QA/QC Engineer

ITW•Lakeville, MN

1d•$72,000 - $92,000

About The Position

The QA/QC Engineer will drive the development and execution of quality control programs on the manufacturing floor designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established customer requirements. Quality Engineer will work very closely with Manufacturing and Engineering.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Technological or Mechanical Engineering
Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the manufacturing industry as a Quality professional
Demonstrated Automotive Quality Background and previous exposure to IATF16949 Standards
4+ years QA/QC experience as a Quality Engineer including implementing and managing Quality Management Systems in a factory manufacturing environment utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and/or Total Quality Management principles
Technical understanding of industrial engineered products with the ability to communicate technically to customers, suppliers, and co-workers
Demonstrated proficiency in Minitab or equivalent Statistical Software
Personal attributes including strong leadership presence, high-energy, detail oriented, data analysis, and data driven decision making
Good measuring skills and ability to read blueprints and differentiate colors
Strong attention to detail, verbal, and written communication skills
An inner drive to understand, communicate and exceed established goals.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills with ability and willingness to communicate and work with other departments and facilities
Ability to perform a variety of complicated tasks in a very flexible environment

Nice To Haves

Plastics high-volume continuous manufacturing that includes working with injection molding equipment, preferred

Responsibilities

Develop robust Control Plans for Production Quality Control.
Update plans with lessons learned through continuous improvement activity
Assist with continuous improvements by organizing Root Cause Analysis and problem-solving activities for corrective actions, (internal and external)
Ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products
Responsible for the mitigation of customer complaints and is the point of contact with the customer
Reviews control of nonconformance material disposition and inspection of reworked product
Minimize internal and external sort cost activities and accurately outlook sort cost through tracking and reporting
Trouble-shoot and problem solve on the production floor
Drive Internal quality control requirements (quality check sheets, work instructions, operator visuals, lot-control, defect accumulation sheets)
Work with Manufacturing to ensure all necessary paperwork for each program is accurate, in place and understood by the team.
Ensure daily monitoring and posting of customer measurables
Assist with the qualifications and Dimensional Validations on prototype, pre-production, and, EPC (Early Production Containment) during product launch
Internal product audits (develop schedules, assist in run rate, monitor action list)
Perform Full Dimensional Studies, Process Capability Studies & Gauge R&R
Assist manufacturing engineers with RPN reduction - creating and enhancing our PFMEAs and Control Plans based on lessons learned
Manage External compliance and internal auditing to ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and OSHA
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations and ISO and IATF guidelines applicable to company operations. Communicate any changes to environmental laws or the ISO 14001 standard to everyone in the organization.
Coordinate and support Internal Audits
Assures that actions are carried over to similar programs/components
Assists with leading a Safety focus culture