What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at S & S Cycle?
S&S Cycle, established and family-owned since 1958, is the most respected name in the motorcycle v-twin, high performance, aftermarket industry, and our products are proudly designed and built in America's Heartland! S&S Cycle is recruiting for a highly engaged self-motivated Quality Engineer. This person will help ensure that S&S delivers products of the highest quality to our customers so their bikes can run at peak performance. This individual also must demonstrate a high level of ethical and moral integrity.
JOB TITLE: Quality Engineer
DEPARTMENT: Quality
REPORTS TO: Quality Assurance Manager
LOCATION: Viola
JOB SUMMARY:
To develop, install and maintain cost-effective methods of Quality control, monitoring, and improvement.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Thoroughly understand and adhere to the department goals, objectives, and strategy
- Establish and maintain credibility throughout the organization as an effective developer of solutions
- Present and maintain positive morale amongst employees
- Develop operator inspection sheets and standards for manufacturing
- Performance and documentation of Gage R&R and Process capability studies
- Assist in the assessment and qualification of new vendors
- Analyze and communicate shop floor quality metrics and data
- Interface with Customers, Vendors, Tech, Sales, Purchasing and Engineering
- Assist with New Product Introductions and Continuous Process Improvement activities
- Champion Statistical Process Control methods and implementation into manufacturing cells
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experienced working in the production field
- Flexible, energetic, forward-thinking, and creative with high moral and ethical standards
- High analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus
- Well organized and self-directed
- Able to relate to people at all levels of the organization in a positive fashion
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; working knowledge of computer applications
- Previous Quality control experience with knowledge of Statistical Techniques, APQP and PPAP
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, understanding of Geometric and Dimensional Tolerancing
- Ability to travel occasionally
- Internal combustion engine, machining and metal fabrication experience helpful
- 4 year college degree in industrial, mechanical or manufacturing engineering or related experience
- Minimum of 3 years experience preferred in related field
PHYSICAL AND PPE REQUIREMENTS:
Employee is regularly required to:
- Stand
- Use hands to manipulate objects, tools, or controls
- Talk and hear
- Walk, stoop, crouch and bend
- Reach above shoulders
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
- Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception
- Must comply with safety equipment standards; safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toed shoes
TRAVEL:
- Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected