Quality Engineer

Walbro; Elkland Township (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Walbro is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure products and processes meet established quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

You will develop and implement quality control systems, perform inspections and audits, and analyze data to identify areas for improvement. Collaboration across production, engineering and supply chain is essential to resolve issues and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in applied sciences or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of progressive quality or technical experience.
• Experience testing systems and machines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in reading technical data and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production limitations and problems with revisions.
• Maintain control over activities affecting quality.
• Design and install quality controls, process sampling and statistics.
• Develop testing mechanisms, equipment and devices.
• Review data on quality per line/shift to drive improvements.
• Formulate quality standards, policies, and procedures.
• Train staff in quality applications as needed.
• Support root cause analysis and CAPA implementations.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and supply chain.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Technical reading of data/specs

Quality assurance processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in applied sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Job Summary

This role is responsible for ensuring products and processes meet established quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. This position develops and implements quality control systems, conducts inspections and audits, and analyzes data to identify areas for improvement. The Quality Engineer collaborates with cross functional teams- including production, engineering, and supply chain- to resolve quality issues, drive root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventative actions.

Duties and Requirements of the Job

· Analyze production limitations and problems with the implementation of revisions.

· Ensure adequate and continuous control over all assigned activities affecting quality.

· Designs and installs quality controls process sampling systems, procedures, and statistical techniques.

· Designs specific testing mechanisms, equipment, and devices.

· Reviews and organizes statistical data on quality of production by line, shift, department, among other ways, to produce recommendations.

· Formulates or assists in formulating quality standards, policies, programs, plans, procedures, and practices.

· Reviews and implements specification revisions.

· May train hourly and exempt staff in quality applications.

· Continuously reviews the economics of the quality program and makes recommendations.

· Performs such individual assignments as supervisors and superiors may direct.

· Ensures adequate and continuous controls are exercised over all assigned activities affecting quality.

· Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Corporation and the community.

· Maintains all the professional competence, knowledge, and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.

Requirements

Required Training, Knowledge and Experience·Bachelor's degree in applied sciences is preferred (equivalent experience, including a proven performance record as a technician may be accepted)· 3 to 5 years of progressive experience

• In depth knowledge of area of specialty including applied and developmental knowledge of a complex technical area
• Experience in testing systems and machines
• Effective written and verbal communication
• Proficient use in software programs such as Microsoft Office
• Some technical training or courses
• Good analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to use tools and techniques to perform tests
• Ability to read technical data and specifications