Quality Engineer
On-siteGrafton, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Oversee all Quality Assurance functions at the Plant level throughout product launch and life-cycle cycles. Establish procedures for maintaining high standards of quality, reliability, and safety, and enforce requirements based on current regulations. Direct the activities of the AS/ISO Administrator to ensure the Quality Management System conforms to AS9100/ISO 9001 and regulatory/legal requirements. Manage APQP activity at the plant level, including the development of Process Flow, PFMEA, and Control Plans, while preparing and submitting PPAPs. Lead quality improvement efforts by establishing data collection methods, control charting, and experimental design techniques, and oversee training of value stream personnel in statistical methods. Act as a liaison with external parties and customers to ensure products meet specifications, and drive the corrective action process for returned products.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required in such disciplines as Computer Engineering, CPA, etc.
- 5 years related experience and/or training
- 5 years related management experience
- equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to read a limited number of words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers
- Ability to write and speak simple sentences as a means for basic communication
- 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
- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization, from production associates to senior leaders
- Ability to function as a team player and be comfortable leading without authority
- Ability to build credibility and trust
- Ability to influence leaders and change their paradigms
- Must be proficient with the use of the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Minitab statistical analysis software
- Top management shall assign personnel with the responsibility and authority to ensure that customer requirements are met
- These assignments shall be documented
- This includes but not limited to selection of special characteristics, setting quality objectives and related training, corrective and preventive actions, customer scorecards, and customer portals
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