Asheville Rotating Parts Quality Engineer

IF1136 Unison Engine Components Inc.; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Quality Engineer to own cost of quality and impact on delivery, inventory, and cost out. The role serves as the quality focal for solving yield and defect issues and driving proactive quality improvements.

Responsibilities include inspecting in-house manufacturing, controlling incoming goods, and applying structured problem solving to improve processes. Collaboration with multiple teams and mentoring of teammates are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with 4+ years of manufacturing experience) and minimum 3 years of manufacturing experience.
• Formal background in structured problem solving approaches (APPS, Kata, 8D, etc).
• Experience using APQP in manufacturing.
• Experience using MSA to aid defect problem solving.
• Knowledge of SPC to understand process capability.

Responsibilities

• Verify conformance to specification by measuring and testing during in-house manufacturing.
• Perform incoming goods control and witness points to ensure quality from external suppliers.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and apply it to policy/strategy.
• Use experience and expertise to guide team problem solving and improve quality metrics.
• Understand how own work integrates with other teams and contributes to area objectives.
• Provide informal guidance to new team members and mentor others.

Skills

Structured problem solving

APQP

MSA

SPC

Communication skills

Problem analysis

Documentation & execution

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/quality

Job description

Job Description Summary

This quality engineer role will be responsible for overall cost of quality, and its impact on shop metrics around delivery, inventory and cost out. This person will be the quality focal for team problem solving around yield, defect reduction and proactive quality continuous improvement.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities

• Verify conformance to specification by measuring and testing during in-house manufacturing.


• Perform incoming goods control, product inspections, witness points to control quality for items from external suppliers.


• Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline.


• Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.


• In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.


• In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.


• Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance.


• Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks.


• Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems.


• May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.


• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent.


• Provides informal guidance to new team members

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing experience) + Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience

Desired Characteristics

• Formal background in structured problem solving applications (APPS, Kata, 8D, etc).


• Prior experience utilizing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) in the manufacturing process.


• Prior experience utilizing Measurement System Analysis (MSA) to aid in problem solving defects.


• Evaluation of data and using statistical process control to understand process capability.


• Strong oral and written communication skills.


• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.


• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.


• Established project management skills.


• Strong oral and written communication skills.


• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.


• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.


• Established project management skills.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.


• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.


• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Company Culture

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.