Quality Engineering Technician - Warsaw - 1st Shift

Quality Engineering Technician

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Quality Engineer will ensure that the quality-related requirements from our customers are communicated clearly and concisely to manufacturing, engineering, and the shop floor. He or she will also work to reduce overall manufacturing quality costs to increase profitability and meet customer requirements while effectively teaching quality sciences to team members. This accomplished by maintaining Tecomet’s principles of Safety, Quality, Customer Satisfaction and Innovations.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply engineering and quality principles in support of manufacturing
• Review customer quotes for overall quality requirements
• Determine inspection methods/instructions and incorporate them into the manufacturing process
• Outline and write measurements for manufacturing CMM operations
• Design in-process gauging to be used by manufacturing and inspection groups
• Establish and maintain plant and Company-wide quality procedures
• Adjust and prioritize work to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards
• Consult with manufacturing engineers in resolving quality-related issues
• Establish and maintain a system that triggers effective corrective action
• Follow-up on all internal and external corrective action responses
• Conduct training on topics of customer and Company SOPs
• Project a positive and professional image of the company and of management to employees at all levels
• Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by management staff as deemed appropriate.

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS:

• Quality systems
• GMP regulations
• Problem solving and 8D
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Scheduling work to achieve goals
• Customer-focused environment

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Harmonized core technical skills:
• Metrology
• Blueprint / GDT
• Manufacturing operations
• FDA/ISO regulations

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• Harmonized core education and experience:
• Associate’s degree and one to three years of experience in a quality related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Orthopedic manufacturing experience preferred
• ASQ certification preferred
• Experience with ISO 13485 and FDA Quality System Regulation Part 820 preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

(Per Division Requirements to include physical demands or any legal requirements)

• Well lighted, heated/or air-conditioned indoor office/production setting with adequate ventilation.
• Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature.
• Ability to maneuver throughout the facility/facilities as needed.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with fingers.
• Ability to wear proper PPE