What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Engineer - Certifications & Continuous Improvement position at Bray Intl Brand?
What We Offer:
- Competitive Pay Plans
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy industry-leading benefits effective the first of the month after you have worked 30 days, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Paid holidays and vacation
- 401(k) plan with matching contributions
- Healthy Work Environment: We provide a smoke-free, drug-free workplace to ensure a safe and productive atmosphere for all employees.
- Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, offering numerous opportunities for advancement within the organization.
- An Exceptional Company Culture: Bray is a Family-owned and operated business with over 30 Years of Engineered Excellence
Join Bray International and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of flow control solutions!
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
- Act as an ambassador for the quality organization
- Lead and manage product certification processes to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Understand product certifications, certifying bodies, and certification processes to ensure the successful attainment and sustainability of all certifications.
- Coordinate quality management systems (QMS) audits across all global sites.
- Identify and execute opportunities to reduce auditing frequency & costs.
- Conduct internal and external audits to ensure adherence to QMS and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify areas for continuous improvement and implement effective solutions, utilizing Six Sigma principles.
- Analyze data and trends to identify potential quality issues and develop corrective and preventive actions.
- Initiate, lead investigation, verify effectives of corrective actions (CAR) as required.
- Provide training and support to staff on quality standards, Six Sigma principles, procedures, and best practices.
- Prepare and present reports to senior management, highlighting product certification status, quality management system status, key metrics and improvement initiatives.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in quality management practices.
Knowledge
- Technically adept at dealing with complex product and process problems in a timely manner.
- Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Office applications.
- Able to evaluate PowerBI reports and dashboards
- Able to read and interpret standard English documentation such as work orders and work instructions, engineering drawings and dimensions, and measurement requirements.
- Quality Management System maintenance
- Continual improvement processes
Skills & Abilities
- Positive/proactive leadership skills
- Willing to lead by example.
- Computer literacy with standard software application and demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) technical requirements within job functions and to cross functional team members.
- Able to work independently, within a team, and cross functionally.
- Responsible for safety of self and others.
Qualifications and Core Competencies:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a quality engineering role, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and other relevant quality standards.
- Six Sigma green belt highly preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in using quality management software and tools.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Ability to travel to global sites as required.
- Standing, sitting, and walking for extended periods.
- Exposure to manufacturing environments, including noise and chemicals.
