Quality Engineer

Role details

Core Responsibility: Responsible for production part approval process (PPAP) completion and submission to customer.

Essential Duties and Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Leads the New Job program for new part numbers, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submission, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), statistical process control (SPC), and Quality Plans.

• Performs dimensional layouts with handheld gaging and FARO CMM. Develop new part gaging and check fixtures for production.

• Maintains the X-Rite color system and program for quality engineering and Quality Lab, Xenon Color Spectrometer system, establishes Color Gages/Masters Chips, colorant standards, performs colorant analysis, and training.

• Communicate with Customer, Suppliers, and production regarding dimensional requirements, layouts, measurement systems, and problem solving.

• Oversee the Digital Universal Communications System DUCS by creating, updating, and maintaining APPS.

• Oversee and assists the Quality Technician who writes, updates, maintains Job Books, Visual Masters, and the receiving of colorants, for the production team.

• Problem solving by documenting engineered root cause analysis and corrective actions for continuous improvement, customer concerns, and quality issues including scrap.

• Performs daily production walks/rounds with quality engineering support, improve processes and prevention activities. To Learn-to-Win!

Skills and Qualifications

• Maintains professionalism in all communication.

• Is a self-motivator who inspires and encourages others.

• Contributes to a healthy, positive work environment by exemplifying leadership and coaching behavior that boosts morale.

• Knowledge and understanding of gage build, function. Trains others in use of gages. Reviews posted quality alerts and safety watches. Participates in required training, as needed. Basic housekeeping. Is a member of the Management Review (MR) Team, and the Debrief team.

• Basic knowledge of the injection molding process and the characteristics of the molded part. Basic understanding of the quality management system, company quality policy and key quality objectives. Computer (Microsoft Office, other programs) statistical process control (SPC), Gage Reproducibility and Repeatability (R&R), Gage Pack, maintenance software, X-Rite color-spectrometer, In-Spec for coordinate measuring machine (CMM), basic math skills, understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T)

• Follows the company rules, adheres to safety policies, and participates in continual improvement programs and activities.

Education and Training

• High School diploma or GED, some engineering college and Certified Quality Engineering certificate is preferred.

• Basic computer skills, experience with Microsoft Office and GOOGLE APPS, basic math skills.

• Basic knowledge of ERP, quality/production-related programs and software.

• ISO quality standard comprehension.

• Computer software, Basic math skills, blueprint readings, GD&T, SPC, MSA, calipers, micrometers, gage pins, gages, check fixtures.

Experience

• Minimum of one continuous year as Quality Engineer in manufacturing and experience in plastics manufacturing environment.

• Basic knowledge of the injection molding process and the characteristics of the molded part.

• Experience with Color Spectrometers and color systems.

• Experience with CMM’s, preferably with a FARO Arm and scanner, handheld gages, and gage calibration.

• Basic understanding of the QMS, company quality policy and key quality objectives.

Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person