Quality Specialist for Fastwater Staffing and Recruiting

HIKINEX•Costa Mesa, CA

23h

About The Position

The Quality Specialist will be fully imbedded within the manufacturing process to actively assist in providing resolution, containment, and improvement to nonconforming materials. This role involves managing the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process, reviewing manufacturing work instructions, and supporting inspectors with clarification or go/no-go decisions. The specialist will lead and own the execution of containment of nonconforming items, assist in root cause analysis, and manage internal triage with engineering teams to support nonconformance dispositions. Accurate data collection and entry for the MRB process are crucial, as is communicating process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders. The role also includes executing vendor return material authorization (RMA), managing quality containment for material, tooling, and inspection equipment, and creating inspection plans for incoming, in-process, and end-of-line inspections. Training technicians and inspectors, proposing and implementing quality assurance policies, reviewing continuous improvement projects, performing internal audits, and conducting deep dives into data and traceability investigations are also key responsibilities. Staying current with new inspection technologies and recommending improvements is expected.

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent in a relevant fields, or equivalent experience in lieu of education
5+ years of experience in manufacturing and/or a quality/engineering related role
Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting HW development and quality management
Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Experience with Calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Faro arm, OMM, etc.)
Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD)
Analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments.
Experience using investigative equipment such as x-ray inspection, digital characterization, material certificate of compliance, etc.
Experience in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949 or similar QMS standard
Experience with validation and testing assemblies and their components
Experience with communicating with suppliers and cross functional teams

Nice To Haves

Technical or Associates degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field
Direct experience conducting First Article Inspection and Report for internal manufacturing
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent. IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification
Existing work experience is low rate production manufacturing environment
Knowledge & understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing as per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Experience with inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components (Power Supplies, PCBs, wire-harnesses)
Experience with Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)
Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment
Detail oriented self starter with minimal oversight - strong ability to communicate with different cross functional teams

Responsibilities

Manages the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process
Be fully imbedded within manufacturing process to actively assist in providing resolution, containment, and improvement to nonconforming materials
Review Manufacturing Work Instructions and provide feedback
Support in providing clarification or go/no-go decisions to inspectors
Lead and own the execution of containment of nonconforming items including inspecting to verify non-conforming parts
Assist in the root cause analysis
Manage internal triage with engineering teams to support nonconformance dispositions and ensure the investigative tasks are completed in a timely manner
Ensure data collection and entry is accurate and complete for the MRB process
Communicate the process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders to drive improvements
Track and report out MRB metrics on a weekly basis
Execute vendor return material authorization (RMA) with partnership between Warehouse and Buyers to ensure material leaves the MRB area for suppliers.
Manage quality containment process for material, tooling, and inspection equipment that are involved in non-conformances impacting production capacity and capability.
Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end of line inspection, as per direction from product quality engineers
Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and data capture in the process.
Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality engineers
Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to Client's quality policy.
Perform internal audits on processes and procedures, as per direction from Quality Systems Engineer
Deep dive into data and traceability investigations to identify trends, oddities, inconsistencies, and variation that impacts the effectiveness of processes, procedures, and product quality.
Stay current with new inspection technologies and techniques and recommend improvements to the inspection process