What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at GCM?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
GCM is a global contract manufacturing company with locations in the Silicon Valley, Chicago, North Carolina and China, servicing MedTech, Aerospace, and industrial end-market applications. At GCM, we believe our most valuable assets are our awesome employees, who are the heart and soul of our company.
Why GCM? You will work with a great team of people, in a fun and collaborative environment, with room for advancement.
SUMMARY
The Quality Engineer is responsible for analyzing trends, determining underlying causes to systemic quality deficiencies, and leading improvement projects. Responsibilities also include creating process metrics, coordinating major production approval deliverables, and conducting internal audits.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Coordinates with customers on quality concerns, reports, improvement projects, etc.
- Leads corrective actions using formal methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why and fishbone analysis
- Analyzes system data to determine major contributors to poor performing processes
- Proactively determines possible failure modes in the manufacturing process and suggests steps for preventive action
- Evaluates project performance while the project is active and upon project completion
- Leads cross functional teams in developing and improving systems
- Coordinates and creates PFMEA, MSA, Control Plan, and Capability Studies for customer deliverables and to improve manufacturing processes
- Compiles PPAPs (Productive Part Approval Process), defect containment, and root cause analysis
- Analyze production and supplier nonconformance data to determine cause
- Analysis customer returns to determine underlying root causes
- Improves QMS documents including procedures, forms, work instructions
- Collaborate with external suppliers, product engineering, process engineering, maintenance, purchasing, and operations to resolve issues or non-conformances with product and processes.
- Lead in vendor surveillance and on-site assessments of purchased materials and processes.
- Responsible for issuing, tracking, verifying root cause solutions, and closing supplier corrective actions.
- Must be a team player as measured by his / her peers
- Performs other related duties assigned
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS :
REQUIRED
DESIRED
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :
Sitting / Standing / Walking
Speaking / Hearing
Vision
Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work may require occasional weekend and / or evening work
