Title:

Sr. Quality Engineer

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Department:

West Bend Quality

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the primary duty of this position is to develop, enforce and improve procedures, instructions and other processes while also providing wide a variety of process analysis and process improvement activities to internal and external customers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and revise procedures, system instructions, standards and work instructions.
• Develop and improve documentation and provide support for product testing.
• Perform process analysis on machines, equipment and systems to facilitate process improvement and cost reduction. Track process performance and provide feedback to engineering, manufacturing and management.
• Work with manufacturing and suppliers in process improvement to reduce process variation and increase process control.
• Work with Engineering and other functional teams on statistical techniques and continuous improvement tools, such as process analysis, Gauge R&R, process flow charting, design of experiments.
• Help manage and create corrective action plans to ensure timely root cause/8D analysis and effective corrective/preventive action.
• Participate in reviewing designs of new products and engineering changes with respect to product quality control planning and gauge requirements.
• Perform process and quality system audits to ensure compliance to specifications and documented procedures.
• Determine acceptance quality levels by means of random sampling techniques, where feasible.
• Track project schedules to ensure adherence to timelines
• Works on projects and continuous improvement initiatives in a self-directed manner
• Conceive, plan, organize and coordinate all phases of assigned special projects to improve efficiencies, simplify workflow and reduce costs.
• Provide/organize formal and informal training, as needed, on statistical techniques and continuous improvement tools, such as process analysis, flowcharting, statistical process control, design of experiments, PFMEA, Gage R&R and other Quality tools.
• Program measurement equipment (CMM, VMM, etc.) and set up data collection plans for SPC system.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field
• Five plus years of related work experience or equivalent that includes training in quality engineering fundamentals.
• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills
• Supervision experience a plus
• Experience in metal manufacturing and plastic molding preferred