Engineer Quality I - Quality Engineering

SGS Consulting; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in Iowa City is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive quality planning and improvement across product development, manufacturing engineering, and supplier interfaces.

You will apply quality tools within the EPDP and EOFP, review warranty data, lead corrective actions, audits, and non-conforming reviews on the shop floor. A 4-year engineering degree or equivalent is required, with 1–3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years' work experience as a Quality Engineer; recent engineering grads considered.
• Strong Root Cause Analysis and 8D corrective action skills.
• Experience on production floor.
• Understanding of mistake-proofing techniques.
• Knowledge of control plans and PFMEAs.
• Experience with manufacturing statistical methods (control charts, capability analysis).

Responsibilities

• Provide quality planning, control, and improvement support for product development teams.
• Apply quality tools within EPDP and EOFP processes.
• Support application of quality tools with key suppliers.
• Review warranty information, prioritize manufacturing issues, create evidence packages and apply problem resolution techniques.
• Review Defects Per Unit Daily reports for q-notes and resolutions.
• Review daily quality metrics to determine if there are questions from our wage force.
• Contain known issues found during inspection.
• Create Temporary Deviations per the JDDMW Work Instruction.
• Create Change Notices and send to shop floor inspectors.
• Facilitate RCAs & NCCAs.
• Attend Final Product Audit Review and Audit Disposition.
• Lead Corrective Action on items found in Audit Disposition.
• Lead and Facilitate daily non-conforming review.
• Monitor Zone DPU through SPC and investigate out of control conditions.
• Assure control plan execution, update as required.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Corrective Action

Production Floor

Mistake Proofing

Control Plans

PFMEAs

Statistical Methods

Education

4-year Engineering Degree

Tools

Quality Tools

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides quality planning, control, and improvement support for product development teams, manufacturing engineering, supply management, and manufacturing and/or distribution organizations to assure client product quality meets the customers' expectations.


• This includes the application of quality tools within the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) and Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP).


• Also supports application of quality tools with key suppliers as an integral element of quality planning.


• Review warranty information, prioritize manufacturing related issues, create evidence packages and apply problem resolution techniques


• Review Defects Per Unit Daily report for q-notes within zone and problem resolution techniques


• Review daily Quality metrics to determine if there are questions from our wage force


• Contain known issues found during inspection


• Create Temporary Deviations per the JDDMW Work Instruction


• Create Change Notice and send to shop floor inspectors and


• Facilitate RCA's & NCCA's


• Attend Final Product Audit Review and Audit Disposition


• Lead Corrective Action on items found in Audit Disposition


• Lead and Facilitate daily non-conforming review


• Monitor Zone DPU through SPC and investigate out of control conditions


• Assure control plan execution, update as required

Skills:

• Manager would prefer candidates with 1-3 years' work experience as a Quality Engineer, but is willing to consider recent college graduates with an Engineering degree.


• Demonstrated Skills in Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action (8D)


• Production floor experience.


• Understanding of Mistake Proofing Techniques


• Understanding of Control Plans and PFMEAs


• Manufacturing Statistical Methods (Control Charting /Capability Analysis)

Education/Experience:

• 4-year Engineering Degree OR relevant work experience.