Quality Engineer

Regal Rexnord•Milwaukee, WI

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Scope of Role The Quality Engineer III is responsible for teaching and empowering associates regarding proper techniques for manufacturing high quality geared components and monitoring production quality. The incumbent is also expected to take a lead role in the establishing and maintaining an environment of Total Quality in both attitude and behavior. This is an onsite 5 days a week role based in Milwaukee, WI. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Evaluate failures of products and processes and apply appropriate problem-solving techniques to determine root cause and develop lasting solutions. Recommend and implement corrective and preventive actions in response to customer complaints. Provide knowledge and instruction on manufacturing related topics such as machine setup, production, inspection, data interpretation, etc. Develop and conduct training as required to build quality awareness. Interact with suppliers and customers as required and provide professional, accurate and timely information. Complete customer required quality documentation for product acceptance. Interface with Engineering and Production to ensure that products are manufactured in accordance with approved processes and prints. Work one on one with operators as needed to instruct on proper machine and tooling setup and use. Assist with both internal and customer quality audits and inspections of operational and supplier programs and processes. Apply lean manufacturing principles in accordance with Strategy Deployment. Use facts, data, trending and statistical analysis to drive continuous improvement and take appropriate actions to reduce the cost of quality (internal failure, appraisals, etc.). Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills which foster teamwork and collaboration and develop high quality working relationships Demonstrated safety orientation and compliance mindset. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an accredited engineering program or related technical field or an equivalent level of experience is required.
Experience with root cause analysis is required.
Experience working in a manufacturing facility producing components in an Engineering or leadership or mentoring capacity is preferred.
Experience maintaining ISO-9001, TS16949 or AS9100 certification.
Familiarity and/or training in lean manufacturing principles.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a manufacturing facility is preferred.
Experience implementing ISO-9001, TS16949 or AS9100 certification is desired.
Experience in Internal Auditing to ISO-9001 is desired.
SAP experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate failures of products and processes and apply appropriate problem-solving techniques to determine root cause and develop lasting solutions.
Recommend and implement corrective and preventive actions in response to customer complaints.
Provide knowledge and instruction on manufacturing related topics such as machine setup, production, inspection, data interpretation, etc.
Develop and conduct training as required to build quality awareness.
Interact with suppliers and customers as required and provide professional, accurate and timely information.
Complete customer required quality documentation for product acceptance.
Interface with Engineering and Production to ensure that products are manufactured in accordance with approved processes and prints.
Work one on one with operators as needed to instruct on proper machine and tooling setup and use.
Assist with both internal and customer quality audits and inspections of operational and supplier programs and processes.
Apply lean manufacturing principles in accordance with Strategy Deployment.
Use facts, data, trending and statistical analysis to drive continuous improvement and take appropriate actions to reduce the cost of quality (internal failure, appraisals, etc.).
Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills which foster teamwork and collaboration and develop high quality working relationships
Demonstrated safety orientation and compliance mindset.
Other duties as assigned.