Quality Engineer II, CWI Certified

Lozier • Omaha, NE

46d • Onsite

About The Position

Lozier Corporation is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) to oversee their welding quality and training programs within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving welding standards, qualification processes, inspection practices, and workforce development initiatives across manual and robotic welding operations. Serving as the primary welding subject matter expert, the successful candidate will provide technical leadership, develop and deliver welder training and certification programs, ensure compliance with applicable codes and company standards, and drive continuous improvement in welding quality and productivity. The ideal candidate will partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Production teams to develop welding procedures, troubleshoot complex welding issues, reduce defect rates, and ensure consistent execution of welding best practices throughout the organization. This individual will provide strategic oversight of the welding program, mentor welding personnel, support new product introductions, and foster a culture of quality, safety, and operational excellence while helping the organization meet production goals and customer expectations.

The Quality Engineer II will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality in both products and processes. This role will utilize expertise in quality engineering principles and methodologies to identify and resolve quality issues, drive continuous improvement (CI), and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulations. The Quality Engineer II will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement quality strategies and support the development of a robust Quality Management System (QMS).

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering or another related field, if degreed.
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in engineering or another related field, if non-degreed.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, quality control, or quality assurance function is highly preferred.
• Intermediate PC skills including spreadsheet, word processing and databases.
• Working knowledge of statistics and statistical methods used in quality functions.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings/specifications.
• Proficiency with quality tools used for problem solving and quality improvement.
• Working knowledge of production processes, welding processes, and material properties.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Working knowledge of IATF, AS, or ISO quality management systems.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated application of AIAG or ASQ industry standard quality toolsets.
• Ability to accurately measure using precision metrology tools.
• Ability to navigate the manufacturing floor to work with process operators and monitor process performance.
• Manual dexterity and visual acuity required for using gauges and measuring instruments.
• Successful completion of pre-hire drug screen and post offer background screen is required to obtain employment.

Nice To Haves

• Company product and application knowledge.
• Applicable American Society of Quality (ASQ) certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Champion Lozier’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values by demonstrating the behaviors that contribute to Lozier’s success.
• Ensure elements associated with the First Article Inspection (FAI) process are completed and compliant for new products or product changes.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure special characteristic design features are monitored and compliant to requirements.
• Lead teams on applicable internal and/or customer audits and manages summary activity to assure that any identified corrective actions are completed effectively.
• Develop and steer opportunities to improve performance metrics and provide regular reports to management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate internal or customer issue resolutions using a structured problem-solving methodology.
• Maintain the quality verification processes within internal systems.
• Develop, implement, and monitor QMS processes and documentation in compliance to corporate requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement projects that focus on process improvement, performance improvement, product quality, employee safety, and/or customer satisfaction.
• Participate in the design review of new and revised products.
• Guide process design and mitigation of process risks through the development and implementation of tools such as process control plans, custom process controls, and inspection gauges.
• Develop and/or conduct training on quality and/or continuous improvement topics to associates.
• Oversee customer satisfaction data and metrics to drive CI, standardization, and optimization improvement initiative and provide regular reports on performance metrics.
• Develop and implement improvements to internal and customer disruption and corrective actions processes, ensuring data accuracy and clarity in initiating appropriate formal problem solving and non-conforming material processes.
• Lead the development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of applicable quality management system requirements ensuring alignment with corporate requirements and ISO9001:2015 standards.
• Provide support as necessary to other internal customer facing functions including occasional field support.
• Demonstrates regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work, meetings and completing assignments.
• Ability to work and interact well with others.
• Provide guidance and coaching of continuous improvement or quality principles.
• Represent quality in cross-functional development and/or improvement projects.
• Support receiving inspection processes.
• Provide secondary or tertiary support for other team members as required.

Benefits

• Company bonus potential.
• PTO (Paid Time Off) plus paid holidays.
• Competitive benefits package (Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits on the first day of employment).
• Onsite Health Clinic.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Career Development Programs.

What This Job Offers

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