Quality Engineer

Orizon Aerostructures•Chanute, KS

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality Engineer will ensure that all documents are applicable to current standards & procedures and that they properly represent manufacturing processes and procedures. This role involves leading and participating in Corrective Action Reporting and investigations, ensuring that Corrective Actions are robust and tested to prevent future recurrence both internally and externally. The engineer will also assist in the design and implementation of preventative and corrective action solutions, and help establish ongoing training programs to improve quality measurement techniques and increase awareness of quality throughout the organization. The position requires ensuring all responsibilities and functions performed are in accordance with company procedures and meet quality standards, understanding customer needs and verifying they can be produced within process capabilities, and assisting in inspection, First Article Inspection, RMA, and MRR processes. Additionally, the role involves troubleshooting production processes and issues, evaluating production capabilities, recommending improvements, and resolving quality and process issues. The Quality Engineer will interact with customers to troubleshoot product issues, understand their needs, and resolve customer complaints and nonconformance issues, completing associated documentation. The role also includes maintaining a safe and clean work environment and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
Must have excellent verbal, written and listening skills and have the ability to provide written and verbal instructions and present information clearly.
Must have the ability to work independently and within a team environment.
Must have the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
Must be able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through on issues in a timely manner.
Must have experience/knowledge of Engineering Drawings, BOM’s (Bill of Materials) and routers in a manufacturing environment.
Must be able to pass basic skills assessment for Microsoft Excel and also demonstrate basic skills with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
Must have a working knowledge of Catia V5 or later.
Must have working knowledge of tools such as CMM, calipers, micrometers, depth gages, scale, height gage, etc.
Familiar with a variety of concepts and practices including; AS9100, FMEA (Failure Modes Effects Analysis), Control Plans.
Must be either a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or a “protected individual”, as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Responsibilities

Ensure that all documents are applicable to current standards & procedures and that they properly represent manufacturing processes and procedures.
Lead and participate in Corrective Action Reporting and investigations. Ensure that Corrective Actions are robust and tested to prevent future recurrence both internally and externally.
Assist in the design and implement preventative and corrective action solutions.
Assist in establishment of ongoing training programs that appropriately reach each person within the organization. The goal of which is to improve quality measurement techniques and to increase awareness of quality throughout the organization.
Ensure that all responsibilities and functions performed are in accordance with company procedures and meet quality standards in place.
Understand the needs of the customer and verify they can be produced within process capabilities.
Assist in inspection, First Article Inspection, RMA (Return Material Authorization), and MRR (Material Review Report) processes to ensure accurate and timely completion of quality related activities.
Troubleshoot production processes and issues. Evaluate production capabilities and recommend improvements. Resolve quality and process issues.
Interact with customers to troubleshoot product issues. Understand the needs of the customer.
Resolve customer complaints and nonconformance issues. Complete any associated documentation.
Maintains safe and clean work environment; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervision.