Quality Engineer

Winsert is seeking qualified candidates for a Quality Engineer role! This position ensures the administration of Winsert's Quality Management system by utilizing standard problem-solving processes that are data driven, results oriented, and customer focused.

Winsert offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability
• Health savings account with company contributions
• 401k matching contributions
• PTO
• Employee assistance program

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Lead APQP activities for all products in the prototype, pre-launch, and production phases of manufacturing; update APQP activities to ensure compliance to IATF/ISO standards
• Review and update APQP, CAR, risk mitigation, and SPC data and assignments.
• Support new projects and prototype activities
• Provide training on and implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC), root causes analysis, gauging techniques, quality tools, etc.
• Monitor process capability that meets customers’ requirements
• Facilitate Six Sigma quality projects and Lean, Kaizen continuous improvement projects
• Perform MSA gage studies, process capabilities studies
• Maintain PFMEAs & PCPs
• PPAP submittals
• Quote new business opportunities with regards to the quality function

SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist with corrective action activities for both internal and external customers
• Produce a positive trend in scrap reduction activities
• Investigate alternative methods of gauging for the new demands on tighter tolerances
• Layered Audits
• Internal Audits
• Lead/support a continuous improvement effort
• Review customer supplied data (layouts, capabilities, etc)
• Support various gage programming activities (CMM, Formscan, etc)
• Update and maintain SPC database
• Support supplier development activities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent time management skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to multi-task
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills - ability to communicate with all levels of authority
• Good computer skills – Mini Tab, MS Project, Excel, TCM, Word, VISIO, Mind Manager, Reporting Programs, Data Analysis, Calypso, etc
• Leadership – ability to train and assist other personnel
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements with limited interruption or normal workflow
• Good problem-solving methodology (DMAIC, Plan-Do-Check-Act, etc)
• Strong math skills/statistical analysis skills
• AIAG quality tools
• Must get along with others

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to actively move through office space to work with staff
• Vision must be correctable to allow reading/viewing of documents and computer screen
• Hearing must be correctable to allow understanding of instructions and communication with others
• Mobility and coordination must allow for required tasks to be completed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• BA or BS with a statistical background or equivalent work experience
• Experience with 8 Discipline Correction Action, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and Six Sigma, Lean, Statistical Process Control, Mini Tab Software.
• Background in IATF/ISO standards preferred