Quality Engineer 1 or 2

Position Summary:

The Quality Engineer is responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of our operational processes and outputs. The Quality Engineers responsibilities include designing quality standards inspecting materials equipment processes and products developing quality control systems and determining corrective actions. This position is a key liaison with internal staff suppliers and customers on Quality related matters. A successful Quality Engineer should have excellent troubleshooting skills and be able to ensure that processes and products consistently meet established quality standards. This position reports directly to the Quality Manager.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Comply with PCC Code of Conduct Requirements and all PCC Cardinal Rules (e.g. Quality and Safety).
• Comply and enforce Cardinal Rules of Quality
• For all RFQs (request for quotes) and sales orders review customer documentation and ensure manufacturing technical and quality requirements are met and documented.
• Preemptively identify and communicate issues that can be resolved early thus avoiding costly Inspection or Manufacturing options that delay processes.
• Interpret customer requirements that may have hidden costs. (i.e. inspection fixturing tooling special processing etc)
• Review or create order specific Inspection & Control Plans and other Quality documentation.
• Address quality inquiries and concerns from our customers and their representatives
• Provide quality customer interface to assure requirements are understood and satisfied.
• Host and participate with customer audits work collaboratively with customers to identify quality gaps assure corrective action resolution and oversee continual improvement activities to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Perform and lead internal audit activity to identify process enhancements and ensure compliance with QMS.
• Responsible for ensuring RCAs are implemented for CARs and NCRs
• Obtain AS13100 Supplier Self Released Certification
• Monitor quality control activities and processes at suppliers. Review and analyze corrective action and non-conformance data to eliminate non-conformances.
• Recommend new techniques and processes to improve the flow of data and documentation
• Assist with training production staff in the implementation of QMS and inspection procedures.
• Developing and implementing quality standards.
• Developing and implementing quality control systems.
• Monitoring and analyzing quality performance.
• Inspecting and testing materials equipment processes and products to ensure quality specifications are met.
• Collaborating with operations managers to develop and implement controls and improvements.
• Ensuring that workflows processes and products comply with safety regulations.
• Investigating and troubleshooting product or production issues.
• Developing corrective actions solutions and improvements.
• Reviewing codes specifications and processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skils:

• Knowledge of forging machining special processes and applicable specifications
• AS9100 experience
• AS13100 8D Problem Solving Requirements training or experience
• Lean manufacturing basics
• Trouble shooting skills with focus on process improvement
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Strong communications skills both verbal and written to convey ideas and processes
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and quickly while always focusing on accomplishing the goal
• Self-motivated and able to work independently without close supervision
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Team Oriented
• Proficient use of Microsoft Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint; Oracle experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• ASQ Certification preferred

Experience & Education

• Bachelors degree in Engineer Quality Manufacturing or related field.
• 2 years of experience in quality engineering quality assurance or similar role
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality systems
• Aerospace or AS9100 experience is a plus but not required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative 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 regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally exposed to airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Precision Castparts Corp. is an equal opportunity employer commit ted to recruit hire train and promote in all job categories without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status or other status protected by applicable law.