To any CMM operators out there:
how many QC inspectors do you have in your dept? do you only operate the CMM or do you do conventional inspection as well? how big is your shop as a whole?
I'm asking because, to put it frankly, I"m going a bit nuts. Our shop has been ISO 9001 ceritified as long as I've been there. We recently got our AS9100 cert. But our small QC dept is now swamped with first articles off the floor, FAI's for customers with AS9100 paperwork, CMM inspections, parts having to be sent back for rework constantly because nobody knows how to deburr apparently...
The QC dept is basically on its own with little or no help from middle managment (QA manager is one of those off-site/part-time positions where they parachute in when there is an audit, but basically have no idea about our day-to-day operations or how to how to hold a micrometer).
so...I often find myself getting interrupted constantly in the middle of a CMM inspection to sign-off first articles off the floor. Frequently have to look up on our own whether or not a FAI with AS9100 paperwork is needed for the customer (who often don't even know themselves if they need FAI paperwork), etc..
I know this is probably not an unusual situation, with a lot of shops being small and family-owned.
but I would like to know if I want to move up and find a larger shop where there is a better division or labor and more resources for someone looking just to run a CMM...what's the minimum size shop I should be looking for? 50 employees? 100?
is it the same circus and only bigger? or does better organization naturally come with bigger size/resources, etc..?
Thanks.
how many QC inspectors do you have in your dept? do you only operate the CMM or do you do conventional inspection as well? how big is your shop as a whole?
I'm asking because, to put it frankly, I"m going a bit nuts. Our shop has been ISO 9001 ceritified as long as I've been there. We recently got our AS9100 cert. But our small QC dept is now swamped with first articles off the floor, FAI's for customers with AS9100 paperwork, CMM inspections, parts having to be sent back for rework constantly because nobody knows how to deburr apparently...
The QC dept is basically on its own with little or no help from middle managment (QA manager is one of those off-site/part-time positions where they parachute in when there is an audit, but basically have no idea about our day-to-day operations or how to how to hold a micrometer).
so...I often find myself getting interrupted constantly in the middle of a CMM inspection to sign-off first articles off the floor. Frequently have to look up on our own whether or not a FAI with AS9100 paperwork is needed for the customer (who often don't even know themselves if they need FAI paperwork), etc..
I know this is probably not an unusual situation, with a lot of shops being small and family-owned.
but I would like to know if I want to move up and find a larger shop where there is a better division or labor and more resources for someone looking just to run a CMM...what's the minimum size shop I should be looking for? 50 employees? 100?
is it the same circus and only bigger? or does better organization naturally come with bigger size/resources, etc..?
Thanks.