Quality Engineer

Blachford Acoustics Group; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Blachford Acoustics Group seeks a Quality Engineer to support QA functions and supervise QA staff. This role focuses on facilitating corrective actions with customers, internal teams and suppliers, and participating in Six-Sigma projects and quality boards. A science/engineering degree or ASQ certification plus 1–3 years QA experience is required.

The position includes internal quality audits, PPAPs, GR&R, MSA, and DFMEAs, PFMEAs, and other QA duties to uphold ISO/IATF systems and calibrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in science or engineering or ASQ certified quality engineer.
• Minimum 1-3 years quality assurance experience.
• Experience with ISO9001 and ideally IATF16949.

Responsibilities

• Customer quality liaison for complaints, nonconforming material, and corrective actions.
• Lead internal quality audits (IATF16949/ISO9001/ISO14001).
• Interface with customers, plant personnel and suppliers to implement corrective actions.
• Maintain customer quality certifications and lead PPAPs as needed.
• Dispositions of nonconforming material via MRA and related processes.
• Participate in Six-Sigma projects and plant quality initiatives.
• Train personnel on tests and measurements and maintain calibration systems.

Skills

Communication

Influence

Teamwork

Problem solving

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in science or engineering

ASQ certified quality engineer

Tools

DOE

SPC

FMEA

8D

Job description

Blachford Quality Engineer
Job description
Job Summary:
The Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting the various functions for Quality Assurance and supervising quality assurance personnel. This position is responsible for facilitating/recommending /implementing corrective actions while working with customers, internal personnel and suppliers. Some expectations in this role is participating in Six-Sigma projects where applicable along with participating in the Plant Quality Board and other engineering/production taskforces as needed. Also includes internal quality system auditing to IATF16949/ISO9001/ISO14001, completing requested PPAPs for the customer(s), performing GR&R, maintaining plant calibration system and measurement system analysis (MSA).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Customer quality liaison for any and all quality complaints or rejects, i.e. respond as primary contact for nonconforming material (NCMs) and corrective actions (CARs).
• Primary auditor for internal quality audits (IATF16949/ISO9001/ISO14001).
• Facilitate, recommend, and help implement corrective actions. Corrective actions include working directly with customers, plant personnel, and suppliers. Write formal CAR responses to customers as needed.
• Maintain customer quality certifications where required.
• Review and disposition nonconforming material.This includes authorizing disposition of customer product through MRA process.
• Participate in Six-Sigma projects, the Plant Quality Board and other engineering/production taskforces as needed.
• Train quality personnel on appropriate tests and measurements.
• Complete customer requested PPAPs on time.Interpret customer engineering drawings, specifications, and provide unit conversions as needed. Assist/train on product, die, and template measurements using both manual (check fixture) and CMM techniques.
• Maintain company calibration system and measurement systems analysis (MSA) such as GR&Rs, attribute studies, bias, linearity, stability, etc. Calculate and maintain process CPK data.
• Write/modify/train on DFMEAs, PFMEAs, control plans, QA procedures and work instructions. Maintain/update test software where applicable.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in science or engineering related field, or ASQ certified quality engineer
• Minimum 1-3 years quality assurance experience
• Experience in quality management systems, ISO9001 as a minimum, preferably IATF 16949
• Knowledge or experience with any or all of the following: Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Theory of Constraints, Kaizen, SMED.
• Knowledge in the use and application of key quality tools (DOE, SPC, FMEA, 8D, etc.)
• Ability to communicate with customers, supervisors and employees.
• Must be able to influence, negotiate, and resolve conflicts to reach consensus around common goals.
• Ability to promote a positive atmosphere and encourage teamwork in the workplace, strong communication skills and the ability to develop employees.
• Use appropriate balance of delegation and “hands on” involvement.
• APQP and/or other appropriate skills as defined in ISO manuals.

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