Description

Corporate Quality Engineer

Company Overview

With approximately $800 million in revenue, The Carlstar Group, LLC (“Carlstar” or the “Company”) is a leading producer of specialty tires, wheels, and assemblies for diverse end markets including: lawn & garden, construction, power sports (primarily all-terrain vehicle tires), trailers, and agriculture.

Carlstar (and its predecessor) have been in the engineered rubber products business for over 100 years and sells its products under many of the most recognized brand names in their respective market segments including Carlisle, ITP, and Cragar, among others. In addition, the Company has one of the broadest distribution channels and the largest installed bases within its served North American markets. The Company is a strategic supplier to leading OEMs such as John Deere, Polaris, Husqvarna, Stanley Black & Decker, and BRP, and is sole sourced on a number of their leading platforms. Approximately 59% of Carlstar’s revenue is derived from higher margin aftermarket sales, leveraging the Company’s large installed base of OEM products. Carlstar has approximately 3,400 employees and operates four manufacturing facilities in both North America and China and twelve distribution centers.

Carlstar is engaged in serving lower volume, higher mix business where the Company must economically manage thousands of SKUs with low individual order quantities through a complex distribution network in a marketplace that highly values timely and accurate order fulfillment.

Through the implementation of efficient operational (enhanced SIOP, lean manufacturing, inventory planning, optimization of the distribution network, redesign and value engineering of compounds and products, improved process control, activity based costing, etc.) and intelligent commercial (dynamic pricing and material margin management, new product development, refined channel management, new account conquests, etc.) strategies, the company is targeting improving performance to over 12% EBITDA margins on substantially higher revenue over time. The company is on a very strong performance trajectory today.

To learn more about The Carlstar Group, please visit the company’s web site: https://www.carlstargroup.com/.

Position Summary:

The Corporate Global Quality department is a diverse organization of scientists, engineers, and supporting staff, whose primary mission is to provide the quality and technology required to support The Carlstar Group’s global businesses. The goal of the Corporate Quality Engineers is to study the variation of plant processes and know the systems capability. The engineer shall also provide support to plants and distribution centers to reduce variation through application of 8D’s, DOEx, Six Sigma, and Lean methodologies.

Additionally, the engineers shall develop relationships with customers working closely with them at their plant locations to drive customer satisfaction

This position reports to the Director of Global Quality.

Pivotal Experience and Expertise:

Carlstar seeks a results-oriented, analytical thinker with experience as a multi-disciplinary collaborative solution seeker. This individual will have demonstrated consistency and reliability in managing multiple projects and responsibilities that support quality assurance requirements. The Corporate QE is able to produce data analytics reporting on plant performance, quality methodologies, and initiatives to address system capability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering or related field
• 3 years’ experience in quality assurance and using quality tools to solve problems to focus on improving product, process, system and service quality and improve quality indices such as PPM, scrap, First time yield, etc.
• ASQ Certification -CQE preferred
• Rubber industry and Metal industry experience, preferred
• Familiar with developing plant level documentation to support corporate ISO9001:2015 requirements, familiar with Six Sigma, Lean, APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, DOEx, 8D’s
• Assure quality and manufacturing systems within business segments are standardized
• Improve product and manufacturing process capability to reduce variability in the manufacturing facilities
• Drive corrective action process via 8D and other similar / applicable tools
• Technical drawing (GD&T) and CAD/Solidworks experience preferred
• Conduct proactive and reactive Customer Visits
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%

Leadership Capabilities & Culture Fit:

• Results-oriented, self-starter, with a strong track record of achieving excellent results.
• A team player, who can work well with other departments across the organization at all levels.
• Models a Growth Mindset, learning from success and failure
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical, creativity and problem-solving skills
• Strong bias towards satisfying customers
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• He or she will embrace a philosophy of transparency, healthy debate and accountability.