What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer, Machinery & Fabrication position at Larsen Manufacturing LLC?
Larsen Manufacturing is a premier metal manufacturer specializing in precision sheet metal stamping, metal fabrication, powder coating and contract manufacturing. With corporate headquarters in Mundelein, Illinois, and our sister facility strategically located in El Paso, Texas, Larsen Manufacturing offers our customers superior quality and service, differentiating us from our competitors.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
The Quality Engineer will lead the quality management from inception to production launch and throughout the production cycle according to ISO/IATF 16949 quality standards. In this position, the individual will have technical leadership and will be ensuring the quality management system's performance is evaluated, and areas that need improvement throughout the Fabrication or Stamping Arenas are identified and reported to the Quality Director. This person should have commitment to excellence and be a good trainer and communicator. Also, strong leadership skills are necessary. Good knowledge and expertise in the metal stamping and fabrication industry are critical.
The Quality Engineer will also be responsible for managing the organization's customer focus and response to customer-related quality issues and subsequent internal corrective actions.
Additional Responsibilities
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
The Quality Engineer will lead the quality management from inception to production launch and throughout the production cycle according to ISO/IATF 16949 quality standards. In this position, the individual will have technical leadership and will be ensuring the quality management system's performance is evaluated, and areas that need improvement throughout the Fabrication or Stamping Arenas are identified and reported to the Quality Director. This person should have commitment to excellence and be a good trainer and communicator. Also, strong leadership skills are necessary. Good knowledge and expertise in the metal stamping and fabrication industry are critical.
The Quality Engineer will also be responsible for managing the organization's customer focus and response to customer-related quality issues and subsequent internal corrective actions.
Additional Responsibilities
- Responsible for the PPAP's, FAl's, Control Plans, Process Capabilities Studies, GR&R and FMEA's as part of APQP's and NPl's processes.
- Responsible for originating and implementing inspection procedures and plans.
- Receiving direct communications relating to quality problems from customers, purchasing, engineering, quality, customer service and sales personnel.
- Assisting Quality Manager's in answering customer complaints, QR's, CAR's, 8D reports within specified time frame.
- Reviewing and initiating RMA, MR's and Nonconformance Reports via UniPoint.
- Experience with IMDS database, as needed.
- Implementing and assuring proper corrective action.
- Implementing and assuring proper material dispositions and initiating material review board actions if necessary.
- Requesting Design and Manufacturing Engineering assistance if necessary.
- Assuring incoming, in-process and outgoing quality.
- Responsible for creation and handling of Non-Conformance Reports, Disposition of Nonconformance Materials/Products/Parts and Recording Cost or Poor Quality via UniPoint.
- Initiation of Quality Warnings/Alerts, Product Deviations or Waivers. Follow up with customers to ensure acceptance/approval of Product Deviations or Waivers.
- Initiating required layouts. Responsible for inspection activities.
- Administering necessarily follows up on historical problems. Notifying management of critical problem areas.
- Interfacing with Larsen Manufacturing suppliers on Quality problems. Work with supply chain team to resolve supplier/s related issue.
- Initiate CAR's and 8D's to supplier and ensure it is completion.
- Surveying appropriate potential suppliers for quality capability.
- Participate in Larsen Manufacturing customer and auditor visitations.
- ISO/IATF Auditor experience is a plus.
- 4-year college degree in Engineering (prefer Mechanical Engineering
- Must have experience with Metal Stamping and/or Fabrication Quality Engineering, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), DOE, CAPA, LEAN, PPAP
