What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Saige Partners?
The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will be highly involved in the manufacturing aspects of the business, with an emphasis on Quality. The Quality Engineer will handle multiple projects and tasks throughout product development, product launch, and manufacturing. Additionally, this individual will ensure that product meets quality standards consistent with customer and other regulatory requirements. This role also supports plant activities in customer issues, supplier issues, and initiate corrective actions with an emphasis on process improvement. The mission of the Manufacturing Quality Engineer is to enhance the quality of materials and products through detection, analysis, and correction of conditions leading to nonconformance.
Job Functions:
- Support, maintain, and sustain QMS.
- Audit processes and products.
- Complete first piece inspection activities.
- Support incoming inspection and communicate with suppliers regarding SCARS and other issues.
- Confer with engineers about the quality assurance of new products and development of procedures and quality requirements.
- Develop and update PFMEAs and Control Plans, as necessary.
- Assist in resolving customer quality issues.
- Investigate nonconformance reports and coordinate corrective / preventive actions.
- Perform internal audits and mentor process owners toward improvement.
- Participate on improvement teams for safety, quality, or cost.
- Collect and analyze internal/external quality data and report.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the advancement of quality systems and operations.
Skills:
- Good team player.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of MS Office Suite.
- Working knowledge of print and specification interpretation.
Required Experience:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, or another technical field.
- 2 year experience in Quality or Manufacturing background in diecast or injection molded products.
- Hands on experience measuring with various gauges and tools.
- Experience in 5S, lean or other continuous improvement methods.
- PPAP, QMS, NADCAP, and ISO9001 standards experience