Quality Engineer

TriMas Corporation•Hacienda Heights, CA

2d•$85,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Allfast Fastening Systems LLC is hiring an on-site Quality Engineer at its City of Industry, California location. Allfast manufactures fasteners and installation tools for the aerospace industry, supporting commercial, military, and general aviation platforms. The Quality Engineer plans and conducts quality-assurance activities involving processes, materials, and products, including analysis, inspection, design, and integration. The role also assists the Quality Manager in leading the Inspection Team. The position leads improvement projects across Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering; supports Quality Department goals; helps lead Final and Receiving Inspection; and ensures compliance with accredited and customer requirements. It participates in customer, Nadcap, and third-party audits; manages nonconformances, corrective actions, supplier and internal audits, customer complaints, and quality trends; analyzes SPC data; and conducts quality training and customer surveys. This role is on-site five days per week. It requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent from a four-year college or technical school and five years of related quality-engineering experience in aerospace manufacturing, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The expected pay range is $85,000–$120,000. Benefits include medical and prescription coverage, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, an employee assistance plan, paid time off, a retirement program, and other voluntary benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a four-year college or technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five years of related quality-engineering experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and to present information and respond to questions from employees and customers or vendors.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and mathematical operations to statistical and analytical tasks.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Computer literacy and knowledge of spreadsheet and word-processing software.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds and the required vision abilities.
Ability to travel to visit customers as needed.
Use required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses with side shields and latex gloves when handling oily parts or working with chemicals.

Responsibilities

Lead improvement projects in coordination with the Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering departments.
Support implementation of goals and objectives established by the Quality Manager for the Quality Department.
Assist the Quality Manager in leading Final and Receiving Inspection to improve efficiency and meet daily production objectives.
Review quality documents for compliance with accredited and customer requirements.
Participate in and, at times, lead customer, Nadcap, and other third-party audits.
Prepare Material Discrepancy Reports for defective parts according to quality procedures and customer requirements, and perform root cause analysis.
Use problem-solving techniques and assess solution options during root cause analysis.
Apply corrective actions as needed, including verification actions.
Monitor overdue corrective actions and coordinate follow-up to close them.
Monitor nonconforming-product data and trends, identify problems, and assign corrective actions.
Analyze SPC data on products and processes and use appropriate tools to solve problems and drive improvement.
Recommend and implement process changes based on findings.
Coordinate and perform new supplier and internal audits to ensure compliance with quality and customer requirements.
Monitor quality objectives, prepare reports as required, and ensure actions are taken to meet objectives.
Resolve customer complaints and manage RMA root cause analysis and corrective action.
Conduct quality training as required.
Complete customer surveys and questionnaires.
Travel to visit customers as needed.