Quality Engineer

Description
Position Details:

Title: Quality Engineer
Location: Havre De Grace, MA
Compensation: $90-$115k
Benefits:
16 weeks of parental leave for ALL parents
PTO plus holidays
Full competitive benefits package which includes medical fee reimbursement
401K, pay for performance and bonuses!

Position Description:

Quality Engineers (QE) are responsible for ensuring products / parameters are in control within established process and facilitates improvement within such process. Provide customers with technical support on testing issues and continuous improvements of quality systems.

Responsibilities:

Works with whole work cell to monitor, reinforce and communicate all customer issues, quality escapes and other systemic quality issues. Leads Quality Area Improvement team for work cell.
Documents and tracks non-conformances for incoming materials, internal departments, and customers.
Analyzes quality issues and develop corrective actions; including customer notifications, rework, waste and other cost of quality contributors.
Owner of quality documentations pertaining to the work cell such as specifications, inspection documents, testing requirements, sampling plans, LIMs configuration and methods.
Monitors product quality performance through SPC and CPK analysis of critical raw material and product parameters.
Represents company to customers during communications / visits with responsibility to ensure/display preventive systems in place for the customer's product.
Coaches/Instructs employees in quality assurance principles and methodology. Ensure operators are adequately trained to undertake the quality standards in accordance with customer and or quality system requirements.
Teach workout lite process through Area Improvement Team activities.
Accountable for work cell Internal Audits to ensure compliance to quality standards and drive continuous improvements.
Support plant Quality team in preparation for and conduct of external audits.
Maintains quality process stability to ensure favorable customer ratings, confidence and future sales.
Lead and facilitate Quality Area Improvement Team in continuous improvement activities through use of lean and various engagement tools, including kaizen, workout, 6S and applicable problem solving methodology tools.