Manufacturing Quality Engineer - (NO C2C OR THIRD PARTY)
Location: Redmond, Washington (98052)
Pay: Negotiable depending on direct-related experience UP to $55 - $65 an hour
Work Authorization: Must be physically located in United States and have CURRENT United States employment authorization documents WITHOUT current sponsorship transfer requirements.
This is an individual contributor role
Job Summary:
This role would be a universal player conducting Quality Engineering based work to include:
- Own NCs and potentially CAPAs, needing to bring in cross functional teams, driving with urgency to resolve the issue.
- Contain nonconforming product and work with the Operations team when a line down situation occurs, which is a fast-paced environment.
- Work with Operations to ensure quality performances of products and processes.
- Own PPAPs, for supplier changes, which can be an urgent change or ones that are less urgent.
- Collaboration into process improvements/validation reviews for internal efforts.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Work closely with Operations and the business functions to ensure quality performance of product and processes:
Non-Conformances
- Collaborate with Internal cross-functional and Supplier teams to address top quality issues.
- Own identified internal and supplier-driven Non-Conformances (NC) and Corrective Action Preventative Action records (CAPA), managing the timely processing and closure of NC and CAPA records within the electronic management system, Trackwise.
- Support execution and analysis of manufacturing related complaint investigations and product field actions.
- Investigate and disposition internal non-conforming product within MRB, issuing NCs as appropriate.
- Communicate & collaborate with suppliers regarding non-conformances, escalating Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) as required.
- Execute and manage Supplier Initiated Change Requests (SICRs) received from suppliers, engaging with cross-function teams for assessment and approval
- Support manufacturing transfers to/from other plants/facilities, executing appropriate quality activities.
- Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to identify and execute opportunities for supplier part certification.
Process Improvements/Validation
- Engage in the development and improvement of the internal manufacturing and distribution processes for existing products.
- Perform critical assessments and qualifications of internal and supplier-proposed change management activities, including Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities for supplier changes.
- Participate in and potentially lead the creation and/or review of new or modified procedures.
- Support the development and review of process and equipment validation/qualification and MSA of internal processes.
- Maintain KPIs for monitoring of process and/or product quality, perform analysis, and interpret trends, identifying and activating on appropriate actions as necessary.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
*** (Kelly does not expense relocation/interview costs)
Work Authorization: Must be physically located in United States and have CURRENT United States employment authorization documents WITHOUT current sponsorship transfer requirements.
- In addition to working with the world’s most recognized and trusted name in staffing, Kelly employees can expect:
- Competitive pay
- Paid holidays
- Year-end bonus program
- Recognition and incentive programs
- Access to continuing education via the Kelly Learning Center