Corporate Quality Engineer

Alexandria Industries•Alexandria, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Quality Engineer role focuses on assessing and improving quality performance using statistical and analytical methods. This position involves developing and implementing quality systems, procedures, and inspection plans to ensure product, process, and equipment reliability and accuracy. The engineer will also be responsible for identifying quality trends, coordinating with customers and suppliers, conducting audits, and preparing reports. This role requires a strong understanding of quality principles and the ability to drive continuous improvement within production. The essential functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed in this job. Alexandria Industries reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an all inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Requirements

Bachelor Science in Engineering or a related discipline
3+ years of related experience
Ability to recognize safety concerns
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to provide exceptional leadership and support to team members
Ability to take part in continuous education and training
Ability to use standard business applications software and/or specialized data analysis tools
Excellent customer relation skills
Must have the ability to work with minimum direction
Proficient organizational skills
Expert in 8D root cause analysis and corrective action
Experience in maintaining and improving QS9000/ISO900 and TSI6949 Systems is required.
Travel required (10-15%)

Nice To Haves

ASQ certification preferred
Six Sigma and Lean tools preferred
Experience in regulated industry preferred
2+ years of leadership experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses quality performance (or cost-of-quality) using statistical and analytical methods.
Devises and implements various methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision, reliability and accuracy of products, processes and production equipment.
Develops and establishes quality systems and procedures, inspection plans, quality performance trends, statistical plans, cost estimates and technical quality plans for proposals.
Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and/or contract.
Assesses the cost of, and determines the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications by performing statistical analyses.
Responsible for supporting the location’s QMS
Provides DFM input on critical to quality requirements to engineering teams.
Identifies quality performance, trends and corrective actions by coordinating with customers and suppliers.
Ensures compliance to specified quality requirements by performing in-house and supplier audits and surveys.
Develops and initiates programs to improve supplier performance.
Prepares reports by collecting, interpreting, analyzing and summarizing data and making recommendations.
Analyzes proposed changes in methods and materials.
Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
Participates in failure analysis and corrective action investigations.
Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production.
Represents Alexandria Industries by interfacing with customers, assisting with internal and external audits.
May act as main contact in audit.
Develops and coordinates corrective action procedures and plans.
Communicates and educates Operations Team on matters requiring specialized knowledge of quality functions, i.e., Production Approval Process (PPAP), Advanced Product Quality Process (APQP), and document control.
Conduct quality related visits to customers and suppliers as required.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, establishing industry networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, maintaining American Society for Quality certification, and/or participating in other professional associations.