Process Technology is a global leader designing and manufacturing cutting edge thermal and power conversion equipment that make tomorrow’s products possible. Our company is a global sales organization with facilities based in Mentor and Willoughby, Ohio; Amery, Wisconsin; and Monterrey, Mexico. We are a tight-knit team that thrives on positive collaboration and open communication.
The Quality Engineer is part of the Quality Team. This is a full-time, exempt position. This position will require a broad range of responsibilities to ensure success. Some examples of these responsibilities are listed below (but are not limited to the following)
- Identify and review Part Qualification documents such as First Article Inspection, Gage R&R, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, capability study, control plan, process validation etc.
- Developing and implementing quality standards
- Monitoring, analyzing, reporting and communicating quality metrics and performance.
- Inspecting and testing materials, equipment, processes, and products to ensure quality specifications are met.
- Incoming, in-process, and final inspection support
- Quality inspection, including use of measurement tools and sampling plans.
- Preparation of Quality reports
- Responsible for assisting with continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen lean methods, etc.
- Foster and support a world-class quality system built on continuous improvement to ensure no internal defects ship to customers.
- Analyze failure, corrective, and preventive action to respond to customer complaints.
- Lead teams through problem identification, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Experience with Quality tools, such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone diagrams, process mapping.
- Investigating and troubleshooting product, process or production issues
- Conduct supplier audits.
- Supplier development, validation, and supplier quality
- Ensure timely resolution of supplier failure, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
- Develop requirements for quality inspection of incoming material from supplier.
- Facilitate the completion of Supplier Corrective Action Request and Vendor Quality Notices from supplier.
- Monitor outside service contractor’s capabilities.
- Provide guidance to inspectors in scheduling the priorities of the department.
- Participate in engineering design reviews and provide input.
- Able to conduct quality training programs for production personnel.
- Perform gap analysis to update procedures and documentation.
- Understanding and capability to work with calibration programs.
- Conducts internal and supplier audits within an ISO-9001 environment, including closing out audit findings, creating audit finding reports and determine proper corrective and preventive actions.
- Other essential duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- ASQ certification preferred.
- 5-10 years of experience in quality engineering, quality assurance, or a similar role.
- Customer and vendor engagement.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical and quantitative approach to problem solving.