Quality Engineer

Saginaw, MI (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=628+N.+Hamilton+Street+Saginaw+MI+USA+48602)

Job Type

Full-time

Description

UmbraGroup-Thomson Aerospace & Defense (Linear Motion, LLC)is an agile, passionate partner revolutionizing motion solution. We are an Intelligent Partner who works with passion and dedication always offering innovation, flexible and customizable solutions based on our customer’s needs, creating products that can revolutionize a constantly changing market. We are an intelligent supplier of actuators, ball screws, bearings, and components in high-tech markets. Excellent service is the foundation of our business, and we work to beFIRST (Customer Focused, Innovation, Respect, Social Responsibility, Teamwork).

Summary:

This position is in our Saginaw, Michigan facility.

The Quality Engineer will be expected to play a major role in managing and implementing Linear Motion, LLC’s Quality Management System, providing statistical focus on process improvements used in the manufacturing of product.

The Quality Engineer will work with a team to coordinate the facility’s quality interactions and all quality related functions; develop management tools and strategies to ensure that Linear Motion, LLC meets Customer, AS9100 and Nadcap expectations for quality compliance, certifications, and inter-company communication.

Embraces and exemplifies the Umbra Group values of FIRST – Focus on the Customer, Innovation, Respect, Social Responsibility & Teamwork

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with key customer representatives.

• Drives timely root cause analysis and implementation of permanent preventative and corrective actions for quality issues working directly with manufacturing teams, customers and suppliers.

• Develops and establishes quality management system procedures, work instructions, and inspection plans to ensure compliance with regulatory and customer specifications and contract requirements.

• Supports AS9100, NADCAP and Customer Audits.

• Performs internal product and process audits, and external supplier audits ensuring compliance with Quality Management System. Develops and initiates programs to improve internal and supplier performance.

• Uses methodical and systemic analytical approaches to perform effective RCCA’s. Assesses quality performance trends and leads improvement efforts.

• Writes work instructions, process, and procedure documents to ensure compliance with product, process, customer, and system requirements.

• Develops statistical process controls by applying and maintaining applicable control charts, providing training and coaching of others throughout the organization in SPC methodology.

• Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continual improvement, lean manufacturing, 5s’, and cost reduction activities to areas of production.

• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality related activities.

• Provides Quality support for Manufacturing and Design Engineering group with identifying opportunities for improvement, while reviewing drawings, manufacturing sketches, change requests, routings and other engineering related documentation.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Due to ITAR regulations, must be a U.S. Person

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Engineering from an accredited Institution is preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years Quality experience within the aerospace industry highly desirable.

• Familiarity and comprehension of basic specifications and standards, i.e., ANSI, ASME, AS9100, AS9102, NADCAP.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interface effectively with personnel, customers, and regulatory agencies.

• Must be fluently proficient in the utilization of engineering drawings / material and process specifications.

• Must be able to prioritize multiple tasks, work independently and efficiently, with minimum supervision.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a cross-functional environment.

• Experience successfully communicating and implementing Quality standards and policies.

• Experience with inspection tools and methodologies.

• Experience with RCCA, 8D, 5 WHY, 3A, SPC, FMEA, GR&R, Six Sigma Methodologies.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems.

Competencies:

• Effective Communication Skills

• Thoroughness.

• Collaboration.

• Problem Solving/Analysis.

• Decision Making.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Language, Math, and Reasoning Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, drawings, set-up sheets, travelers, procedure manuals and government regulations.

Computer Skills:

• Must be able to use the computer and computer software as required by job.

• Proficient in Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project,

• Familiar with Dynamics 365 (preferable) or like operating system, and AX 3.5 and 4.2.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Factory and product manufacturing environment where the noise levels are moderate to loud. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees are required to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

EOE

Salary Description

62,000 to 72,000