What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Hire Road, Inc.?
Quality Engineer
Reedsburg, WI
Summary:
The Quality Engineer focuses on developing and improving quality control systems to ensure high-quality castings that meet customer expectations. The position involves maintaining procedures, supporting the Quality Operating System, leading internal audits, and preparing for IATF 16949 compliance and certification. It also includes analyzing quality data, leading investigations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes. Additionally, the role requires collaboration with teams, supporting customer feedback, and contributing to overall organizational success through flexibility and ongoing improvement efforts.
The Quality Engineer should have at least two years of experience in quality-related roles
Quality Engineer Requirements:
- Approach work assignments in a positive manner and function as a team member
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline, or equivalent, with three to five years’ experience in quality engineering and auditing
- Excellent customer service skills and problem solving
- Light physical exertion. General office working conditions, infrequent shop exposure or travel 10-30% of time
- Must be willing and able to wear all required PPE.
Quality Engineer Description:
- Verify that all procedures and work instructions are accurate and current
- Maintain and make improvements where applicable to the Quality Operating System
- Lead internal auditor training and establish internal audit plan to meet the requirements of IATF 16949
- Assist in the preparation of the Reedsburg team for all IATF 16949 surveillance and recertification audits
- Recommends quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes
- Analyzes quality data from plant processes or custom indictors
- Provides feedback to customers based on quality projects (e.g. warranty, APQP, issues, etc.)
- Leads quality investigations and problem solving
- Develops quality improvement activities
- Prepares statistical information and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends
- Contributes to quality engineering and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results
- Utilize delay time constructively by doing housekeeping or other area improvement activities
- Participate in area continuous improvement efforts including Employee Involvement activities
- Personal attendance record should remain in compliance with company guidelines
- This list is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties as necessary
- Able to work overtime as assigned
WHO WE ARE
Choosing the Hire Road is about shared success, active and committed partnerships and relationships that last. Hire Road is solely focused on connecting highly skilled professionals with leading organizations. We are a solutions-based, results-oriented staffing company specializing in a wide range of industry specific practices. To put it simply, we recruit, screen and hire talented people for temporary and full-time positions.
This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.
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