Plant Quality Engineer (Welding/Fabrication/Assembly) (Job Number: 1681)

We are seeking a  Plant Quality Engineer  to join our federal team at our York, PA location. 

This position is responsible for providing day to day quality engineering support within the Grantley Plant facility.  Primary support will be the Welding, Fabrication and Assembly Areas.   The incumbent will play an integral role in the continued growth and improvement of the JCNS business through achieving first pass yields, increased product flow / throughput, on-time delivery performance, and exceeding customer’s expectations.

At Johnson Controls, we support our nation’s most critical facilities, the people who occupy them, and the missions they enable. Johnson Controls Federal Systems (JCFS) is a specialized team serving as a trusted partner to the federal government. We help modernize U.S. military installations, Department of Defense and other federal agency facilities to be smarter, more resilient, efficient, sustainable, and secure.

Location: York, PA
Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment
Vacation: 3 weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, 5 sick days, 3 floating holidays, and 10 standard holidays per yea

*Learn more about Navy Systems, York PA Plant   

As a Plant Quality Engineer , you will:

• Provide technical support to the Grantley Plant.
• Leads and participates on continuous improvement teams to reduce the cost of poor quality (COPQ), first pass yields, increase product flow / throughput and achieve on-time delivery performance.
• Supports COPQ metrics and analysis for CI teams. Generates various reporting metrics for scrap and rework, and first pass yield.
• Supports the management and disposition of non-conforming material.
• Participates and supports the Material Review Board.
• Conducts measurement systems analysis, and process capability studies as required.
• Works with customer service to address product issues, warranty or other problems.
• Assists in the development and revisions to procedures and standard work to support the plant operation quality system.
• Develops inspection plans used for the verification of manufactured and purchased components.
• Performs first article dimensional reviews for both internal and externally manufactured parts.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Weld Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace) with 2 or more years of manufacturing experience in heavy industrial, automotive, aerospace, with metal machining, welding and fabrication.
• Knowledge and experience in welding NDT inspection methods (MT, PT, VT, UT) a plus
• QMS knowledge and experience with ISO 9000, TS 16949, or AS 9100 a plus.
• Proficient in personal computer capabilities in MS Office software, minitab or other quality data analysis tools.
• Demonstrated problem solving, process capability, data analysis, measurement systems analysis, GD&T, and blueprint reading skills.
• Strong planning, organizing, and proven leadership / team building skills.
• Formal Lean and / or 6-Sigma training with significant demonstrated accomplishments a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, facilitate and lead product quality, process and system improvement teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Formal Lean and / or 6-Sigma training with demonstrated accomplishments a plus.

Who We Are

The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application

If you’d like to learn more about who we are, what we do, and the systems and products we work with please check out our “Who we are” video on Youtube to learn more. (Around 2 minutes long)

Recently, Johnson Controls has been recognized by several organizations for leadership in Environment, Sustainability and Governance, as well as innovations in smart building platforms:

Named to FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” List

Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World

Named to Forbes  Net Zero Leaders list

CDP 2023  Climate Change 'A List '

Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute’s list of best-managed companies in America

Forbes  Best Employers for Diversity list.

Newsweek   America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

Ethisphere 2024  World's Most Ethical Companies list for the 17th time

Newsweek  America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024

Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025listing

Named to  Forbes America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2024

·        Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit 

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