Quality Engineer I - Troy Plant

Crown Equipment Corporation•Troy, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Crown Equipment Corporation, a global leader in lift truck manufacturing, is seeking a Quality Engineer I for its Troy Plant. This role is crucial for ensuring product conformance to specified requirements throughout development and manufacturing. The position involves analyzing product, process, equipment, and method issues to maximize quality and manufacturability. Additionally, the Quality Engineer will support supplier product conformance through auditing and quality concept implementation, aiming to transfer inspection responsibilities to suppliers. The role also includes participating in development activities to prevent nonconforming products, providing analysis on process efficiency and suitability, and assisting in the implementation and documentation of the ISO 9000 system. The engineer will also provide input on equipment capability and qualification, and contribute to the ongoing improvement of the Quality Engineer I function.

Requirements

A four-year college degree or two-year college degree with 3 years’ experience and or American Society of Quality (ASQ) (or equivalent) Certified Quality Engineer certification.
Non-degree considered if 12+ years of related experience along with a high school diploma or GED.
Strong communication skills and ability to participate with teams.
Computer literacy, word processing skills (MS Word) and spreadsheet skills (MS Excel) is needed for this position.
Good communication skills, the ability to work effectively with people and the personal drive/sense of urgency necessary to provide needed support in the time frames demanded is required.
Flexibility and freedom to travel (Up to 25% travel.)

Nice To Haves

Certain technical skills and training, such as; quality tools and techniques, ability to read and understand engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), problem solving skills (8D), process capability theory and statistical process control (SPC) are desired.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the analysis of product, process, equipment and method issues at designated stages of product development and manufacturing the objective is to maximize product conformance to specified requirements while ensuring best possible manufacturability.
Support of supplier product conformance to specified requirements through supplier verification efforts. This objective is achieved through supplier auditing, supporting Corporate SQE, or individual assignment, promoting and implementing quality concepts and transferring Company’s receiving inspection of product specified requirements into the supplier’s responsibility.
Participate in development activities to proactively improve product, processes and prevent NCP (Nonconforming Product).
Provide process efficiency and suitability analysis and input to manufacturing engineering and production management and supply base.
Provide method design, impact analysis and input to manufacturing engineering and production management.
Assist in the implementation of the ISO 9000 system. Provide ongoing product, process, equipment and method creation/revision input to owners of quality management system element for inclusion in system documentation.
Provide equipment capability analysis and qualification input to manufacturing engineering and production management.
Provide periodic input to the Unit Quality Manager or the Quality (Quality Engineering) Manager of the ongoing incremental improvement of the Quality Engineer I function, applications and job description.