Quality Engineer - Lean Manufacturing & Metrology

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions

Maryborough

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions in Maryborough, QLD seeks a Quality Engineer to support the Quality Manager in developing verification strategies, quality control plans, ITPs and metrology solutions for introducing new products to production.

You will review production systems, identify wastes, and propose lean practices to improve margins across artillery shell manufacturing workflows, while aligning with regulatory and customer requirements.

Qualifications

Mechanical/technical engineering degree with aligned quality industry/occupational experience.
Intermediate project management and process improvement experience.
Experience in quality plan development in a manufacturing environment.
Experience in CAD using Solidworks or similar.
Demonstrated experience working within an ISO accredited quality management system.
Working knowledge of ISO9001:2015.
Competitive or Lean Manufacturing certification.
NDT experience and certifications.

Responsibilities

Create a product specific Quality Plan in compliance to customer requirements and delivery specifications.
Execute and collaborate with external resources for Quality project support and testing requirements.
Comply with product related and contractual Quality requirements related to project and ongoing reporting, functions and data collection activities.
Align and implement product Technical Data Pack requirements and process integration with Project Engineers and Project Manager for successful product production outcomes.
Develop final inspection and test plans and integrate into the existing Quality system.
Compile statistical data, summarise, and prepare draft reports on quality assurance findings for review and approval by the Project Manager and RNM Quality Manager.
Contribute to ensuring the ongoing effectiveness and efficiency of the QMS in accordance with relevant regulatory, accreditation & customer requirements.
Develop work instructions, assessments and training material to upskill the quality team and the wider RNM audience on quality processes.
With the support of CAD (Solidworks) and Novacam design and validate quality related tools and jigs to support ITP requirements.
Manage effective configuration control to ensure conformance to contractual requirements.
As approved by the Project Manager, plan and implement projects by applying practical project management to define project scope, goals and deliverables, define resources and steps whilst keeping stakeholders informed resulting in positive project outcomes.
Work with the process engineers to lead and support a team of processing staff to implement a quality or improvement process with approval from the RNM Operations Manager and RNM Quality Manager.
Works pro-actively reviewing and evaluating new quality processes for best practice effectiveness of the quality management system and works in collaboration with the RNM Quality Manager and Process Engineers to implement processes and improvements including final inspection and test plans
Ongoing support and execution of initial setup in ongoing serial production environment.
Provide inputs to product quality issues including the NCR process, the collection of samples for testing, investigating, and reporting upon out-of-spec/off base line results.
Collaborate with quality and operational staff and provide inputs to improving quality utilising specialised technology of CMM/portable metrology
Contribute and assist in the development and implementation of LEAN & Continuous Improvement initiatives. Apply lean manufacturing/process improvement processes to investigate, analyse or achieve improved quality efficiency or effectiveness in accordance with legislation.