Quality Engineer

nVent•Warwick, RI

About The Position

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, dedicated to ensuring a more secure world through inventive electrical solutions. The company designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services high-performance products and solutions that connect and protect sensitive equipment, buildings, and critical processes. They offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands recognized globally for quality, reliability, and innovation. The principal office is in London, and the management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. The Quality Engineer role is crucial for driving improvement in products and processes to achieve a high level of quality and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, or another technical field is required
Validated multi-year experience in a Quality Role.
Multiple years of experience leading a company-wide ISO 9000 program.
A minimum of three years of Quality-related experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to optimally plan, direct and coordinate activities.
Ability to develop, maintain and improve quality processes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Lean and Six Sigma tools is highly desirable.
Experience in a sheet metal fabrication and electronic assembly environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

Drive improvement in products and processes to achieve a high level of Quality and Customer Happiness.
Oversee and champion the corrective action system, inclusive of: supervising open action status, receiving and reviewing customer responses, working with departments for accurate completion of actions, creating periodic reports and metrics, and auditing to verify the efficiency of corrective actions.
Perform root cause analysis, applying tools such as 5-whys, fishbone diagrams and change analysis.
When feasible, implement and apply statistical quality methods such as Statistical Process Controls (SPC), Statistical Quality Controls (SQC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) methodology, Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R), and Hypothesis testing to drive continuous improvement.
Oversee, implement, and maintain the company's ISO 9001:2015 program.