Quality Control Engineer

Cypress Employment has a client in Mobile in need of a Quality Control Engineer.

$75K-$100K

The Position:

We’re looking for an experienced and dedicated Quality Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will plan and implement a strong Quality Assurance Program, ensuring that quality standards and procedures are met and aligned with legislation, engineering and customer specifications with special attention to RTP-1 Standard compliance. If you are looking for a team environment that challenges you, while being focused on your growth and learning, we would love to hear from you!

Job Duties:

· Provide leadership to the QA/QC program, developing and directing QA and quality improvement initiatives for organizational products and services

· Maintain awareness of organizational profitability, including budgetary control issues

· Monitor QA systems, including RTP-1 Stamp Certification and advise on system performance, report on key performance indicators

· Perform gap analysis between applicable and current standards; establish and implement a quality plan to meet program goals, ensure standards & compliance in all areas as met

· Perform internal QA audits that are compliant with corporate policies and procedures

· Collaborate with client-facing QA/QC representatives to ensure full customer satisfaction with the company's products and services

· Establish and maintain a QA/QC program for monitoring supplier quality, including audits, controls, and other qualifiers

· Conduct risk analyses, verification, validation activities, and formal design reviews, as applicable

· Support new product development and continuous improvement by integrating quality control tools (e.g. Lean, Continuous Improvement, etc.) into processes

· Promote and advocate quality achievement and performance improvement across the organization

· Act as liaison with customer auditors and assume responsibility for ensuring corrective actions with customer specifications

· Ensure ongoing compliance with local, national, and international standards and legislation

· Coach and support team members to adopt and incorporate quality methods into their work

· Create and maintain QA/QC control documentation

· Identify relevant QA/QC training needs and opportunities

· Review production processes, engineering specifications and related information to improve/update current knowledge and implementation of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities

· Support and lead Continuous Improvement projects, resolve defect reductions, and ensure material optimization (waste reduction) using recognized tools such as 5Why, Kaizen, RCA etc…

· Coordinate activities to establish, evaluate and improve the quality of the manufacturing process

· Participate in generating production specifications for issue to the shop floor

· Review of IFC drawings to the shop floor for completeness and “ready for build”

· Increase the effectiveness of customer relationships as it related to quality and 3rd party inspection

· Track and monitor waste, rework, NCRs, Quality Notifications and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented to prevent recurrence

Requirements:

· Degree in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized Post Secondary Institution

· Minimum 5 years experience in QA roles, manufacturing environment preferred

· Professional engineering designation or ability to register preferred

· ASQ Quality Engineering Certification (or equivalent) and/or Process and Business System Audit training/certification as asset

· Knowledge and experience with Industry Quality Management Systems

· Composites manufacturing processes experience an asset

· Excellent people skills, communication, (written & oral) and Teamwork skills a must

· Project Management and/or Root Cause and Corrective Action skills an asset

· Knowledge/training with various manufacturing and quality philosophies (5S, LEAN, 6-Sigma, JIT, etc.) an asset

· Strong MS Office skills, computer & software skills, ability to learn new software

· Strong problem-solving skills from both a people and systems perspective

· Good ability to document, manage QA program administration

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Vision insurance