Quality Engineer

Karen Paradis 705-***-****

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Keene, Ontario

K0L 2G0

Email: ***************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain full time employment as quality engineer, to further my knowledge and experience.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Ventra Plastics Peterborough, ON May 2009 - December 2012

Quality Specialist

•Development of PPAP - including Advanced Product Quality Planning, Potential Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Process Flow, & Control Plans

•Work with suppliers to assist with development of new programs to meet PPAP time line

•Set-up & Control of Early Production Containment

•Manage & maintain programs as a quality engineer

•Responsible for fielding of internal & external complaints and directing customers/employees to appropriate areas for solutions

•Advise & support production personal on quality related issue or concern

•Responsible for maintaining & updating customer web-based sites

•Travel to customer & supplier locations to conduct reviews, provide support & audit processes in a confident, professional manner

•Assist with Color Management internal/external for new & current model years

•Responsible for attending & reporting out on color harmony conducted at customer locations

•Work effectively with Management, Supervisors & production personnel as required

•Participate in and support continuous improvement activities within the plant

•Review of production methods for compliance to quality standards

•Implementation of documentation to include work instructions, testing & inspection instructions/records

•Conduct & record results of layered quality audits

•Assist in evaluations of all fixtures and gauges

•Prepare & maintain quality documentation to include charts & graph

•Experience working with MS Word, Excel, Power point and various other programs

•Accurate data entry skills

Craaytech Painted Plastics Peterborough, ON January 1996 - January 2009

Quality Assistant/Document Control Coordinator

•Responsible for Document & Data Control, Control of Quality Records & Product Identification/Traceability

•Assist in implementation & maintenance of TS/QS/ISO Quality Management Systems

•Demonstrate leadership capabilities & able to assist in setting up new processes; carrying out changes/variations in process or procedures

•Conduct and carry out the execution of internal quality audits using discretion of information; Certified TS 16949/QS 9000 Internal Auditor

•Prepare & maintain Production Part Approval Processes

•Responsible for fielding of internal & external complaints and directing customers/employees to appropriate areas for solutions

•Customer liaison traveling to customer locations, approving processes and auditing concerns

•Responsible for Color Management internal/external & color harmony at customer locations

•Work with Managers, Supervisors & production personnel as required

•Responsible for set-up & Control of Early Production Containment including training and follow up of all personnel conducting containment

•Responsible for gaining control of new processes during start-up & acceleration to ensure any quality issues that arise are quickly identified and corrected

•To assist quality manager in day-to-day operation of quality department

•Leading continuous Improvement Teams in Root Cause analysis

•Advising production personal on quality related issues or concerns for resolution

•In-house quality training of quality auditors

•Prepare & maintain quality charts, graphs, quality scoreboard & customer satisfaction survey

•Training of production personnel in documentation, audit procedures or other areas of training as required

•Accurate data entry skills

Education:

Thomas A. Stewart S.S. O.S.S.G.D

Additional Training:

CMAC Training & Consulting Services

ISO9001:2000 Internal Auditor

Automotive Core Tools

BRC

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Internal Auditor

ISO 14001 Environmental

Loyalist College

Advanced Product Quality Planning

Basic Statistical Process Control

Train the Trainer

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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