Quality Engineering- Contractor

Quality Engineer
Proactively improve process and product quality. Work with a “continuous improvement” mindset within the framework of outlined methods in the most efficient manner so that accurate and precise results will be consistently obtained and suggest possible modifications of procedures to improve the quality.
Determine customer requirements from purchase orders, specifications, and other customer documents. Establish critical to quality measures (CTQ), key process characteristics (KPC), key control characteristics (KCC), control plans and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). Increase customer satisfaction by reducing claims, remakes, scrap, and deviations from standard work.
Establish framework for gathering and synthesizing data to effectively detect and solve quality issues to prevent recurrence using appropriate quality strategies, tools, and techniques.
Master inspection, measurement and sampling methods and lead efforts for method improvements (MSA).
Along with, or as, the lead auditor, maintain policies and procedures related to AS9100, Nadcap, ISO9001, and other related standards company-wide. Assists in the completion of quality audits for Carpenter companies, customers, and third parties. Review supplier audit findings to communicate their performance and discuss corrective measures, as necessary.
Provide training on quality systems within the organization.
Prepare documents for required management reviews. Maintain a central quality records database and ensures integrity of the data and data accessibility. Maintain customer required documents including production part approval processes (PPAP’s), validated assessment processes (VAP’s), and control plans. Maintain systems and procedures for containment of non-conforming materials and products throughout the company.
Ensure that internal and customer corrective actions as well as customer claims are resolved in a timely fashion. Maintain supplier quality representative (SQR) requirements, as required by certain customers.
Coaches, mentors, and answers technical questions from less experienced quality personnel. Sets an example for other quality personnel to follow related to safety, policies, and procedures.
Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.
Requirements for the Quality Engineer:

• Four year college degree in metallurgical, engineering, chemistry, or technical discipline.
• Certification as a quality engineer (e.g. Expert knowledge of quality systems management, auditing principles, problem-solving or root cause analysis/corrective action processes.
• Familiarity with heat treatment processes and metrology techniques.
• Working knowledge of MS Office including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to coach and mentor less experienced engineers across disciplines as well as direct outside consultants, contractors and material suppliers.
• Ability to perform independent work on larger assignments with minimal coaching from supervisor or manager and provide guidance, assistance, and expertise to others in the form of training, coaching, and facilitating the audit process.
• Experience which allows the quality engineer to demonstrate auditor requirements - diplomatic, patience, excellent communications, self-disciplined, unbiased, open-minded, honest, inquiring, analytical, resilient, and professional. Ability in preparing quality plans for customer requirements.