Job Title:
Quality Engineer
Location:
Waterloo, IA
Job Type:
Full-time, On-Going Contract, W2
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Onsite, (1st Shift- 6:00am–2:30pm) + possible overtime
Pay Range:
$44.28 per hour
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Job Description:
Responsibilities
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Become an important member within a highly aligned, effective, quality, manufacturing & operations team.
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Provide production support for containment, inspections, quality procedures, and tools to monitor critical processes.
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Provide quality planning, control, and improvement (CI) support for operations teams to ensure product quality meets customers’ expectations.
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Report defined quality KPI’s through operations teams and management.
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Analyze system data & KPI’s to facilitate quality-related discussions with internal and external customers & suppliers to drive corrective action.
What Skills You Need
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Background in Engineering (construction, mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, power systems, logistics, etc.).
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1 or more years of related experience in quality or manufacturing engineering in a manufacturing environment (excluding internships)
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Excellent communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
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A hands-on mentality and ability to lead with minimal supervision to robustly solve quality issues.
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Understanding the Quality Process Controls and the connection to people executing them in a “No Fault Forward” structure.
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Understanding of the execution of quality tools such as Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis (5W, 8D).
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Adaptability to effectively change priorities to meet business objectives.
What Makes You Stand Out
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1 or more years of related experience in quality or manufacturing engineering in a manufacturing environment
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Experience using standard quality management principles and tools (such as FMEA, SPC, Root Cause, Control Plans, Gauge RR, MSA and Capability Studies)
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Experience with gear or shaft manufacturing standards, processes, and controls
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Experience reading and interpreting complex part drawings, including functional knowledge of GD&T principles and terminology
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Experience using advanced data gathering and analysis techniques, including statistical analysis
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Experience in driving a closed loop corrective action process, including rigorous root cause analysis
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Experience in project management; including effectively facilitating, leading, and managing cross functional teams
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Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, or Minitab software
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ASQ certifications such as CQE, CSSGB, and/or CSSBB
Education
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
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