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Quality Engineer

We are seeking a Quality Engineer for our new Plastics Manufacturing Facility to coordinate and implement ISO9001/TL9000 procedures and quality management projects for new and existing products. The Quality Engineer will monitor processes by identifying testing methods and analyzing data for compliance with manufacturing and customer requirements. Determine quality improvement parameters and participate in teams to implement required process changes.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

ISO/TL9000 coordination requires reviewing, editing, writing, and implementing procedures.
Perform process and internal audits according to ISO/TL9000 standards.
Perform all work in a manner that promotes and ensures customer satisfaction and continuous improvement of product and process quality.
Provide process data and quality assurance reports to project teams and plant management.
Prepare Flow Charts, Cause-Effect Diagrams, FMEA, and APQP documents to support continuous improvement efforts.
Lead 8D teams through corrective action response to customer complaints and/or manufacturing process quality issues.
Monitor supplier quality and participate in corrective action to address quality issues.

Participate in internal audits.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Language Skills: Read, analyze, and interpret general business documents, technical procedures, governmental regulations, standards, procedures, and manuals. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret manufacturing documentation, including blueprints, methods, and technical procedures. Ability to create and edit correspondence. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, visitors, and company employees.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts of fractions, addition, subtraction, division, and decimals in all units of measure. Ability to interpret graphs and drawings. Knowledge of statistical techniques and analysis.
Reasoning Ability: Define problems, collect data and facts, draw valid conclusions, and recommend solutions. Apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field.
3-5 years of quality assurance experience in manufacturing.
MSA (Measurements System Analysis) and gage requirements knowledge mandatory.
Experience with ISO9001 manufacturing, including quality process and data management, audits, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
Proficient at using quality tools such as Pareto Analysis, Cause-Effect Diagram, Flow Chart, 8D, 5-Why's, FMEA, SPC, and APQP.
Lean manufacturing experience is a plus.
Knowledge and experience using mechanical and electrical measuring equipment.
Experience with plastic process and assembly.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described are representative of those that an employee must successfully perform. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Employees are regularly required to stand, walk, use their hands to touch, handle, and feel objects, and use tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, and twist. Push and Pull carts and pallet jacks, loaded or empty.

Employees must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Charles Industries weight rule: 35 lbs. and under can be lifted alone. 35 - 50 lbs. can be lifted by one person if they feel comfortable doing so. 50 lbs. or more requires the employee to get assistance or use a lifting device. (i.e. pallet jack, forklift, scissor table, buddy system).
Vision abilities required are close, peripheral, and depth. Must have the ability to recognize color.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential job functions.

Employees regularly work near moving, vibrating, mechanical equipment, occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Exposed to minimal risk of electrical shock.
The noise level is moderate.