What are the responsibilities and job description for the FS-Quality Assurance Engineer position at Industrial Electric Mfg?
IEM is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical distribution and control systems in North America. The Company has developed one of the most sophisticated electrical product manufacturing systems in the world and has cultivated partnerships with leading component suppliers resulting in optimal solutions to customer problems. IEM has offices in California, Florida, Canada and Belgium.
PURPOSE OF POSITION :
The top priorities of this position will be to support Quality and ISO 9001 in all areas of the IEM Organization at manufacturing site - both internal and external.
Significant involvement with all areas of product and manufacturing, while also increasing visibility, communication and collaboration with key departments is instrumental in this position.
The main functions of the Quality Assurance role include (but not limited to) :
Responsibilities :
- Collate, analyze and monitor company process & quality metrics against defined objective parameters
- Write / author technical reports to management depicting the quality levels, quality problems and cost of quality.
- Optimize manufacturability, assembly, testability, cost and quality of components (in-house and purchased) and final product
- Monitor product performance / quality through gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
- PFMEA and new program implementation including tooling and manufacturing processes to identify and mitigate risk identified
- Review, understand and ensure manufacturing process meets customer and industry specifications and requirements
- Identify / specify relevant quality-related and workmanship standards training needs.
- Offer technical expertise to company on statistics, Six Sigma methodology, tools, and best practices
- Define, develop document and implement manufacturing and assembly process and quality procedures in conjunction with department staff.
- Conduct Corrective Actions - Internal and External
- Understanding and knowledge of Solidworks
- Maintain and report department KPI's
- Facilitate problem solving techniques within production team (including suppliers).
- Set up and drive standard work and best practices
- Document clear project actions and enable timeline achievement
- Development of robust, predictive quality systems in production environment by applying world class techniques (Six Sigma, SPC, GRR, 5Y, CAR, etc.)
- Working with Engineering team on continuous improvement opportunities
- Knowledge of IPC-620
- Failure analysis to support production and assembly
- Collaborating with other divisions to identify and document best practice
- Perform Internal Audits, report and help solve non-conformances
Qualifications :
COMPETENCIES :
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :
PHYSICAL / MENTAL / ENVIRONMENTAL :
Vision : Long periods of close work on computer screen.
Mental Demands : Interpret, analyze, research and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Environment : Climate controlled office space.
