Quality Engineer

Department: Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Columbia, Pennsylvania, Columbia, PA - Plant

How You Will Help

• Maintain and improve core quality system documents, including Control Plans, PFMEAs, and inspection methods. 
• Author and update work instructions, test methods, standard operating procedures, and other quality documentation. 
• Support Management of Change (MOC), including validation, qualification, and documentation. 

• Lead structured problem solving using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, and similar methodologies. 
• Own corrective action activities, ensuring timely closure, robust verification, and effectiveness checks. 

• Improve process capability by designing SPC strategies, control charts, and sampling plans. 
• Conduct Measurement System Analysis (MSA) including Gage R&R, and optimize measurement techniques and equipment selection. 

• Interpret customer specifications, inspection requirements, and special characteristics; ensure compliance across the manufacturing process. 

• Support supplier quality activities, including incoming inspection plans, SCAR management, performance tracking, and supplier auditing. 
• Partner with suppliers to resolve nonconformities and drive continuous improvement. 

• Utilize data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities in scrap, rework, dimensional variation, and customer returns. 
• Participate in or lead Continuous Improvement projects focusing on quality, throughput, and cost reduction within the foundry process. 

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Technology, or related field; equivalent foundry/quality experience considered. 
• Working knowledge of APQP, SPC, PFMEA, and Control Plans. 
• Strong analytical capabilities and proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with statistical software is a plus. 
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional teamwork skills. 

• Experience with ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems. 
• Experience with metals manufacturing, machining, or foundry processes. 
• Knowledge of casting and machining processes (green sand, pattern design, metallurgy, CNC, etc.). 

• Daily interaction with production areas including melting, molding, finishing, and machining. 
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and use measurement instruments (calipers, micrometers, CMM interfaces, etc.) safely.