What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Insight Global?
Please note : this position is onsite in Hampton VA and candidates must be local or willing to relocate within 3-4 weeks of an accepted offer of employment
Targeted Compensation : $75,000 - $90,000
Insight Global is seeking to hire an experience Quality Engineer to support a large manufacturing client in Hampton VA.
The ideal candidate will possess 3-5 years of Quality Engineering or similar responsibilities, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (mechanical, industrial, systems engineering is preferred).
The Quality Engineer provides leadership and guidance to the organization acting as a change agent to implement process improvement across the organization in the achievement of an operational excellence environment; assure the quality of product produced and conformance to the applicable customer and internal specifications, while supporting corporate objectives; support the administration of quality manuals, continuous improvement initiatives and interaction with business center personnel on quality initiatives; root cause analysis and corrective / preventative action determined as appropriate; resolve manufacturing and shipment issues relative to customer specifications.
Essential Functions & Job Responsibilities
- Maintain compliance of products in manufacturing to specific customer purchase orders, blueprints, and specifications
- Maintain lines of communication with customers and suppliers. This includes verbal and written correspondence and personal visits when required.
- Provide technical support to Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales
- Coordinate review of nonconforming material and process customer concessions for possible acceptance
- Develop, maintain and implement quality systems procedures and work instructions in compliance to customer and regulatory requirements.
- Corrective / Preventive action leader and team player
- Standardize metrics and best practices within facility.
- Internal audit program leader
- Purchase order and specification review leader focused on negotiation of customer requirements, advanced product quality planning and translation of requirements to operator level.
- Customer advocate (Voice of the customer)
- Process improvement leader focused on review, disposition and elimination of material review, concessions, corrective / preventive actions and escapes.
- Ensure customer verification is complete (i.e., FAIR) and submitted to the customer.
- Supplier Quality
- Knowledge and experience with quality tools, such as CAPA, six sigma, lean manufacturing, PPAP, FMEA, problem solving techniques, and root cause analysis.
- Participate in plant level APQP and NPI activities.
- Lead, document, and track process and job specific PFMEA
- Responsible for coordinating suppliers and verifying quality standards in accordance with industry and customer requirements. This includes commodities and outplant operations.
- Assist in the development and implementation of supplier management programs.
- Identify technical problems as well as cost reductions with Suppliers.
- Manage Supplier corrective actions.
- Conduct Supplier audits to assure compliance to quality system, processes, and schedules.
- Report supplier performance and quality to management
Skills & Abilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Salary : $75,000 - $90,000
