Quality Engineer - Schenectady, United States - Von Roll

Description

SchenectadyPermanentFull-timeThe position is responsible for developing, maintaining, communicating, and ensuring the Quality Management System is adhered to. This position will also provide investigation and analysis of material and data to determine root cause analysis of non-conformities.

The goal of this position is to achieve customer satisfaction and compliance to customer, regularity, statutory and other requirements as part of the Quality Management System.

This position reports to the Quality Manager.


YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND TASKSPrimary Responsibilities:

Contact Person for our customers and suppliers in all quality-relevant topicsDevelop work procedures to improve quality goals and eliminate waste for the siteMaintain the Quality Management System and all quality recordsAssist operations and engineering with defining appropriate manufacturing processes & proceduresCreate and maintain quality test procedures and test documentationMaintain ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards through creation and management of internal proceduresReview engineering technical requirements for flow down of customer specificationsQuality planning of customer requirements in developing and implementation of internal documentsPerform internal and external quality auditsPerform root cause analysis to resolve issues relative to product & process quality on time to ensure customer satisfactionAssist with development of PFMEAs, Control Plans, and PPAPsTraining and support on new quality initiatives and projectsIdentify, monitor, and react to KPIsIdentify opportunities to proactively improve customer satisfaction, improve business performance, or improve product qualityRepresent Quality in meetings and reviews to ensure considerations for quality performance are included in making decisionsDetermines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.

Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data; and making recommendations.

Ensures products adhere to company and industry quality standardsSome travel to customers and suppliers required in this positionYOUR PROFILEMinimum Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical or materials engineering or equivalentASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferredKnowledge of ISO standard requiredMinimum of 3-5 years' experience in quality engineering and manufacturing field, including quality improvement tools and techniques, quality auditing, root cause analysis and mistake proofingSkills & Abilities:Proficient in SAP and MS OfficeStrong Technical CapacityStrong Analytical and Strategic ThinkingStatistical AnalysisStrong Written and Verbal Communication Skills Performance and Results OrientedAbility to achieve Six Sigma Green Belt certification and ISO/IATF Auditor QualificationPhysical Demands/

Work Environment:
The role is office-based but will spend time standing and walking, bending, reaching, grabbing and climbing on the production floors and campusEmployee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and armsSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focusTravel may be requiredWE OFFER401k Retirement PlanDynamic environmentHealth BenefitsHighly motivated teamMedical, Dental and Vision BenefitsTraining and Continuing EducationCONTACTYour contact person is:Ms Christina Carnavale#J-18808-Ljbffr