Quality and Continuous Improvement Engineer

General Description

This position is responsible for leading and managing plant wide efforts regarding quality, process control, and continuous improvement. Supports the overall plant goals in all areas including safety, quality, productivity, and cost. Day-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to: ensuring adherence to daily product control measures; analyzing historical trends and facilitating corrective actions; supplier management of incoming raw material; overall function of the quality lab including supervision of the quality technicians.

Essential Functions

• Must have the ability & willingness to perform at the expected level of attendance at MW/MB; to work every day, on time, as scheduled.
• Promote and maintain MW/MB safety goals and ensure a safe work environment for all employees. Leads safety and housekeeping efforts and corrective actions within assigned projects and areas. Exemplifies safety in all actions and leads by example.
• Leads and manages the plant's quality system by implementing and monitoring quality control procedures and utilizing SPC methods for both incoming raw materials and finished products.
• Promotes a prevention oriented, data driven, quality system and culture by being the subject matter expert for systematic problem solving and documentation.
• Use, promote, train and facilitate Six Sigma tools and DMAIC problem solving.
• Communication with customers and suppliers regarding product quality reporting and quality concerns.
• Leads and directs the Quality Lab to include process ownership and documentation, supervision of technicians and management of lab equipment and software.
• Participate in joint technical meetings between customers, suppliers, and other facilities.
• Requires contact access after business hours for abnormal production/quality events.
  
  

Beneficial Experience And Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office products.
• Experience with Quality System software.
• Knowledge and extensive working experience and utilization of statistical process control (SPC) methods and analysis.
• Six Sigma Black Belt.
• Fiberglass production.
  
  

Training Requirements

• All training necessary to stay current in the areas of quality and statistical process control methods and analysis including six sigma and lean.
• Maintain knowledge of developments in fiberglass manufacturing via publications and industry conferences and seminars.
  
  

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee daily to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally lifts, carries or otherwise move objects up to 20 lbs or less when stocking office supplies or preparing for company activities.
• Regularly bends, stoops, stretches and reaches to investigate safety related issues, stock office supplies etc.
• Frequently moves about the facility to survey plant and associates.
• Regularly operates computer and other office equipment.
• Occasionally attend meetings away from the office.
  
  

PPE Requirements

• No PPE required unless working in the plant areas.
• In plant area, safety shoes, hearing protection, and safety glasses with side shields are required.
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, materials) or related field.
• Experience in the fiberglass industry including raw materials and glass chemistry, batching, furnace operations, sizing, fiber forming, and fiberglass mat production is preferred.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certified and experienced in SPC.
• Experience managing people, multiple priorities and projects.