Quality Engineer

Federal Ammunition; Anoka (MN); On-site; USD 67,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

Vision

Disability and life insurance

401K

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Gear discounts

Job summary

Federal Ammunition is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide proactive quality engineering expertise and leadership for the FCC Shotshell product line, reporting to the Quality Director in Anoka, MN.

The role requires a BSIE/BSME and 1–3 years of experience in a high-volume consumer manufacturing environment, with knowledge of SPC, DOE, and TQM. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, PTO and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of progressive Quality Engineering experience in a high volume consumer manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of SPC, DOE, and TQM practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem solving and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing process quality improvement and leadership to plant team.
• Lead Six Sigma and product line improvement projects within budget and schedule.
• Improve Quality System including ISO 9000 implementation and auditor support.
• Contribute to design for quality, producibility, and inspectability in new products.
• Support supplier quality and ensure material meets requirements and supplier programs.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering on capital projects from idea to post-installation.
• Develop and analyze quality data and provide user-friendly summaries.

Skills

Quality Engineering

SPC

DOE

Communication

Project Management

Teamwork

Education

BSIE/BSME

Job description

The Kinetic Group is a world leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of small caliber ammunition under the iconic brands B&P, CCI, Federal Premium, Fiocchi, HEVI, Remington and Speer. We have domestic ammunition manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Idaho, Arkansas, and Missouri, and service law enforcement, government agencies and sporting enthusiasts throughout the world. Today, The Kinetic Group is a part of the Ammo+ division of The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), which holds a diverse portfolio of companies in the defense, security, automotive, aerospace and rail industries.

Pay Range:

$67,100.00 - $93,900.00

The actual annual salary offered to a candidate will be based on variables including experience, geographic location, education, and skills/achievements, and will be mutually agreed upon at the time of offer.

We offer a highly competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including: medical and dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401K, PTO, tuition reimbursement, gear discounts and the ability to add value to an exciting mission!

Federal Ammunition is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the team! In this role you will be responsible for providing pro‑active hands‑on Quality Engineering expertise and Quality Improvement Leadership to a specific FCC product line (Shotshell), and technical work direction/support to a large diverse customer base.

This position reports to the Quality Director and will be based out of our Anoka, MN location.

Experience you bring:

• BSIE/BSME from a major university or equivalent
• 1-3 years (minimum) of progressive Quality Engineering experience in a high volume consumer manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of and application experience with SPC, DOE, TQM, etc.
• Excellent organizational, communication, problem solving, project management and teamwork skills
• Able to operate well in an unstructured environment with minimal direct supervision
• Superior personal computer application skills

What you’ll do:

Manufacturing Process Improvement:

• Improve our manufacturing process quality and provide timely effective leadership/support to the plant manufacturing team.
• Specific tasks include: Conducting capability studies and then using that information to take the appropriate actions, conducting a Design of Experiments to understand process or performance variables and then take the appropriate actions, working with vendors and plant personnel to procure/install automated inspection equipment or other equipment which improves process or product quality, etc.

Quality Improvement Leadership:

• Pro‑actively lead or support specific Six Sigma and/or product line improvement projects by applying technical expertise, organizational skills and the appropriate improvement tool/technique to ensure project completion on time within budget.
• Assist on other improvement projects as requested.

Quality System Improvement:

• Work with Quality Management/Associates and plant representatives to improve our Quality System. This includes ISO 9000 implementation as required.
• Providing work direction and support to our Quality Auditors is part of this area of accountability.

Quality in Design:

• Contribute to building quality into our products/services, actively contributing to the new product team by addressing producibility/inspectability issues and by leading the classification of characteristics effort.

Supplier Quality Improvement:

• Proactively support the Material's Department on improving the quality of procured material. This includes the flow down of quality requirements to FCC suppliers, the system of ensuring procured material meets our requirements and our supplier improvement/validation program.

Capital Project Support:

• Support Manufacturing Engineering on capital projects as appropriate/requested and lead specific projects from the idea stage thru installation and post audit

Measurement Systems/Data Analysis:

Aid in the development, procurement and installation of inspection equipment and conduct error of measurement studies.

• Help identify, design, procure and use Quality Information programs/systems and analyze data from these systems using statistical techniques.
• Provide timely user‑friendly summaries to the appropriate people.
• Assist any group or department in establishing Quality/Productivity measurements.

You might have:

• ASQC Certified Quality Engineer
• ASQC Certified Quality Auditor
• Knowledge of Guns/ Ammo/ Hunting Industry

Employee work assignments may include tasks working with and/or exposure to potentially hazardous areas, including flammables and explosives. Safety training is provided to all employees to ensure compliance with company and federal regulations.

Our Postings are not intended for distribution to or use in any jurisdiction, country or territory where such distribution or use would violate local law or would subject us to any regulations in another jurisdiction, country or territory. We reserve the right to limit our Postings in any jurisdiction, country or territory.

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