Quality Engineer- 1st Shift

Website Velocity Machine, Inc

Summary: The Quality Engineer is responsible for the creation and maintaining of detailed quality documentation. They work with the Quality, Engineering and Production departments to ensure the proper documentation and resources are in place to support production requirements.

Pay: Based on experience!

Hours: Monday-Friday, 1st shift (hours to be determined at time of hire). Rotating Saturday shifts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities will include the following: Duties may be modified or additional duties assigned.

  • Complete new part quality documentation requirements; including, ballooned drawings, inspection check sheets, operator instructions, SPC (Statistical Process Control) charts, process flow diagrams, process failure mode and effects analysis’, process control plans, dimensional layout requirements, part submission warrants, capability study and measurement system analysis.
  • Review CMM programs to assure that they correlate to the ballooned drawing. When needed, create CMM set-up instructions, prove out programs and verify its accuracy when discrepancies arise.
  • Perform in-depth part layouts using CMMs as well as all other layout techniques; this includes the documenting and reporting of results.
  • Perform casting, forging, or any other supplied product (i.e., outside machining, forming, bar stock, etc.) incoming inspection and layouts as needed.
  • Follow standardized procedures and instructions in completing first piece, in-process and final inspections across a wide variety of customized parts.
  • Performs measurement system analysis; this includes gage R&R (repeatability and reproducibility) studies.
  • Conducts investigations on non-conformance and recommends corrective action to prevent reoccurrence.
  • Maintains quality awareness throughout the company and awareness of the Quality Management System requirements through mentoring, training and developing employees on skill sets to include items such as; customers’ quality requirements, gage techniques, discrepancies found during CMM checks and statistical process control to help improve processes.
  • All other projects and duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

  • Manufacturing Engineer degree or Quality Associate degree preferred; High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in Quality required.
  • Knowledge of CMM programming, use and supporting software required.
  • Knowledge of APQP (Advanced Quality Product Planning), gauging and metrology required.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 requirements preferred.
  • Strong independent thinking, organizational and planning abilities and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.

 

Physical Demands:

  • Required to be able to sit for longer periods of time.
  • Move about throughout the lab and manufacturing environments.
  • Occasionally lift up to 75 pounds.

 

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.

Work Environment:

  • Lab environment.
  • Manufacturing environment.
  • On-Site position.
  • May travel to visit customers; stay overnight, if needed.

 

Velocity Machine Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/vets.