Quality Engineer

Professional Plastics•Orchard Park, NY

21d

About The Position

Position Summary: The Quality Engineer ensures that the quality of parts produced meets all customer expectations, and quickly and effectively takes action when non-conformance is found. The Quality Engineer ensures that documented practices meet the true interpretation of Quality Management System standards. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned. Collaborates with customers’ quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design. Makes recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production. Performs PO and contract review to ensure systems are in place to meet all customer requirements. Ensures all requirements are met prior to product release. Accesses customer portals for documentation submittals and requests. Reads and interprets drawings and blueprints with GD&T dimensioning and specifications. Provides engineering support to the quality department ensuring consistent application of quality techniques. Determines when process stability and capability studies should be performed on existing processes. Reviews and analyzes results. Recommends changes to processes based upon findings and performs follow-up to verify effectiveness. Utilizes SPC techniques to collaborate with engineering team; develops efficient inspection plans to ensure product conformance. Participates in the Product Quality Planning activities to determine appropriate use of existing and new measurement systems during new tool or process design and startup. Facilitates and promotes use of appropriate problem solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action.

Requirements

Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
Ability to read and interpret drawing/blueprints/schematics
Proficiency preparing for and conducting audits AS9100 or ISO9001 standard
Ability to develop and maintain effective customer relationships
Proficiency in standard office and database programs/equipment
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering or relevant technical field
5 years Quality Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
Previous Customer Quality Assurance experience

Responsibilities

Collaborates with customers’ quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design.
Makes recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production.
Performs PO and contract review to ensure systems are in place to meet all customer requirements.
Ensures all requirements are met prior to product release.
Accesses customer portals for documentation submittals and requests.
Reads and interprets drawings and blueprints with GD&T dimensioning and specifications.
Provides engineering support to the quality department ensuring consistent application of quality techniques.
Determines when process stability and capability studies should be performed on existing processes.
Reviews and analyzes results.
Recommends changes to processes based upon findings and performs follow-up to verify effectiveness.
Utilizes SPC techniques to collaborate with engineering team; develops efficient inspection plans to ensure product conformance.
Participates in the Product Quality Planning activities to determine appropriate use of existing and new measurement systems during new tool or process design and startup.
Facilitates and promotes use of appropriate problem solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action.