What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Carlisle Brake & Friction?
Description
Carlisle Brake and Friction (CBF) is a strategic business unit of CentroMotion. With eight manufacturing facilities globally located in the US, UK, Italy, China, Japan, and India, and with over 1,600 employees, CBF is the leading provider of high performance braking solutions to the off-highway, high performance racing, aerospace, and alternative energy markets, serving over 100 leading original equipment manufacturers in 55 countries.
Additionally, we manufacture both wet and dry friction materials used for wet brakes, brake linings, clutches and transmissions. We also design and deliver hydraulic actuation, including hydraulic valves, master cylinders, adjustors, and boosted master cylinders.
Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree; engineering or equivalent technical field of study.
Characteristics: to CBF’s values and total quality philosophy. Must exhibit a strong sense of urgency; be able to meet deadlines and to work flexible hours. Strong analytical and problem solving skills are required, along with working knowledge of PC applications & statistical software. Individual must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and/or in a cross-functional work team environment. Must be an excellent communicator and facilitator. Must demonstrate a commitment.
Requirements: Work Experience: Minimum of five years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Ideal candidate would be a “hands-on” person with shop floor experience. Working knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) required. Six Sigma and Lean training and/or certifications are a plus.
Principal Area of Responsibility: Assists in administering the total quality assurance program encompassing APQP, planning, evaluation and reporting on all quality aspects of a product, from its conception through manufacturing, fabrication, storage and delivery with intent to provide an optimum quality product at the lowest cost.
Specific Duties
- Ensure all customer specific requirements are met.
- Develop and implement all required quality documentation for new and existing products.
- Lead quality related APQP activities for new and existing products.
- Prepare all documents necessary for customer PPAP submissions.
- Provide support to functional areas with regard to process improvement and statistical methods.
- Revise the quality management system as needed.
- Review company products to insure internal and customer quality standards are met and develop control plans and inspection requirements for those products.
- Participate in and support the Company’s Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing initiatives.
- Lead corrective action teams to ensure that robust root cause and corrective actions are established.