Quality Engineer 1

Creation Technologies•Newark, NY

6d•$70,000 - $90,000•Onsite

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, as well as 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 and 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

Has primary responsibility for development and maintenance of production quality standards and documentation.
Collaborates on continuous improvement activities through problem prevention and mitigation.
Leads corrective actions through data analysis trending.
Supports external audits and the internal audit program.
Supports defining quality requirements for new products and preparing/maintaining necessary documentation.
Monitors production quality performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
Completes, reviews and maintains quality records for compliance to Creation’s quality system.
Supports customer and regulatory compliance requirements.
Supports quality inspections and audit preparation.
Supports customers under close supervision.
Manages specific customers/serves as the quality representative within an assigned customer focus team or designated functional area.
Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems and make logical decisions.
Participate in root-cause analysis and timely and effective resolution of Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA).
Ability to collaborate on moderate to moderately complex problems, collect appropriate data, establish facts and input into valid conclusions.
Handles routine tasks and simple investigations with guidance.
This role is critical to prevent repeat problem solutions and continual process improvement.
Serve as the Quality Representative within an assigned Customer Focus Team or designated functional area.
Interacts 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.
Works closely with Customer Focus Team members directly supporting and interacting with customers.
Capable of communicating moderate to moderately complex problems and solutions to internal and external stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
Travel as required
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned