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Position: Associate Quality Engineer

Reports to: Production Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

CMD’s Purpose: Making It Better Together… We believe in building lifelong partnerships, providing high performing equipment and value-added solutions. We empower and trust our employees to take initiative and make decisions that drive our business forward. We strive to make a positive impact on the world around us.

Position Summary: This position is responsible for quality inspection, disposition, and receipt of incoming parts. Requires close communication with Purchasing personnel, Manufacturing Engineers, and suppliers to improve quality, reduce costs, improve production flows, and maintain a safe work environment. Uses precision measuring tools to ensure incoming parts meet critical specifications. Manages processes for sub-contract parts for secondary operations. Focuses on continuously improving lead time of parts.

Associate Quality Engineer Essential Functions:

• Inspects incoming fabricated parts using precision measuring tools.
• Verifies supplier delivery compliance including packaging, paperwork, and critical dimensional accuracy.
• Receives parts into the ERP System; following completion of inspection, receives parts into inventory.
• Reports quality findings to OPC, Engineering, Fabrication, and/or Assembly.
• Determines disposition of non-conforming parts and facilitates corrective action.
• Performs timely processing of non-conforming, RMA, and subcontract parts, ensuring they are sent to the proper outside subcontractor for additional steps (coatings, hardening, etc.), and then returned to CMD on time.
• Responsible for Quality Manual for Subcontract suppliers; assists in completion/reporting of Supplier Report Cards (quality portion).
• Performs inspection of internally fabricated parts, as needed.
• Assists Manufacturing Engineering personnel to develop standard data utilizing work measurement techniques (such as time study, predetermined motion time systems, and work sampling) to establish production standards for determining standard costs, measurements for productive efficiency, and performance goals for labor.
• Works with Manufacturing Engineers to determine manufacturing feasibility of manufactured and purchased parts.
• Supports engineering workbench in Epicor.
• Ensures precision measuring tools are calibrated at required dates.
• Helps to prepare sequenced assembly routings, as needed.
• Visibly supports continuous improvement activities, participates in rapid improvement events, and supports transition activities.
• Performs root cause analysis and forwards problem solving ideas.
• Maintains an open mind throughout the change process.
• Responsible for own safety. Practices only safe work habits and ensures all safety rules are followed. Responsible for keeping area clean and organized to ensure safe working conditions.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Associate Quality Engineer Competencies:

• Must be proficient with precision measuring tools including but not limited to tape measure, micrometer, and calipers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and accept feedback from others.
• Knowledgeable in Epicor or ability to become proficient.
• Desire to learn, positive attitude.
• Technical aptitude with a problem-solving mindset.

Associate Quality Engineer Education and Experience:

• Associate’s degree in manufacturing engineering, machine tool, or similar field, or equivalent of three years education and experience.
• Previous quality experience in manufacturing, highly desirable.

Work Environment: CMD is located in Appleton, WI. Our three facilities operate by secure entry, are well lit, air temperature controlled for comfort, and clean with low noise. Safety is our top priority. Our culture is centered around mutual respect, clarity of communication, and employee wellbeing.

Physical Demands:

Status: Full-time, nonexempt

Travel: None

Work Authorization/Security Clearance/Confidentiality: Must be authorized to work in the United States and adhere to CMD’s confidentiality agreement(s).

EEO Statement: CMD Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.