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Our major customers include leading defense contractors such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and The United States Government.\nFEC has aggressive plans for continued growth as a world class leader in custom cable manufacturing and therefore has an immediate need for an experienced Testing Technician in the Quality Control Department.\nThe Testing Technician is responsible for testing cable and wire products to ensure they meet all quality standards, specifications, and regulations. This includes performing electrical tests, and functional tests. The QC Tester must also be able to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications. This position requires the use of High Voltage, all safety guidelines, procedures, and regulations to prevent accidents and ensure a safe working environment must be followed.\nThe Testing Technician is a respectful team-player that works well with diverse internal team members. This position is ambitious, self-motivated, results-driven, and demonstrates problem solving skills with sound judgment. This role is also responsive, flexible, accessible, detail oriented, willing to embrace change and proactively adjust plans. Partnering with and elevating others by communicating with peers to increase awareness and ensure team success.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nConduct visual and electrical tests on cable and wire products to ensure they meet performance requirements.\nWhen required, perform functional tests on cable and wire products to ensure they operate as designed.\nDocument the results of all tests. Create, update, compile, save and maintain documentation into internal database.\nDetect and report unusual or non-conforming documentation, materials, conditions, or product to Quality Manager.\nWork with various internal personnel and departments to communicate and resolve quality issues.\nComply with company policies and quality management system.\nMaintain and create a clean, uncluttered environment that reduces waste and optimizes productivity by following the 5S steps: sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain.\nWhen needed, troubleshoot nonconforming cables, fill out nonconformance reports and communicates findings to Quality Manager.\nQualifications:\nHigh school diploma or equivalent.\n1+ year of experience in quality control, preferably in the cable and wire manufacturing industry.\nExperience performing electrical and functional testing desired.\nAbility to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications.\nStrong attention to detail.\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team.\nStrong communication skills.\nProficient with computers and comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.).\nPhysical Qualifications:\nThe physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function 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 sit; stand; crouch; stoop; walk; talk; hear; use hands to handle or feel assemblies; reach with hands and arms for materials and tools. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. They must also have the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer), color vision, depth perception and ability to focus.\nThis position requires use of information or access to hardware and documents which are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. 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