Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

Maintain and support certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.

•Lead and complete internal audits, compliance audits, and leadership quality audits; ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.

•Develop, maintain, and enforce quality procedures, work instructions, and acceptance criteria.

•Support environmental, health, and safety initiatives and compliance requirements.

Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving

•Lead internal and external customer issue resolution using 8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, Kaizen, and Six Sigma tools.

•Drive root cause identification, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and verify effectiveness.

•Implement Lean principles consistent with the Ammega Production System to reduce waste and variation.

•Promote and sustain 5S and visual management practices.

Manufacturing & Process Quality

•Lead development and implementation of PFMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, VSM and poka‑yoke solutions.

•Analyze process nonconformances, manufacturing scrap, and First Pass Yield (FPY) trends to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.

•Improve process controls and capability through data analysis and statistical methods.

•Support manufacturing with engineering changes, new process implementation, product transfers, and process validation activities.

Core Competencies

•Works independently with minimal supervision

•Demonstrated leadership and ethical conduct

•Team oriented with strong cross functional collaboration skills

•Ability to prioritize work, manage interruptions, and adapt to changing priorities

•Maintains composure under pressure

•Exceptional attention to detail

•Working knowledge of inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, tape measures, etc.

Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.

•3+ year of experience with administering and maintaining ISO Certification Systems (Working knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14000, and ISO 45000 standards).

•5+ years experience within manufacturing Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.

•Experience with Lean Manufacturing and 6 Sigma tools, 8D problem solving methodology, tool utilization (i.e., 5 Whys, Fishbone (cause & effect) DMAIC, PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow, Process Auditing, Process Capability analysis, ISO, and Poka Yoke design.

•Internal Auditor experience is a plus.

Physical Demands

•The described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; uses hands to finger, handle or touch objects or controls. Duties include data entry 80% of the time.

•Employee may lift, push or pull up maximum according to local law

•Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 lbs.

•Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth vision and ability to adjust focus.