Quality Engineer I OMS

O'Neal Industries, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

O’Neal Manufacturing Services, a leading family-owned metal fabrication company in the United States, seeks a quality and process improvement professional to drive initiatives across departments. You will design, implement, and monitor process improvements, ensuring product quality and efficiency.

You will mentor teams, communicate with management and suppliers, and stay current with industry standards like ISO 9001 and FMEA practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• GD&T experience; training/certification preferred.
• Experience with welding inspection and WPS.

Responsibilities

• Implement process improvements considering organization issues and external factors.
• Define resources for project completion and design experimental programs.
• Plan and manage quality goals; guide new technologies and processes.
• Mentor others and communicate with internal/external stakeholders.
• Identify quality roadblocks and work cross-functionally to resolve them.
• Align customer needs with quality objectives and business goals.
• Stay current on industry changes and trends.

Skills

Process improvement

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

FARO

CMM

PolyWorks

GAGEpack

MS Office

Job description

O’Neal Manufacturing Services is one of the largest family-owned metal fabrication companies in the United States. For over 100 years, we’ve built more than just metal – we’ve built trust, careers, and lasting relationships. We are committed to helping every team member grow, learn, and achieve more. Let’s Build Things – Together.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement effective process improvements using new approaches, considering organization issues, external factors, and involving all necessary individuals.
• Use conceptual framework and experience to achieve objectives. Define resources necessary for project/program completion. Design experimental programs to optimize the steps required to evaluate and implement new processes or products.
• Plan, organize and manage the achievement of quality goals. Provide direction and guidance in design, development and application of new technologies. Elaborate technical strategy and promotes introduction of methods, tools, processes and technologies. Mentor and provide ongoing teaching, guidance and assistance to others.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external individuals, including management. Understand and presents complex information by adjusting approach based on audience’s level of understanding. Resolve issues and conflicts using effective negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Identify quality roadblocks that impact other departments’ abilities and efficiencies, and work cross-functionally to develop process improvement.
• Identify critical work objectives using knowledge of the company businesses and products and how own function contributes to the business. Monitor and understand the impact of expenditures on business results and customer satisfaction. Apply knowledge of company’s decision-making structure to achieve objectives. Leads the effort to develop work processes and procedures. Present ideas and concepts via formal and informal structure.
• Use understanding of customer needs to anticipate and respond effectively. Integrate customer needs and quality objectives into business objectives and take action to meet customer expectations.
• Stay current on changes, innovations and trends in focus areas by networking, studying industry publications and attending continuing education events.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, required.
• Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing process and equipment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).
• High level of proficiency with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing). Certificate or Training, preferred.
• High level proficiency with FARO, or other CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) equipment.
• High level proficiency with various quality processes including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), First Article Inspection (FAI) or First Piece Yield (FPY), Advanced Control Plans (CP).
• High level proficiency of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO process audits.
• High level proficiency with equipment calibration or measuring software. PolyWorks and GAGEpack, preferred.
• Experience with welding inspection and creating of Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS).
• Physical requirements; sitting, crouching, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, and the handling of 50lbs or less.

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