Quality Engineer

Peterson Manufacturing Co • Grandview, MO

35d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer, under the general direction of the Corporate Director of Quality, ensures product quality through proactive means and prevents recurrence of identified quality problems through corrective action. ORGANIZATIONAL SUPERVISION, REPORTING, AND INTERFACE Position reports to the Corporate Director of Quality and works directly with other members of the Quality Department, Production Supervisors, Sales, and Engineers. The Quality Engineer also collaborates with customers, other associates, and management teams within the Peterson Manufacturing organization.

Requirements

• Ability to plan and perform work with limited supervision
• Monitor and analyze quality metrics to identify trends and drive improvements
• Ability to communicate in an objective, professional manner with customers, vendors, and fellow employees
• Ability to apply GD&T principals when reviewing prints and validate dimensional and performance data using a variety of tools and techniques on a wide range of materials
• Willingness to travel occasionally required
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with PPAP using AIAG PPAP guidelines
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Microsoft 365 (Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Participating in new product sampling, including solicitation of feedback and approval from the customer on first-run parts using the AIAG PPAP guidelines
• Verify process capability using statistical analysis to establish visual and measurement criteria for first piece and in-process inspection
• Working with customers to gain better understanding of customer needs and to represent Peterson's interests in quality by answering NCM (non-conforming material) and CA (corrective action) requests
• Leading the investigation into quality problems with suppliers through purchasing
• Troubleshooting production non-conformances with engineering departments when problems occur/recur
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues.
• Conducting follow-up investigations to determine the effectiveness of corrective actions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees