Role Summary
The Manufacturing Quality Engineer with 3-6 years of experience will be responsible for ensuring that the products manufactured by the company meet customer specifications and industry standards. They will play a lead role in identifying and resolving quality issues, implementing process improvements, and developing and maintaining quality control procedures..
Key Responsibilities
- Perform process analysis to identify best practices and apply lessons learned to increase the effectiveness of the QMS
- Working within the Manufacturing Engineering team to assure quality characteristics are designed into production planning
- Utilize APQP methodology to manage the quality-production process
- Pro-active application of quality tools to drive zero-defect performance
- Determine and establish inspection planning
- Perform production process audits
- Coordination with Supplier Quality regarding the tracking of supplier issues/certifications
- Facilitation of corrective actions and continuous improvement methods
- Perform management/control of nonconforming material
- Monitor defect data and maintain feedback to establish/support closed-loop actions
- Compile and/or evaluate quality data (e.g.: engineering changes, non-conformances, test problems, test results).
- Develop/Present quality reports/presentations to program/facility/business management.
Qualifications
- 3-6 years of experience and Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality control, or a related field.
- In absence of a degree, 6-8 years of experience in a quality engineering or related role
- Experience/education with the interpretation of technical drawings, RCCA, containment plans, FAI, Pareto analysis, cause/effect diagrams, and process mapping
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suites.
- Ability to lead product or process non-conformance investigations (i.e. 8-D, DIVEs)
- Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Knowledge of UPPAP core elements (PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow, and Control Plans)
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical engineering drawings
- Data Analysis with strong Excel skills, and general ability to use Microsoft Office
- Ability to work across and communicate with all levels of the organization.