What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Maine Machine Products Company?
Position Title: QUALITY ENGINEER
Position Summary: Position is responsible for coaching and supporting the CFT's. In addition, the Quality Engineer provides support to our manufacturing and quality teams. Responsible for helping to create a quality plan and ensure we meet customer quality requirements. The objective is to improve quality, delivery and safety.
Reports to: Director of Customer Focused Teams
Personnel: Not applicable
Accountabilities: Accountable for understanding and following all SOPs and WIs related to job duties while supporting 6S and continual improvement concepts. Provide support to the manufacturing shop personnel and CFT for quality assurance and inspection needs. Accountable for understanding quality operations and functions.
Authorities: As designated or delegated by the Director of Customer Focused Teams
Duties:
- Define and react to problems concerning quality, delivery and safety,
- Review customer requirements with CFT prior to release to shop,
- Develop and initiate quality plan for inspection, testing and evaluation as defined by customer requirements,
- Participate in continuous improvement activities,
- Identify gaging needs to meet customer requirements,
- Interface with customers per CFT request,
- Interface with suppliers per CFT/Purchasing request,
- Supports CFT with quoting activities per request,
- Provide technical expertise, floor support, trouble shooting and support risk mitigation efforts,
- Actively participates in New Order Process.
Job Qualification Requirements:
Educational Experience - High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline preferred.
Experience - Excellent GD&T skills with good understanding of quality inspection processes and techniques. Capable of monitoring and controlling process using SPC methods. Minimum of ten years related work experience.
Physical Demands - The employee is required to:
- stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to the floor,
- exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
- exert up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
Certification Required - None
Visual Acuity - Near acuity and accommodation are required for reading.
Hearing Ability - Ability to communicate with internal and external customers
Working Conditions - Normally works in an office environment. Occasionally, the employee is subject to:
- shop floor environment,
- high noise levels from operating machines,
- physical hazards from moving equipment and production components,
- breathing fumes, dust and mist,
- skin exposure to oils and cutting fluids,
- welding flashes.
The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.
Attendance is an essential job function.
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Precinmac is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.