QUALITY ENGINEER

Provide diverse support of Quality activities for the manufacturing of large electrical generators. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Participate in 5S events along with Kaizen and LEAN Enterprise activities. 
• Develop suppliers to meet quality requirements and qualify new suppliers.
• Support customer complaints with expedient problem resolution and failure analysis.
• Guide inspection staff though disposition of non-conforming material and print GD&T.
• Develop Quality Control Plans and PPAP’s for new products and implement lean manufacturing and fool proofing strategies on the production floor.
• Perform internal ISO9000 self-assessment audits and support external customer and agency audits of the QA system.
• Work with calibration staff to resolve calibration problems and reduce operating costs and improve performance of measurement and test equipment.
• Act as project leader for factory improvement efforts related to reduced cost and improved quality.
• Write and revise operating procedures to comply with new and changed practices as well as external agency certification.
• Deliver innovation in quality control systems that provide increased customer satisfaction and are compatible with ERP system.
• Assist QA Manager with Plant and Department Quality performance metrics to measure, report and act on Quality indicators.
• Occasional travel (up to 10%) is required to support supplier and customer needs.

Education, Experience, and Skills:

• ASQ certification is desired but not required.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.  
• Spanish as a second language is preferred.
• Ability to resolve problems and recognize opportunities with little direction.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• GD&T print reading skills required.
• Competence in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Access and Power Point
• Due to US military requirements, the candidate must be a US citizen. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related science field.
• Internship or experience working in a manufacturing based Q.