Quality Engineer, Walkerton, Indiana

Opportunity to work for a growing company that includes Excellence, Integrity and Commitment as part of their mission.

• Manage customer submission request such as: PPAP, FAIR, ISIR, FMEA, etc.
• Develop and initiates standards and methods for inspections, testing and evaluation.
• Devise sampling procedures, forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Design and document production QA strategies and tests.
• Work with project managers and engineers to ensure new and existing production lines are fully testing the product.
• Perform process validation on process changes and machine validation on new or relocated equipment.
• Work with project managers on incoming quality check procedures.
• Manage supplier quality efforts when appropriate.
• Specify, supervise, and perform reliability testing where applicable.
• Project lead for quality related corrective action requests.
• Perform root cause analysis and lead the quality investigation to determine root causes of product/ equipment issues

To perform this job successfully, the individuals must be qualified with the knowledge, skills and abilities listed below:

• College degree is preferred but not required (education can be supplemented by years of related quality engineer experience).

• Working understanding of ISO 9001 requirements.

• Possess a solid understanding of continuous process improvement, statistics, and the principles of quality.

• Understand fabrication and assembly processes.

• Understand and accept the principles of Lean Manufacturing.

• Ability to understand and develop sequenced instructions.

• Ability to train others.

• Ability to work with cross functional internal groups and teams.

• Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.

• Demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

• Desire to grow professionally and assume more responsibility

• While performing the duties of this job, the employees is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, and talk and hear for a minimum of eight (8) hours a day.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move 25 to 50 lbs. periodically during the day.
• The employee is frequently required to reach and use hands and arms.

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