Principal Quality Engineer

What Timken Makes Possible Begins With You.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Benefits start on first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave at one year of service.
• Employee discounts on products and services.
• Education expense reimbursement, eligible to apply at first day of employment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
  
  

Position Summary

We are seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to join our team. This position plays a critical role in driving quality excellence in our distribution processes. As a Principal Quality Engineer, you will conduct root cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure products meet or exceed customer and industry standards.

This role champions the Timken Quality Management System (TQMS) to assure plant-wide compliance to ISO-9001 and IATF-16949 standards. Finally, this position plans, schedules, and coordinates the detailed phases of major quality system projects, involving and leveraging Corporate Quality resources as necessary to address and resolve issues.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead the resolution of External and Internal issues/non-conformances, working with customers and Timken plants. This position monitors, reports, and tracks all complaint activity, CAR/PAR activity, and drives resolution through successful 3D/8D completion in QIM. This position will serve as the problem-solving lead to identify root cause and implement corrective actions in a collaborative and cross functional team.
• Serves as a lead auditor for the facility and has ownership of the Internal Quality Audit program to include schedule, training, and finding management.
• Oversight of the Nonconforming Area to include setting inspection priorities and monitoring and reporting of QI/QH inventory levels to drive reduction. Oversight of 3rd party sorting activity as needed.
• Supervision of employees supporting the Nonconforming area.
• Quality Management System oversight to include PFMEAs, PCPs, Plant Quality Manual, etc.
• Ownership of the ARD program to include 8130-3 issuance and represents Timken with respect to FAA communications and requirements. Supports employees in the FAA/PMA work area to assure that customer-specific requirements are met including those related to but not limited to receiving, etching, inspection, certification, packaging, and shipping.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in a quality related role, preferably in manufacturing and or distribution.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Quality Systems experience (PCP, PFMEA, 8D)
• ISO-9001/IATF-16949 Lead Auditor Certification
  
  

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.