Quality Engineer

Ducommun Incorporated; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated, Appleton, WI, is seeking a Quality Engineer to support quality across current and future manufacturing efforts and to improve productivity through effective people and technology management.

The role requires ensuring contractual and regulatory quality requirements are communicated, supporting receiving, in-process and final quality, and collaborating with multiple departments to establish and maintain quality procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing and assembly processes with work measurement and work standards.
• Proficient in technical writing with strong documentation and attention to detail.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Analytical skills to plan, resolve problems and establish priorities.
• Intermediate computer skills in email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Project, and MRP/ERP.
• Ability to communicate with customers and project company image to attract business.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills with troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to multi-task in a rapidly changing environment.
• General Requirements of Team Members.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all contractual and regulatory quality requirements are defined and communicated on assigned customers and programs.
• Support all departments to ensure control of receiving, in-process and final quality of product.
• Recommend more efficient and quality-oriented processes
• Provide customer interface on quality issues and problem resolution
• Collaborate with sales, purchasing, production, quoting and contract management to establish quality procedures for meeting customer requirements.
• Interface with suppliers to correct problems dealing with purchased materials.
• Provide support to manufacturing including root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions to resolve problems in product manufactured.
• Assist in defining and monitoring the quality management system and in developing an organizational culture that stresses quality processes.
• Assist in monitoring personnel and processes to ensure compliance with company guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Update area supervision regarding concerns.
• Maintain necessary records.
• Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in their work area.
• Performs other assignments as required.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Problem solving

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

BSEE/BSIE/BSQET preferred

Tools

MS Project

MRP/ERP

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Quality Engineer

Support quality for current and future manufacturingrequirements and determine the most effective methods to improve productivitythrough the management of people and technology.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Appleton, WI manufactures state-of-the-art circuit boards for Aerospace and Defense as well as Industrial and Medical Industries.

Job Summary

• Ensure that all contractual and regulatory quality requirements are defined and communicated on assigned customers and programs.
• Support all departments to ensure control of receiving, in-process and final quality of product.
• Recommend more efficient and quality-oriented processes
• Provide customer interface on quality issues and problem resolution
• Collaborate with sales, purchasing, production, quoting and contract management to establish quality procedures for meeting customer requirements.
• Interface with suppliers to correct problems dealing with purchased materials.
• Provide support to manufacturing including root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions to resolve problems in product manufactured.
• Assist in defining and monitoring the quality management system and in developing an organizational culture that stresses quality processes.
• Assist in monitoring personnel and processes to ensure compliance with company guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Update area supervision regarding concerns.
• Maintain necessary records.
• Responsible for the proper handling and management of hazardous waste generated in their work area.
• Performs other assignments as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic manufacturing and assembly processes together with work measurement and work standards.
• Proficient in technical writing, good documentation skills; attention to detail is critical
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings is required
• Demonstrated analytical expertise including ability to plan, resolve problems effectively, and establish priorities.
• Intermediate level of computer skills in email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Project, and MRP/ERP
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with customers and project company image to attract business.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills together with demonstrated experience troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and adapt within a rapidly changing environment
• Abilities listed in the General Requirements of Team Members

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree: BSEE, BSIE, BSQET is preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience in maintaining production and inventory control standards in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience within the electronics or PCB field.
• Prior experience with ISO or AS environments.
• Understanding of DOE, 6-Sigma, Lean Manufacturing desired

Equal Opportunity EmployerVeterans/Disabled

2222 East Pensar Drive
Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911
United States