Metrology equipment: roughness tester, contour tracer, optical comparator, hardness tester, calipers, and micrometers.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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