Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description Job Description Title:Manufacturing Quality Engineer Location: Aurora, IL Reports to:Quality Manager About Rensa Rensa Filtration is a family of companies dedicated to air filtration. By investing in innovation and the people who drive it, we manufacture, market, and distribute best-in-class solutions in the United States and Canada that keep environments safe and industries thriving. What We Do We improve the environment - making indoor and outdoor environments cleaner by eliminating process contaminants through superior products and media. We drive innovation in air filtration – by investing in the people and companies that develop the solutions that today’s world demands – to bring those innovative products to market so that our customers can bring maximum value and safety to the facilities and businesses they serve. SUMMARY: The MANUFACTURING QUALITY ENGINEER is responsible for overseeing quality requirements and standards to support the development and manufacturing of products. ESSENTIAL POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: CRITICAL TO THE ROLE: Greater than 50% of time on manufacturing floor, understanding processes and identifying root cause and corrective actions to reduce customer complaints and reduce scrap. Production uptime and problem solving. Other Essential Duties: Serve as Quality Assurance resource to department supervisor(s) for part inspection, problem identification, corrective action and continuous improvement. Lead customer complaint root cause and corrective action investigation and implementation through on-the-floor process reviews. Develop ,apply and maintain quality requirements and standards for development and manufacturing products. Support concurrent engineering efforts by participating in design development projects representing Quality Assurance and the customer. Design and implement methods for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection. Assist in process and product certification. Review customer purchase orders, contracts and change requests and ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are included in quality and process plans. Develop, execute and analyze quality-reporting measures. Report to management on quality issues,trends and losses. Respond to customer requests based on their requirements or regulatory needs. Participate in internal and external quality audits. Interface with supplier and customer quality representatives concerning problems with quality assurance and assure that effective corrective action is implemented. Participate in Materials Review Board (MRB). May compile,write and deliver training material on quality standards and activities. Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree preferred in an Engineering or Science field of study or 10 years of experience in related industry. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering or equivalent (or Associate’s degree in these fields plus minimum 4yearsindustrial experience). Minimum3yearsexperience. Broad knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control. Diverse knowledge of inspection and control methods,techniques and documentation. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Strong computer skills including QA applications, word processing, spreadsheets and databases. Physical Requirements: The physical requirements are sitting, standing, and walking, with most of the time spent in a non-smoking partially controlled factory/warehouse, with some time in a non-smoking climate-controlled office environment.