Elevator Quality Engineer: Six Sigma & CI

Schindler Group; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Medical, Dental & Vision plans

Vacation & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Parental Leave

Job summary

Schindler Group in Hanover, PA is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide robust quality engineering support, drive improvements, and serve as the focal point for defect notifications from field customers, suppliers, and other Schindler departments. You will develop metrics, lead corrective actions, and guide teams through root-cause investigations to elevate product quality.

The role emphasizes audits, supplier collaboration, and continuous improvement to reduce defects and field quality claims,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Six Sigma/Lean/Continuous Improvement Specialist (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.) in Lean, DMAIC preferred.
• Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) preferred.
• Certifications like ISO 9001:2015 auditor certification preferred.
• Elevator Industry experience, field installation and/or trouble shooting preferred.
• Experience within a Quality function in Elevator/ Escalator or related industry.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Systems Requirements (ISO, TS, AS, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Use the SPSP process (8-D report) to help process owners identify root cause, containment and corrective actions to improve performance.
• Assist internal and/ or supplier audits to ensure compliance to requirements; support efforts to obtain effective solutions to findings; help verify corrective actions have been implemented and are effective.
• Identify continuous improvement projects focused on reducing defects/ field quality claims and improving overall performance.
• Interact with internal/ external customers & suppliers (Field service representatives, other functional groups, Test) to resolve problems.
• Report quality status with defined group scorecard and KPIs.
• Provide technical direction to Inspectors, manufacturing personnel and others as to proper inspection methods.
• Detect and communicate supplier quality issues to Supplier Development, Procurement and suppliers.
• Support third party audits.
• Offer technical support and guidance to local operations personnel to prepare for audits and address areas of concern.
• Perform internal quality system audits as defined by SEC ISO system Assist IE and others to create and maintain 3rd tier ISO documents.
• Seek to reduce product and process cost through input from team members, work with other functions to implement changes identified.
• Provide support to Production, R&D and Industrialization personnel to ensure that new product designs are manufactured and shipped to meet quality specifications.
• Participate in the planning and design of products and processes in work centers as needed.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality engineering

ISO 9001 knowledge

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Schindler Group in Hanover, PA is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide robust quality engineering support, drive improvements, and serve as the focal point for defect notifications from field customers, suppliers, and other Schindler departments. You will develop metrics, lead corrective actions, and guide teams through root-cause investigations to elevate product quality.

The role emphasizes audits, supplier collaboration, and continuous improvement to reduce defects and field quality claims,