Quality Assurance Engineer

Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd.; Elkton Township (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm is seeking a Quality Manager to provide technical guidance on quality assurance and oversee quality control processes. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and over five years of experience in quality management. Responsibilities include managing a team, coordinating ISO audits, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This role involves traveling 25% of the time.

Benefits

Safe and healthy work environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

• Five plus years' experience in quality management and/or quality engineering.
• Familiarity with ISO9001, SPC, FMEA, QFD, PPAP.
• Ability to travel 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on quality management issues.
• Manage a team of Quality Control Technicians.
• Coordinate ISO9001 internal audit system.
• Support customer satisfaction efforts and warranty processes.

Skills

Quality management

Quality engineering

Strong computer skills

Good communications skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide all related departments with technical guidance, training and assistance in the interpretation of our quality system, Engineering Standards and other formal procedural specifications and customer specifications. Act as a resource throughout the company on quality assurance and quality management issues.


• May directly or indirectly manage a team of Quality Control Technicians.


• May include ISO Management Representative, coordinate the implementation of our quality system throughout the Company, interface with registrar and coordinate external audits, review quality management systems and recommend improvements and corrective/preventive actions.


• Manage ISO9001 internal audit system and document control system including record retention.


• Perform supplier quality functions. Support Purchasing Department through input to supplier selection and support of supplier corrective actions as needed.


• Provide training on quality assurance related subjects throughout the organization.


• Coordinate continuous improvement initiatives between manufacturing operations and corporate level operations.


• Support customer satisfaction efforts by maintaining customer satisfaction Management System Reporting, supporting customer audits and inquiries, and resolving customer requested corrective action.


• Support warranty/RGA process by maintaining warranty Management System Reporting and supporting corrective and preventive actions related to warrantee and RGA's.


• Act, Live, and Behave by TCF Core Values.


• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.


• Five plus years' experience in quality management and/or quality engineering.


• Familiarity with quality systems and processes such as: ISO9001, SPC, FMEA, QFD, PPAP metrology control, supplier quality, lean manufacturing and/or six sigma methodologies.


• Strong computer skills.


• Good communications skills.


• Ability to travel 25%.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Standard office environment


• Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds


• Ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach


• Ability to work extended hours sitting at a computer

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to high places, fumes or airborne particles and/or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the plant environment is usually loud.

SAFETY

Twin City Fan is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy work environment. Each and every employee must understand and continually work within the safety and health rules and policies. The use of good judgment and common sense is critical to workplace safety, and Twin City Fan expects every employee to work in a safe and conscientious manner.

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