Quality Engineer- Level 3

Position Summary:

Level Three: The Quality Engineer is an intermediate professional generally with 10 years of experience. The engineer will utilize a wide range of knowledge and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects. The candidate will be the focal point for interfacing Quality Assurance issues with internal and external customers/suppliers ensuring compliance to the appropriate requirements including non-conformance analysis and implementation of effective countermeasures. Additionally the level 3 engineer plans and directs activities concerned with development application and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes materials and products. Candidate must be a US citizen.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists the Quality Assurance Manager in the execution of that persons duties and will regularly stand in for Quality Assurance Manager in their absence.
• May guide other employees in the company who perform quality systems reviews and audits. Includes training employees; planning assigning and directing work relative to quality; appraising; addressing quality complaints and resolving quality related problems.
• Oversees and assists the revision of quality systems procedures standards and methods for inspection testing and evaluation. Manages the internal auditing procedures and conducts audits.
• Works with customer representatives and third party auditors to conduct audits and resolve problems.
• Provides support to Metallurgy to review specifications quality planning and additional tasks as required
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Maintains supplier quality performance ratings and audits suppliers.
• Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing measurement and analytical equipment and facilities.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devices methods to assess cost and determine root cause.
• Monitors and follows up on proposed corrective actions to verify implementation and effectiveness.
• Investigates customer complaints and reports results to Quality Manager General Manager and Division as appropriate
• Guides workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials product or process quality and reliability as well as those who perform quality systems reviews and audits.
• Participates in the development of planning department documents to assure a quality plan is in place to produce conforming product in the most efficient manner.
• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
• Provides management with suggestions and recommendations for quality improvement.
• Leads organization growth of AS9100 and NADCAP processes.
• Perform purchase order and contract reviews to ensure complete flow-down of requirements throughout various facets of the organization.
  • Contributes to the development of planning department documents to assure a quality plan is in place to produce conforming product in the most efficient manner.
• Ensure continual compliance and improvement to the quality management system procedures and processes. (use of FMEA 5WHY 8D ..etc.)
• Manages company calibration and understands the metrology behind it.
• Oversee and mentor lower leveled engineers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Ability to read analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and groups of supervisors and managers using tools like PowerPoint and Excel software programs.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
• Able to apply statistical tools for the purpose of continual improvement of products and processes this will include the use of internal SPC database collection of characteristic data and compilation of reports utilizing software such as Excel to produce histograms Pareto charts bell curves etc.
• A thorough understanding of advanced statistics and Six Sigma applications is preferred
• Ability to define problems 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.
• Must be proficient with computer software particularly Microsoft Office suite of programs.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus but not required.

Experience & Education

• S. degree in Engineering Manufacturing Mechanical Metallurgical Engineering or related field from an Accredited Institution required.
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• 10 years manufacturing experience in a quality engineering field with aerospace customer
• 10 years working directly with customers and suppliers.
• Experience with Metallurgy
• Experience in forging industry is desired
• Experience with GD&T
• Experience with ISO / AS9100 / NADCAP
• AS9100 Lead Auditor Certified
• CMM Romer Arm PC-DMIS experience 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 and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception 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 moving mechanical parts fumes or airborne particles extreme heat risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Shultz Steel LLC is an equal opportunity employer. The companys policy and practice is to provide equal employment opportunities and to assure those opportunities without regard to age sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions gender race color creed national origin ancestry sexual orientation including gender identity or gender expression religion (including religious dress and religious grooming) mental or physical disability legally protected medical condition genetic information marital status military or veteran status reproductive decision making or any other status protected by applicable local state or federal anti-discrimination laws.