Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will work at the ConMet Clackamas aluminum foundry. This person will be responsible for coordinating quality assurance activities related to product quality. This includes product and process auditing and inspection activities, participation on new product teams, customer communications related to quality issues, and leading 8D teams through the problem solving and corrective action processes. Read on to learn more.

A day in the life as a Manufacturing Quality Engineer here at ConMet could include the following :

• Coordinates with Operations, Engineering, and Customers to support program launch and APQP process.
• Maintains control system documents (e.g. control plans).
• Leads corrective action efforts for customer, supplier, and internally identified quality complaints.
• Standardizes work instructions, FMEAs, control systems, and traceability systems to improve manufacturing operations.
• Conducts root cause analysis for discrepancies and defects.
• Develops and implements quality changes and process improvements.
• Maintains awareness of how each activity contributes to quality to enable prioritization of tasks and decision making. that directly supports achievement of the organization’s quality standards.
• Ensures compliance with safety standards, including adherence to all workplace safety rules and regulations and proper use of PPE.
• Prompt and regular attendance as scheduled.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Education and Experience :

Qualifications and Competencies :

Language Skills :

Ability to read, write, verbalize, listen, and comprehend instructions and correspondence in the English language. Ability to effectively present information to all levels of the organization.

Mathematical Skills :

Requires mathematical skills equivalent to those required under the degree requirement.

Physical Demands :

Requires a combination of working in stationary positions, moving throughout the work environment, ascending / descending stairs, and moving items (up to 25lbs).

Requires the ability to observe product details at close range or far away.

Travel as required.

Work environment :

This position requires working in a shop and office environment that includes loud operating machinery, exposure to extreme temperature fluctuations (hot or cold), and requires wearing appropriate PPE such as safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel toe safety shoes.

Benefits

ConMet provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws (“Protected Characteristics”). Ensuring fair wages is an important Company value. Accordingly, the Company will not pay wages to any employee at a rate less than the Company pays to other employees for work that is substantially equivalent and requires comparable skills unless a bona fide factor justifies a pay differential. The Company prohibits pay disparity based on Protected Characteristics or prior salary history. The Company prohibits retaliation against employees for discussing compensation.