Quality Engineer
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Key details
- Location
- Lexington, KY, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid level
- Experience
- 3–5 yrs
- Function
- Hardware, mechanical & civil engineering
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 15h ago
Skills
control plansmicrosoft officequality assurancequality management systems
About the role
Description
The Quality Engineer is responsible for improving the business processes and increasing production/quality output. The Quality Engineer is also responsible for creating documentation that reports issues and errors relating to the production process with efforts placed to find a solution.
Responsibilities
- Develop inspection methods to analyze product quality
- Improve product quality by making recommendations for change
- Work together with relevant teams and departments to improve products
- Ensure products adhere to company and industry quality standards
- Brainstorm ideas to create solutions for identified problems
- Document results and findings after inspections are carried out
- Implement a working system to ensure conformity and accuracy in the production process
- Create and maintain processes for the Quality Management System
- Develop and maintain work instructions for production processes
- Create and maintain Control Plans, process FMEAs, Check Sheets
- Work within a cross-functional team to ensure quality standards are met
- Use 8-Step/5Why problem-solving techniques to correct quality issues and ensure continuous improvement
- Train and inform members across the company of quality processes and fundamental knowledge
- Complete and follow all process documentation required by the Quality Management System
- Analyze and provide KPI data to help the company reach goals
- Provide direction to support members in Quality Department (Auditors, Safe Launch, etc.)
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 3-5 years quality engineer experience preferred
- Extensive experience in a quality assurance environment required
- High proficiency in computer technology and systems operations
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work efficiently in a team environment
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.