Quality Engineer

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 1-5 year experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment
• Professional certification with ASQ (American Society for Quality) preferred
• Ability to read, interpret, create drawings in digital format. (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, etc.)
• Ability to define problems, drive to root cause, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Excellent prioritization and project development skills
• Experience with AS9100D / ISO Quality Management Systems
• Knowledge of MRP system (EPICOR) preferred
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct process audits on a regular basis. Make recommendations for any improvements. Follow document control process.
• Responsible for reviewing specifications and making appropriate recommendations to the team.
• Performs contract reviews, reviews customer requirements, and ensures that they are met and flowed down to suppliers.
• Collaborates with Management, Engineering, Purchasing, Production Control and Quality Control Departments to support compliance to customer contract requirements.
• Conduct time studies for continuous improvement.
• Participates and Leads root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action activities.
• Supports implementation of containment and disposition of non-conforming material.
• Become VTI’s AS9100 continuous improvement representative.
• Determines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.
• Designs systems by which production quality can be checked in an ongoing process.
• Assist with any improvements, maintenance, or upgrades to our AS9100 Quality Management System
• Leads and drives compliance efforts of AS9100D advance QMS.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Supports and contributes to the implementation of Management Review requirements
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data, making recommendations.
• Interface with suppliers over quality related issues. Build lasting supplier & customer relationships
• Hold Suppliers accountable through Supplier Corrective Action process
• Involved in and supports supplier approval and evaluation process
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies such as American Society of Quality.
• Mentorship for 6S team.
• Mentorship for Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering activities.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Uphold the Company’s core values.
• Other related duties as assigned by Supervisor