Quality Engineer

Teknion•Toronto, ON

37d•CA$58,000 - CA$72,500

About The Position

The Quality Engineer is accountable for applying and improving company policies and practices in accordance with the ISO 9001 Quality System, ISO-14001 Environmental System and Industry Best Practices. To achieve this, the incumbent ensures that quality processes are in accordance with company standards and that these activities are performed in the most cost efficient manner. This position is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving manufacturing’s ability to meet and exceed quality standards. In addition, this incumbent is accountable for interacting with various internal departments as well as internal and external suppliers to give technical support and guidance to meet the quality standards.

Requirements

University degree in Engineering / or Certified Quality Engineer
5 years experience in manufacturing environment
Proven written and verbal communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills
Exceptional decision making, analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple duties & tasks
Identify and report any hazard(s) in their workplace
Follow general safety rules and apply EHS training knowledge
Report any incidents, injuries requiring first aid, health care, lost-time injuries or occupational diseases
Excellent knowledge on the use of inspection instruments, gages and devices for successful analysis of parts and assemblies.
Practical knowledge of ISO-9001, ISO14001 standards, PPAP, Control Plans, and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

Act as primary customer contact to resolve quality concerns.
Develops and maintains proactive supplier quality focus which translates customer quality requirements into continuous process improvement to meet and exceed those requirements.
Work with suppliers on quality improvement ideas and corrective actions and develop acceptance criteria.
Lead Root Cause analysis meetings and develop and implement a structured problem-solving methodology (8D/ 5 Why/ Fishbone) across manufacturing, Engineering and Supply chain as required.
Travel to customer/job sites as required to identify and/or resolve quality issues.
Conduct product and process audits internally and at supplier’s facilities to verify effectiveness of corrective action.
Support the manufacturing group through problem solving training and Continuous Improvement activities.
Analyze data to develop, monitor and communicate quality performance metrics to drive CI projects and maintain acceptable part quality.
Utilize Statistical Process Controls where appropriate to monitor the manufacturing process.
Perform dimensional layouts, statistical studies on parts and assemblies to identify quality issues.
Own and maintain the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Management Systems, including document control, internal audits, management review support, corrective actions and CI activities.
Designing and implementing Quality Assurance processes and methodologies as well as leading the Quality Assurance team in setting the programs in place.
The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the environmental management system conforms to the requirements of ISO14001 which includes Environmental KPI tracking (natural gas, hydro, waste) and complying with any corporate (BIFMA) or legal requirements (NPRI, Chemtrac, Sewer Sampling, Waste Manifest review, Waste Audits).
Perform all other duties reasonable to the position as assigned by the Engineering Manager.