Engineer – Quality Assurance

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We have an opening for a Quality Assurance Engineer at our Bowling Green, Kentucky location.  If you possess an interest and have experience as a Quality Engineer check out the details below.

What will you be responsible for?

• Performs quality engineering activities including capability studies, measurement systems analyses, development of process control and reaction plans.
• Performs root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.
• Performs and assists in reviewing quality assurance policies used in all existing and new plants, including procedures and equipment with the aim of standardizing wherever possible.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining the quality management system.
• Conducts analysis to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system
• Conducts and participates in continuous improvement activities to enhance the quality management system (such as 5S, Kaizen lean methods, etc.)
• Develops training to build and sustain quality awareness.
• Conducts audits, creates audit finding reports, determines proper corrective and preventive actions and closes out audit findings.
• Analyzes failure, corrective and preventative action to respond to customer complaints.
• Creates and maintains company quality documentation, such as quality manuals, quality procedures, etc.
• Manages and conducts audits of suppliers’ performance, ensuring timely resolution of supplier failure, corrective action and preventive actions.
• Investigates, within the group function, the quality assurance aspects of new or existing products to establish schedules for testing and developing such activities.
• Participates and interacts with the engineering and operations groups and plant staff on quality-related matters.
• Participates in evaluating customer claims.  Presents such data to highlight problem status for areas needing attention; also to reflect areas where corrective action has/has not had the desired results.
• Participates in quality improvement programs if deemed beneficial to the division.

What are we looking for?

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through  a bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering
• Job related experience for 3 years minimum in quality or quality-related environment; experience in manufacturing or laboratory environment preferred
• Certifications/Licenses/Other: ASQ Quality Engineer certification preferred, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred, QA Auditor certification preferred
• Working knowledge of the following areas:  engineering principles, practices, nomenclature, and procedures, quality assurance principles, and the manufacturing process.