Quality Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY:  Responsibility for maintaining a product quality and inspection system consistent with the plant’s quality policies and objectives including, but not limited to, dimensional, metallurgical, NDT and part traceability. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the quality management system. (AS9100, AS13100, NADCAP)
• Participate in contract review process to ensure customer requirements can be met and are effectively incorporated in QMS. 
• Lead chemical processing special processes to ensure conformance to AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.
• Lead corrective action projects to ensure effective corrective/preventive actions using tools such as 5-Why and 8D.
• Participate in continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen, LEAN, etc.
• Interface with Engineering and Operations to ensure transfer to production of new products are in accordance with customer requirements.
• Support the Quality Inspectors to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system and customer requirements.
• Conduct internal audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audits finding reports and determine proper corrective and preventive actions.
• Work with customer auditors to facilitate audits, close out audit findings using proper corrective and preventative actions. 
• Review and disposition nonconforming material reports.
• Prepare and submit customer approval documentation.
• Create and maintain company quality documentation, such as quality manuals, quality procedures, etc.
• Support site needs related to over-inspection, shipment write up, and other Quality dock area functions.  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science, metallurgy or suitable technical area.        
• Related experience and training in quality systems including AS9100 and NADCAP.  
• Experience in database systems and software for management of quality requirements. 

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:   

• Utilize comprehensive knowledge quality best practices and industry/customer standards. 
• Extensive experience in approval process of aerospace customers (preferred: GE, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, Bell)
• Capable of developing systems to support AS9100, NADCAP, and Customer requirements. 
• Excellent computer skills (Including, but not limited to: Windows, Office (Word, Excel, Access), CAD, Visio, Project Manager, and Internet).
• Excellent Communication, written and verbal.
• Work independently, and proactively.
• Familiarity with statistical and quality control tools (8D, 5 Why, Gage R&R, 6 Sigma, LEAN, TOC)
• Be a positive influence within the organization, driving for truth and improvements.
• The individual must demonstrate a proven track record implementing, training, enforcing, and controlling Quality. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.

 Adhere to defense industry’s initiatives on business ethics and conduct with respect to fraud, waste, and abuse.   Meet compliance requirements of Pursuit Aerospace Business Conduct Guidelines as applicable to this position.

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