Quality Engineer 1

Creation Technologies • Albuquerque, NM

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About The Position

This role has primary responsibility for the development and maintenance of production quality standards and documentation. The Quality Engineer 1 collaborates on continuous improvement activities through problem prevention and mitigation, leads corrective actions through data analysis trending, and supports external audits and the internal audit program. This includes support of defining quality requirements for new products and preparing/maintaining necessary documentation, monitoring production quality performance to identify opportunities for improvement, completing, reviewing, and maintaining quality records for compliance to Creation's quality system, and supporting customer and regulatory compliance requirements. The role also supports quality inspections and audit preparation, and customers under close supervision. The Quality Engineer 1 manages specific customers or serves as the quality representative within an assigned customer focus team or designated functional area.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Quality or Engineering or equivalent industry and/or military experience.
• Up to 4 years’ experience in Quality or related roles.
• Familiarity with Microsoft (MS) Office suite, Minitab, or equivalent software.
• Proficient English verbal and written communication.

Nice To Haves

• Electronics manufacturing service or related industry experience is preferred.
• Experience working in the quality for an organization certified to ISO standards (13485 and 9001 preferred).
• Basic knowledge and understanding of Lean and Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies and quality tools (i.e. Pareto Chart, Histogram, SPC, Flowchart, etc.).
• Familiarity with PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis, APQP and PPAP.
• Interpretation of assembly prints and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of production quality standards and documentation.
• Collaboration on continuous improvement activities through problem prevention and mitigation.
• Leading corrective actions through data analysis trending.
• Support of external audits and the internal audit program.
• Support of defining quality requirements for new products and preparing/maintaining necessary documentation.
• Monitor production quality performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Complete, review and maintain quality records for compliance to Creation’s quality system.
• Support customer and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Support quality inspections and audit preparation.
• Support customers under close supervision.
• Manage specific customers/serve as the quality representative within an assigned customer focus team or designated functional area.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and timely and effective resolution of Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA).
• Handles routine tasks and simple investigations with guidance.
• Serve as the Quality Representative within an assigned Customer Focus Team or designated functional area.
• Interact with other Engineers, Technicians and Production Team Members and external partners to collaborate on solutions and to execute on quality processes and standards to consistently meet the goals of customers and the organization.
• Participate in internal Quality and customer meetings.
• Work closely with Customer Focus Team members directly supporting and interacting with customers.
• Travel as required.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status.
• Consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Accommodations for application process or job posting in alternative format available upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level