Quality Engineer Associate Jobs in Wisconsin (NOW HIRING)

THIS JOB IS LOCATED IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN

Basic Job Purpose

Ensure processes and products adhere to customer, company, and industry quality standards. A quality engineer is responsible for the generation of a strategic plan to improve the business processes and increase production output. Duties include creating the company's quality standards and testing systems to reflect efficiency, reliability and performance. Quality engineers are also responsible for the creation of documentation that reports issues and errors relating to the production process with efforts placed to find a solution.

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Monitor quality performance: metrics, trends, repeating issues, or causes of poor quality or rework
• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data
• Ensuring processes adhere to quality standards
• Develop or establish new standards and update existing standards
• Develop written work instructions and procedures
• Provide input into work instructions, manufacturing processes, and manufacturing methods to ensure quality
• Customer complaint handling
• CAPA RCA investigation to support managers for resolutions, and follow-ups to verify effectiveness
• Review supplier scorecards and monitor quality of workmanship
• Work with Purchasing to communicate supplier issues and issue corrective actions for nonconformances
• Internal and external audit support
• Collaborate with Manufacturing manager to develop and implement quality controls and improvements
• Investigate and troubleshoot product or production "quality" issues
• Review codes, specifications, and processes
• Adhere to ISO and quality procedures
• Work effectively in a team environment
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager
• Serve as a backup to the Quality Manager

Minimum Requirements of Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

Experience:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Production or engineering experience in a custom sheet metal fabrication business is desired
• Familiarity with welding, fabrication, and machining specifications preferred
• Accurate manufacturing blueprint reading experience required
• Knowledge of metals and raw materials along with the understanding ofproduction processes, and costs of manufacturing is a plus
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of inspection methods and experience in the use of metrology measuring equipment
• Knowledge of industry principles such as lean manufacturing and six sigma methodologies is preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Access database application is a plus

Specialized Experience

• Five plus years' experience in managing or supervising quality assurance and quality control in a manufacturing setting Knowledge and application of ISO 9001:2015 Standard
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine)
• Working knowledge of American Welding Society and Military welding procedures and specifications
• Knowledge and experience with nondestructive testing of welds
• Knowledge and experience with paint standards and methods
• Knowledge and experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Knowledge and experience with Lean Manufacturing and Quality at the Source (QATS)
• Excellent communication skills at all levels within an organization

Physical Demands: The physical demands described below are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Frequently: sit, grasp/hold, fine manipulation of both hands
• Occasionally: reach at shoulder, lift/carry, and walk
• Seldom: stand, reach below shoulder, reach above shoulder

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or similar/related program required
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree, a combination of an Associate degree with proven work experience in the metal fabrication industry with hands on operation in multiple fabrication processes may be substituted