Quality Engineer

Flowserve Corporation•Taneytown, MD

21h•$99,758 - $149,760•Onsite

About The Position

As a QA Engineer, you will support the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of quality control programs, procedures, and systems. This position involves the translation of customer specifications and industry standards into product / process criteria and creating control plans to achieve those requirements. You’ll also coordinate the site activities to sustain a robust Quality Management System that meets both ISO 9001:2015 requirements, applicable product certifications, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.

Requirements

BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 5-7 years relevant experience
Demonstrated ability to interact with the functional areas including Commercial Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Production and Field Service to evaluate failure trends, product quality problems, and quality issues.
Demonstrated ability to provide input, guidance and coaching to others to ensure continuous improvement.
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and deliver projects/work on schedule to meet performance objectives.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Lead Auditor in Quality Systems Course or equivalent
Quality Management Systems and/or ISO 9000 Training or equivalent
Experience with dimensional inspections, Non-destructive Tests, etc.
Understand Mechanical Design and Geometric Tolerancing
Six Sigma Black Belt/Green Belt

Responsibilities

Assist Quality Manager in development, implementation and monitoring of quality systems and procedures.
Monitor and perform auditing function to assure compliance to systems and procedures.
Create necessary documentation for ISO 9001 Certification and all site specific applicable standards.
Ensure compliance with applicable manufacturing and regulatory standards.
Lead advanced quality planning efforts including customer needs analysis, FMEA and development of product & process quality plans.
Develop quality inspection plans to ensure customer purchase orders and contract requirements are met.
Audit other documents (Bill of Materials, Routers, Work Instructions, etc) to ensure contractual compliance.
Provide quality support to functional processes needed from the point of order through delivery, including order entry, design, product development, purchasing, manufacturing, test, and ship.
Identify areas for improvement (internal, external, supplier) and develop quality improvement programs utilizing quality tools and statistical techniques.
Maintain and analyze data to provide information or identify problems for management and stakeholders on the process and product performance.
Communicate quality risks, improvement opportunities, and recommended actions to site leadership and cross-functional teams.
Assist in the resolution of customer complaints and requests.
Coordinate internal and external corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), including root-cause analysis, action-plan development, effectiveness verification, and closure.
Provide guidance, coaching, training and assistance to operations and engineering personnel on quality issues.
Assist in the evaluation of suppliers and implementation and monitoring of the supplier improvement process.
Participate in Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) events
Other duties as assigned