Quality Engineer

SUMMARY:

Responsible for ensuring quality requirements are met for government contracts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: Include, but are not limited to, the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• Inspects incoming products purchased for orders (e.g., raw materials, sub components & assemblies).
• Contacts customer personnel for rejection issues and on-site quality audits.
• Serves as liaison between customer quality personnel and D.L. Martin Co.
• Supports and helps with paperwork for customer orders (e.g., Excel spreadsheets, contract reviews, routing information, pre-production tags & PPAP).
• Ensures products for Quacustomer orders are packaged in accordance with contract requirements and that required documentation (e.g., certificates of conformance, material certifications & dimensional information) is shipped along with those products.
• Ensures effective corrective action is taken internally, by utilizing disciplined problem-solving techniques, when products are rejected by Customer.
• Ensures effective corrective action is taken by suppliers and subcontractors when Rejected Material Reports (RMRs) are issued for products purchased for customer orders.
• Ensures documentation (e.g., certificates of conformance, material certifications, PPAP, etc.) specified on D.L. Martin Co. purchase orders is received from suppliers and subcontractors with products purchased for customer orders or DLM products, and that it is compliant with contract requirements.
• Complies with all applicable requirements of the Quality Management System (QMS) and Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Assists with quality improvement by establishing methods of data collection, or other experimental design techniques. Assist in driving continuous improvement as necessary through the appropriate personnel.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

The employee must be able to perform all essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. Requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or B.S. in a Technical field. Prior quality assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Should have general quality system knowledge (ISO or AS9100)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is required to

• frequently walk, stand or sit
• regularly use hands to operate office equipment and to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and talk or hear;
• occasionally stoop or kneel; reach with arms; and lift and/or move up to 25 lbs;
• utilize specific vision abilities including close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee

• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts while visiting the shop floor to visualize problems and answer questions;
• Works in an environment where the noise level is usually moderate.
• occasionally is exposed to hot and cold temperatures.