What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist, Quality position at Wabash?
About the Role:
The Quality Specialist will provide guidance on product design and processes as they relate to compliance with quality system requirements. Provides focused support and assumes responsibility for timely and effective coordination and/or execution of assigned development project activities. The Quality Specialist s a building block to an engineering position, so personal and professional development is important for this position.
Your Responsibilities:
- Identifies, analyzes, and implements key quality systems in manufacturing that improve or stabilize product quality
- Adjusts and makes corrections to existing quality systems or processes
- Communicates effectively with and builds good relationships with cross-functional business unit and other department personnel
- Gathers internal and external feedback
- Solves problems and facilitates problem solving and process improvement efforts with others
- Exercises problem solving skills and statistical analysis
- Conducts effective training and meetings
- Exercises project management skills
- Manages QA Tech resources wisely and fosters teamwork within their group and department
- Employs and exercises use of common quality tools, methods, and principles
- Advisory contact to plant managers, Quality Engineers, and other plant personnel
- Produces reports, presentations, audits, summaries, and systems
- Facilitates process maps, system maps, control plans and other informational methods
- Plans and executes containment activities as needed
- Communicates organizational vision and values to QA personnel
- Continually seeks personal and professional development
- Seeks creative solutions to problems
- Resolves conflicts in a constructive way
- Exercises sound decision making and judgement calls
- Takes responsibility and keeps commitments
- Achieves measurable results in process and product quality
- Is cost conscious and multiplies efforts by working through others
- Collaborates with and learns from peers, subordinates, and supervisors
- Other duties as assigned
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
- Vocational School or some College courses (Major Desired: Engineering / Technical)
- Computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office
- ISO9000
- 3 years of quality assurance related experience in a manufacturing environment
- Problem Solving Skills/Tools
- Team involvement
- Formalized Problem Solving (8-D, 7-Step...)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to analyze and solve problems
- Attention to detail
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
- Embrace Diversity and Inclusion -- Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
- Seek to Listen -- Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
- Always Learn -- Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
- Be Authentic -- Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
- Win Together -- Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.