Slate Auto Quality Technician
Slate Auto · Warsaw, IN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Slate Auto (automotive) in Warsaw, IN.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
- Tools it names
- ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live quality postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 42%
- Root cause 33%
- FDA / GMP 29%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- ✓ ISO 9001 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Slate Auto
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Slate Auto in Warsaw
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Full description from Slate AutoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
are met. This position will be in Quality Control and will collaborate with the Production team as needed.
| WHAT YOU GET TO DO
- ✓Knowledge of QC related work instructions, procedures, and calibration/verification
requirements
of QC equipment.
- ✓Perform inspections and tests on incoming materials, components, and finished products to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
- ✓Utilize various measurement tools and equipment, such as hard gages, calipers, micrometers, optical comparators, hardness testers, and CMM’s to conduct efficient and accurate part measurement.
- ✓Assist in the validation and verification of new product designs and manufacturing processes.
- ✓Whether assigned or self-chosen, utilize existing problem-solving skills perpetually in contribution towards continuous improvement efforts in our manufacturing and assembly areas.
- ✓Perform detailed process audits and drive targeted improvement actions through coaching of others or direct ownership of the resolution.
- ✓Provide technical support to engineering and production teams to ensure compliance to quality standards.
- ✓Maintain accurate and timely data and other records for work performed.
- ✓Where skill gaps exist, learn through training or OJT, processes such as calibration, CMM programming, and quality system auditing.
- ✓Performs other related duties as assigned.
| WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM
- ✓1+ years of experience as a Quality Technician in a high-volume manufacturing environment (automotive BIW preferred).
- ✓Proficiency using a wide range of measurement tools.
- ✓Ability to interpret part drawings, material, and engineering specifications.
- ✓A strong knowledge of quality control principles, methodologies, and industry best practices.
- ✓Familiarity with quality management systems and standards (e.g., ISO9001, AS9100, ISO13485, ISO16949, ISO31000)
- ✓Works well independently and with others.
- ✓Good communication skills.
- ✓Organized with attention to detail.
- ✓Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment
WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?
At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.
- ✓Safety First
- ✓Delight Customers
- ✓One Team
- ✓Relentless Improvement
- ✓Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
- ✓Respectful Collaboration
- ✓Positive Legacy
WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.
slate-talent_acquisition@slate.auto.
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About slate
At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.
| who we are looking for
We are seeking a Quality Technician to perform quality assurance tasks. The position is responsible for ensuring that all products manufactured meet or exceed quality standards as well as all safety and environmental