Quality Engineer

Company : KMT Waterjet

Country: United States

Location : Baxter Springs, Kansas

Post: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:31:55 GMT

Expires: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 23:59:59 GMT

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Job Description

The Quality Engineer (QE) will serve as the technical liaison between product engineering, internal manufacturing, assembly, and our supply base. The QE will perform inspections, testing, and sampling activities to ensure that material/products comply with required specifications, drawings/print and other applicable quality requirements.

The QE should have a proven track record of involvement with new project launches utilizing processes such as advanced product quality planning, failure mode and effect analysis, control plans and production part approval process submissions, as well as experience in conducting process and product audits, participating in product/process improvement teams and leading corrective/preventive action teams. The QE should have manufacturing experience and knowledge of various processes such as: machining, fabrication, shipping and receiving and assembly.

Create supplier development plans, perform supplier audits, implement closed loop corrective actions, and generate quality metrics and reports in support of supplier management program.

Review supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems and conduct technical/quality system assessments and related systemic audits of potential new/current suppliers.

Plan, design and deploy quality assurance continuous improvements with suppliers and contract manufacturers. Develop/up-date/enforce process documents such as, but not limited to, work instructions, first article inspection, control plans.

Implementation of problem-solving activities and quality process improvement (root cause analysis, error proofing, containment, and corrective action, 5 why, fishbone, etc.) including enforcement of corrective action plans.

Detailed reporting and tracking documents, to provide up to date status to team members.

Support the plant activities where required and involvement in escalation of quality issues.