Customer Quality Engineer

Proto Labs • Nashua, NH

101d • $67,800 - $90,000

About The Position

Join our team as a Customer Quality Engineer! The primary responsibility of Quality Inspector is to maintain quality standards by approving incoming materials, in-process production, and finished products; recording quality results. Shift Monday to Friday 8-4.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent degree.
• Analyzing Information, Reporting Research Results, Documentation Skills, Promoting Process Improvement, Safety Management, Managing Processes, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Supports Innovation, CAD, Quality Engineering, Operations Research.
• Uses predetermined methods, operations, setups and prescribed specifications to inspect visually in-process and completed products such as Aircraft detail parts, and subassemblies, structural flaws, internal defects.
• Uses various measuring devices (Tesa Hite Gauge, Caliper, micrometers).
• Accepts, rejects, defective or malfunctioning units or systems.
• Works from blueprints, diagrams, dial indicators, micrometers, scales, fixtures, customer specifications, drawing or inspection instructions and checklists.
• Experience with Personal Computers and Microsoft Office applications to include Email, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as a minimum preferred.
• Must assure customer standards are maintained by ensuring that workmanship standards, specifications, and documentation requirements are met and delivered product is compliant.
• Must be willing to work overtime as needed.
• Flexibility is a must.
• Required to be self-motivated, good people skills are a must.
• Ability to assess a situation and find the logical answer.
• Excellent follow up skills.
• Perform all work in a safe manner, following work instructions and/or safe operating procedures.
• Customer focused.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills (documentation and communication to users).

Responsibilities

• Approves incoming materials by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
• Approves in-process production by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; communicating required adjustments to production supervisor.
• Approves finished products by confirming specifications; conducting visual and measurement tests; returning products for re-work; confirming re-work.
• Documents inspection results by completing reports and logs; summarizing re-work and waste; inputting data into quality database.
• Keeps measurement equipment operating by following operating instructions; calling for repairs.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
• Accomplishes quality and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Keeping the shop organized and free of non-needed obstructions.
• Plus additional duties as assigned by Quality Manager.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Health Savings Account (including employer contributions).
• Dental and Vision.
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Paid caregiver leave.
• 3 weeks of PTO, plus Holiday Pay and Volunteer Hours.
• 401k with company match and immediate vest.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate.
• Matching grants through Protolabs foundation.
• And More!

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED