Senior Manager, Manufacturing Quality Engineer

GE Appliances, a Haier company•Decatur, AL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Quality Engineer executes operational and strategic efforts focused on product quality improvement, with primary oversight of the Measurement and Metrology Lab for the Site. The Manufacturing Quality Engineer owns Quality Improvement Projects as assigned, as well as maintaining and improving Plantwide Measurement Technology, Systems and Execution.

Requirements

Demonstrated success in a high volume, operations environment
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with customers and operations
Ability to provide work direction to quality inspectors/analysts
Ability to analyze quality data, interpret and act upon information
Strong project management skills – scoping, planning and execution
Strong cross functional communication
Familiar with gauging and other measurement tools
Ability to interpret part prints and specifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related discipline
Experience with CMM, 3D scanning, Handheld Measurement Gages
Working Knowledge of AUTOCAD or similar
7+ years of experience with manufacturing quality/NPI quality projects and process improvement
Knowledge of PFMEA / FMEA and linkage to MCPs
Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Computer literate and skilled in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Minitab, Outlook, MS Copilot, and other AI tools.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Certification
Quality Leadership experience
Lean Manufacturing experience
Expert ability in gauging and other measurement tools
Strong working knowledge of APQP PPAP

Responsibilities

Collaborate with factory operations team to improve product quality through the identification and elimination of root cause of issues.
Utilize Lean manufacturing concepts to facilitate the success and validation of manufacturing processes.
Communicate opportunities and project status with Operations and Quality Leaders and other functions as required.
Resolve escalated floor & field issues.
Coordinate quality, manufacturing, design, SQE & technology team resources to drive solutions.
Ensure control plans resolve issues.
Facilitate the MCP process to create, communicate and publish all documents for assigned manufacturing area(s).
Ensure MCP documents are relevant and up to date.
Coordinate resources to operationalize MCPs.
Ensure MCP processes are followed during change control.
Create, update and maintain Manufacturing Control Instructions (MCIs), visual aids and quality alerts as needed.
Coordinate cross functionally to ensure repair procedures are approved and repair operators are trained.
Live, promote and support the Appliance Performance System (APS) philosophy and drive continuous improvement in the quality area.
Work with AQE to drive selection of Critical to Quality characteristics (CTQs) to the vital few.
Implement the appropriate measurement method on selected CTQs.
Work with BQL (Business Quality Leader) to determine projects & quarterly goals to improve yield, scrap, SCR and other COQ metrics.
Provide guidance to the broad New Product Introduction (NPI) team regarding manufacturing process capabilities for application to new designs, processes or geometries.
Evaluate and implement new testing technologies to support new product innovations, while improving outgoing quality.
Provide technical ownership to drive the development, procurement and implementation of factory quality measurement systems including gaging, test equipment, go/no-go decisions, 3D scanning, and coordinate measuring machine (CMM) systems.
Analyze data as part of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and implement escalation plans as required by MCI/MCP.
Create SPC for key metrics per the MCP.
Monitor data trends and identify root cause if out of control and lead corrective actions.