Quality Engineer

ASSA ABLOY•Mason City, IA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Curries, an ASSA ABLOY branded company, is building out its Engineering Team and is adding a Quality Engineer role that will be based on-site at its Mason City, Iowa facility. This role will play an integral part in identifying root causes and implementing corrective action activities, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and presenting findings and results to customers and senior management.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a quality production environment.
Subject matter expert (SME) on Quality systems; gage and inspection systems with defined CARS and remediation to drive performance improvements.
Understand and developed systems to support ISO 9001.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop effective teams without extensive oversight.
Possess excellent collaborative, analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Ability to multi-task and handle tasks or projects with competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
Lean/Six Sigma Green certification preferred.
ASQ CQE Certification a plus.
ISO 9001:2015 Internal or other quality management systems preferred.
Implementation, supporting and or improving Quality Management System (QMS) preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement and sustain elements of the QMS (Quality Management System), including corrective actions, supplier quality management, customer complaints, change control, audit processes, standard procedures, and test methods.
Deploy Process Controls throughout the operating system, teaming with operations to improve COPQ performance and conduct training to achieve goals.
Conduct formal root-cause analysis and corrective actions to understand and eliminate defective products.
Help develop process controls to reduce process variation to target control limits.
Routinely update SOP’s, operator work instructions, and training materials to reflect continuous improvement to quality.
Monitor, control, and analyze product and process quality to meet internal and external customer requirements.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
Partner with production in detecting root causes for defects during production phases.
Work with Quality Manager in analyzing data for the purpose of developing and implementing preventative measures to limit or eliminate quality defects.
Facilitate Lean Six Sigma process improvement opportunities throughout the plant and be an ambassador for quality and process excellence.
Be responsible for the site RMA/RFC process to include evaluation, processing, and corrective actions and disposition, in concert with the Warranty Claims Manager.
Assure compliance with state, federal, and local and corporate governance policies, regulations and laws, AADG programs and policies and the ASSA ABLOY Code of Conduct.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and paid Company Holidays
Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
401(k) Program with company contributions
Tuition Reimbursement, Learning and Career Development opportunities
Flexible Spending
Employee Assistance Program
Gym reimbursement
On-site Health Clinic
Discount portal
Recognition, well-being, and employee experience programs