Quality Engineer

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Worthington Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure human/machine interfaces and quality processes maximize production quality while minimizing costs. This role evaluates customer and vendor requirements to enhance production processes and compliance with internal policies.

The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor’s in Engineering with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Responsibilities include managing supplier audits, improving processes, and engaging with customers on product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of internal audit methodologies and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Apply problem-solving methods to resolve complex issues.
• Work with suppliers to improve products through changes.
• Engage in customer PPAPs and requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Statistical software interpretation

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office programs

Job description

The Quality Engineer is responsible for designing and ensuring human/machine interfaces and quality processes, procedures and controls are aligned to maximize quality production at a reduced cost. The Quality Engineer evaluates new customer and vendor requirements to design production-quality flow processes. Key position results include but are not limited to, increase quality at and/or reduced cost for supply base, internally and customer base; compliance with all regulatory and internal policies; reduction in scrap, reject and rework; The ideal candidate utilizes strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills to identify, develop and follow through on a course of action relative to production-quality flow processes.

Responsibilities

• Ability to apply problem solving methods and tools to resolve complex issues
• Works with suppliers to improve products through material or process changes
• Engage in customer PPAP’s (Production Part Approval Process) and requirements
• Determines root cause and implements corrective action to improve internal and external processes.
• Performs customer visits and supplier audits to drive improvements internally and externally as well as strengthening customer relationships. Up to 10% travel potential to suppliers (minimal). Partner with customers and suppliers to improve products through material or process changes
• Assist with completion of PFMEA on existing new products with engineering team
• Development and completion of Control Plans for existing or new products with assistance of engineering team

Desired Experience

• Knowledge of internal audit methodologies related to various quality systems.
• Proven problem solving and problem resolution.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Ability to interpret statistical software along with MS Office programs
• Familiarity with calibration processes is a plus
• Ability to read specifications and interpret blueprints
• Customer service focused and detail oriented.
• PFMEA process, participation and documentation of PFMEA’sexperience a plus but no required

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related equivalent experience