Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Duties

• Provide quality assurance support to manufacturing in assigned areas, including processes/procedures, product defects, and/or product testing.

• Lead continuous improvement projects to improve quality, reduce reject rates and improve reliability and consistency of internal and external products.

• Review and analyze process data results for continuous improvement and implement changes to any process within the organization.

• Create and follow-up on non-conformities (internal and external) and communicate with pertinent stakeholders.

• Provide support for incoming and outgoing materials and product quality. Coordinate audits and implement corrective and preventative action plans.

• Analyze Cost of Quality related to supplier defects and internal focus factories.

• Maintain and enforce safe work practices and ensure all employees adhere to environmental, safety, and health standards.

• Lead or Co-lead Kaizen events.

• Audit shop environment in accordance with 6S methodologies.

• Perform quality inspections as necessary using various inspection tools.

• Use lean manufacturing tools (Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why’s, Ishikawa diagrams, Pareto, Process Mapping, Poka-Yoke) to resolve issues.

• Audit new and existing suppliers to ensure compliance with processes, procedures and requirements, including APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning).

• Plan and design methods to improve production processes. Provide product/process support and technical troubleshooting.

• Develop, implement and manage supplier corrective actions, PPAP, and supplier quality process tracking system. Coordinate corrective action(s) related to supplier non-conforming materials or other issues.

• Perform and review capability and gauge studies on both new and existing products.

• Create SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) and ensure the SOP’s remain current. Work with design engineering if changes to SOP’s are needed. Inform production team of changes to SOP’s.

• Manage cost/time constraints of various projects. Work with manufacturing leadership to identify and resolve manufacturing and quality problems related to methods, processes, equipment, and product design.

• Create and sustain a positive atmosphere on the production floor.

• May travel to supplier locations as required.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Work/Education Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, or other related degree required. Equivalent combination of education and experience required, in lieu of degree.

• 0-5+ year’s experience as a Quality and/or Manufacturing Engineer. Experience in a manufacturing/assembly environment preferred.

• Knowledge/experience with ISO 9001 and 14001 standards highly preferred.

• Experience working with suppliers and resolving quality issues.

• Experience implementing corrective actions and resolving customer problems preferred.

• Experience working in a 5/6S environment preferred.

• Must possess excellent communication, computer, decision making, problem solving, organizational and analytical skills.

• Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to respond to changing priorities.

• Must be able to effectively work as a team, communicate with all levels of personnel and work with minimal supervision.

• Must be willing to travel up 5% of the time.

• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) required.

• Experience with SAP ERP/MRP software preferred.

• Ability to analyze data and prepare and present reports to management.

• Metrology knowledge preferred.

• Knowledge of Lean principles and Quality Core tools (APQP, PFMEA, etc.) preferred.

• Must have the ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics and possess troubleshooting skills related to equipment and processes.

• Experience/knowledge of CAD (3D drafting preferred).