Senior Quality Specialist OQ

Hitachi Energy; Mount Pleasant (PA, TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented professionals for a quality assurance role in Mount Pleasant, PA. This position focuses on enhancing production quality and efficiency through comprehensive risk assessments and quality management strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset, ensuring customer satisfaction while addressing quality issues effectively. Join a forward-thinking company that values safety and integrity, and be part of a team dedicated to continuous improvement and excellence in manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ Jahre Erfahrung in Business Operations und Qualitätsprozessen.
• Zertifizierung oder Erfahrung in Problemlösungs- und kontinuierlichen Verbesserungsmethoden.

Responsibilities

• Entwicklung und Implementierung von Qualitätssicherungsstrategien zur Verbesserung der Produktionsqualität.
• Durchführung von Risikoanalysen und Entwicklung von Risikominderungsstrategien.

Skills

Qualitätsmanagement

Risikomanagement

Lean Six Sigma

Datenanalyse

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Education

Bachelor-Abschluss

Job description

Your Responsibilities

Develops and implements quality assurance strategies and plans to enhance production quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. Establishes standards and specifications for manufacturing/assembly processes. Provides internal reporting on quality assurance activities, progress, and outcomes to relevant stakeholders. Utilizes data-driven insights to drive/contribute decision-making and implement necessary process improvements. Manages and mentors the quality professionals under their responsibility. Conducts training programs and workshops to promote quality awareness to develop the skills of manufacturing personnel.

Customer Focus

Collaborates with manufacturing teams to address customer-specific quality requirements. Assist in analyzing customer feedbacks and identifying areas for improvement. Participate in cross-functional projects aimed at improving product quality through manufacturing/assembly process improvements.

Quality Management System

Participates in development and implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions to mitigate process risks. Conducts process audits and inspections to verify compliance with process risk mitigation measures. Provides training and guidance to manufacturing personnel on process risk management practices and protocols.

Manufacturing Quality Assurance

Conducts comprehensive risk assessments for manufacturing/assembly processes to identify potential risks by performing activities like failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA). Develops and implements risk mitigation strategies to minimize process-related risks. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure effective implementation of risk mitigation measures. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of risk mitigation actions. Analyzes process risk data and metrics to provide insights for process improvement initiatives. Establishes efficient change management processes for product features, processes, suppliers, materials, or design modifications. Ensures continuous review and updating of process and product/system risks through analysis of internal and external non-conformities, change requests, and process enhancements. Ensures comprehensive updates to the PFMEA, encompassing all identified risks across the product/process lifecycle while adhering to established rules for minimizing and tracking RPN values.

Quality Control

Implements quality control measures and procedures to ensure adherence to quality standards. Conducts inspections and audits of manufacturing processes, to verify compliance with quality requirements. Analyzes and interprets quality data, including measurements, test results, and statistical analysis, to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of quality control measures and make recommendations for process improvements.

Process Performance

Analyzes process performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions for enhanced process performance. Participates in process improvement initiatives, such as Lean Six Sigma projects. Maintain process performance documentation and support implementation of statistical process control techniques. Provides training and guidance on process performance monitoring and improvement to manufacturing personnel.

Non-Conformance Management

Conducts root cause analysis and problem-solving activities to identify and resolve quality issues in manufacturing and assembly processes. Utilize techniques such as 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams, and statistical analysis to determine the underlying causes of quality problems.

Your Background

We are looking for talented professionals to be based in Mount Pleasant PA, with diverse backgrounds. Our ideal candidate is as follows:

Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

A collaborative, solutions and customer-oriented individual with strong communication skills, ability to influence others (both in hierarchical and functional roles).

Able to address promptly and effectively quality issues in order to eliminate or reduce their impact, ensuring customer satisfaction.

Certification or experience in problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies.

Bachelors and 5+ years of experience in Business Operations and quality processes.

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