Quality Engineer

Thunderbird LLC; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching program.

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

9 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Thunderbird is seeking a Quality Engineer to supervise inspection and testing activities, ensuring products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements. The role involves coordinating with QA and engineering staff, auditing systems, and driving continuous improvement.

The position requires onsite work in Elk Grove Village, IL, with responsibilities including training, data recording, and performance metrics for manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a quality engineer or similar role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management, both internal and external.
• Basic knowledge of all types of tooling and gauges.
• Reading micrometers, telescoping gauges, calipers, comparator, indicators, etc.
• Be able to operate manual equipment.
• Good problem-solving skills and attention to quality.
• GD&T knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Works directly in Quality Assurance inspection and testing to ensure that establishment and regulatory standards are met.
• Reviews inspection reports and confers with QA personnel when necessary to solve problems.
• Records inspection results by completing reports, summarizing reworks and wastes and inputting data into quality database.
• Training the production team on quality control measures to improve product excellence.
• Monitoring the use of equipment to ensure it is safe and discard any that does not meet requirements.
• Reviews daily hold list and reports to Quality Management of all quality nonconformance.
• Auditing systems based on ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 requirements.
• Determining quality metrics for all manufacturing procedures.
• Coordinate with external quality assurance auditors and technicians to ensure legal compliance.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Mathematics

GD&T knowledge

Quality standards

Tools

Micrometers

Telescoping gauges

Calipers

Comparator

Indicators

Job description

Providing services in a variety of markets worldwide, Thunderbird offers a wide range of career paths within its family of companies across the United States. From engineers to sales, management to production, automation to quality control–our people are our greatest asset.

Be part of a dynamic work culture that offers opportunity for career growth, team building, work-life balance, and robust benefits.

See the opportunities available to you today.

Position:Quality Engineer

Location: 1501 Oakton Street

Elk Grove Village, IL

Job Id:883

# of Openings:1

Quality Engineer Position Overview

The Quality Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring that products and processes meet established quality standards and regulatory requirements. The quality engineer will supervise, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in inspection and testing through processes.

Quality Engineer Essential Functions

• Works directly in Quality Assurance inspection and testing to ensure that establishment and regulatory standards are met.
• Reviews inspection reports and confers with Quality Assurance work-related, management, and engineering personnel when necessary to solve work related problems.
• Records inspection results by completing reports, summarizing reworks and wastes and inputting data into quality database.
• Training the production team on quality control measures to improve product excellence.
• Monitoring the use of equipment to ensure it is safe and discard any that does not meet requirements.
• Reviews daily hold list.
• Daily reports to Quality Management of all quality nonconformance.
• Auditing systems based on ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 requirements.
• Determining quality metrics for all manufacturing procedures.
• Set detailed guidelines on what needs to be checked and what the quality standards are.
• Determine quality metrics for all manufacturing procedures.
• Identify the root cause for nonconforming issues and recommend fixes.
• Prepare reports and corrective actions (e.g. number of defective raw materials per order).
• Review current blueprints and quality documentation.
• Set and track quality assurance goals.
• Coordinate with external quality assurance auditors and technicians to ensure legal compliance.
• Work with internal teams to increase customer satisfaction by improving the quality of the products.
• Perform layered, internal, and external audits.
• Coordination and performance of internal process/product audits
• Performance process capability studies.

Quality Engineer Required Experience

• Proven experience as a quality engineer or similar role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management, both internal and external.
• Basic knowledge of all types of tooling and gauges.
• Should be capable of reading micrometers, telescoping gauges, calipers, comparator, indicators, etc.
• Be able to operate manual equipment.
• Good problem-solving skills, safety practices and attention to quality.
• Minimal amount of machining knowledge.
• Basic Math skills.
• GD&T knowledge.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.

Quality Engineer Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position requires you to be onsite daily.
• This position is primarily in an office environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk working on a computer.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite. +
• Influencing skills to establish trust, credibility,and rapport at all levels of the organization; seen as humble, direct, and authentic while possessing professional presence.

Company Overview

At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers. We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed. #TBManufacturing

• 401(k) with matching program.
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays

Thunderbird is a drug and smoke free work environment and promotes safe work conditions.