Quality Engineer I: Data-Driven Process Improver

East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Lyons (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Group insurance (medical, dental, etc)

401K savings plan

Annual bonus

Holidays and vacation days

Employee assistance programs

Fitness discounts

Promotional opportunities

Safety gear provided

Job summary

East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer I to collect and analyze in-process, test, and field data, developing and maintaining company-wide statistical quality controls and supporting continuous improvement efforts.

The role collaborates with Manufacturing, Engineering, and CI to root-cause issues, develops PFMEA, control plans, and flow charts, and participates in Six Sigma teams to ensure a high quality product and compliance with quality systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in an engineering, scientific, statistics, or mathematics discipline, preferred
• Equivalent level of education, training and experience may be considered
• 1-4 Years Quality Engineering experience, preferred
• Prior quality assurance experience is required (comparable role such as Quality Control, Leader, Foreperson, Supervisor)
• Familiarity with PFMEA, Control Plans, and Flow Charting AIAG requirements
• Basic types of control charts (IMR, X Bar R)
• Process capability and MSA theory
• Statistics (Descriptive, inferential, basic sample size calculations) and statistics software
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, Outlook)
• Lean Manufacturing concepts (5s, Standard Work, VSM)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and CI to identify potential quality problems and analyze data to determine root cause and implement corrective actions
• Assist in the development of flow charts, FMEA’s, and control plans for all processes
• Support process capability analysis and apply basic control methods using IMR and XBAR to diagnose and solve problems
• Support the audit process, quality systems initiatives, and COPQ
• Conduct Warranty/Product Safety/Capability analysis and trending
• Create compliance analysis, trending, and reporting; perform basic MSA studies and uncertainty budgets
• Participate in cross functional problem solving and Six Sigma teams
• Assist in developing and maintaining warranty, product safety, industrial statistics, trending, sampling, MSA, tolerancing, FMEA, policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as required by quality management
• Responsible for producing a high quality product and ensuring proper hygiene, housekeeping, and safety practices

Skills

Problem analysis

Project management

Documentation

Reading drawings

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering/science/math/statistics

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

Flow Charting AIAG

IMR control charts

X-bar R

MSA theory

Statistics software

Microsoft Office

Job description

East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer I to collect and analyze in-process, test, and field data, developing and maintaining company-wide statistical quality controls and supporting continuous improvement efforts.

The role collaborates with Manufacturing, Engineering, and CI to root-cause issues, develops PFMEA, control plans, and flow charts, and participates in Six Sigma teams to ensure a high quality product and compliance with quality systems.