Quality Engineer
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Lead or participate in projects to improve the operation, instrumentation, or control of the entire manufacturing process.
Introduce and monitor cost reduction and improvement programs
Disposition nonconforming material
Provide quality support for RM, EB, PAM, VAR and Powder products including but not limited to certification (release of product), melt releases and conversion work orders
Investigate customer quality issues
Participate in the internal quality audits program
Assist in regulatory and external audits
Implement/Initiate Quality control (SPC) for critical parameters and new technology (manufacturing- inspection)
Support quality control aspects of new process and product development
Maintain quality metric/reporting
Weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on quality maintenance
Initiate Management of Change (MOC) and Manufacturing Process Experiments (MPE) associated with control of product quality Assist with customer complaints, audits, and corrective actions, involving investigation of quality problems Back-up other quality department managers/engineers Serve on a rotating basis as weekend Quality Duty Officer ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES N/A QUALIFICATIONS COMPETENCIES Analytical - Analyzes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures Accountability – Accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of his/her work. Acknowledges and corrects mistakes. Doesn’t make excuses or blame others for errors or problems. Carries his/her fair share of the workload. Does what he/she commits to doing Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things Focuses on Continuous Improvement - Constantly seeks to examine and improve those aspects of TIMET’s business where they have influence. Plans and implements change, seeking feedback on its effectiveness. Willingly offers support where necessary to those other managers who are seeking to improve the performance of their business areas Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Contributes to profits and revenue ; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Conserves organizational resources
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan Delivers Results - Sets goals and objectives for self and team and takes responsibility to achieve these in a timely manner. Ensures that actions are taken in support of goals and objectives. Examples - sets and delivers goals, results focused, action orientated Effective Decision Making - Skilled at analyzing the soft and hard aspects of a problem and using functional expertise to make effective decisions. Comfortable in dealing with concepts and uncertainty in problem solving Works Efficiently - Effective at planning and organizing work and using time management to ensure deadlines are met and targets are achieved. Able to reschedule plans to cope with unexpected occurrences Maintains well-organized materials, files, systems and tools. Breaks work down into logical steps. Anticipates and eliminates roadblocks and delays. Stays within allotted time for accomplishing tasks. Completes tasks in the shortest, most efficient manner. Makes sure all parts of a job are completed in full, including follow-up plans and paperwork Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality Safety & Environmental - Performs work in a safe manner at all times. Checks the work area for hazards and corrects unsafe situations. Uses personal protection equipment. Maintains an organized work area. Seeks guidance from supervisor if needed. Considers the safety of other employees. Understands and follows safety regulations. Reports unsafe conditions Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree (BS) in engineering related field Metals industry experience is a plus. Minitab or other statistical software experience is preferred. Strong continuous improvement and problem solving background is a plus. Strong auditing/investigation skills needed. High degree of computer proficiency - MS preferred - word, excel, access SPECIAL SKILLS N/A ADDITIONAL NOTES None
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS PHYSICAL DEMANDS – THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS DESCRIBED HERE ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE THAT MUST BE MET BY AN EMPLOYEE TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk or sit; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms The employee is rarely required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision / distance vision / color vision / peripheral vision / depth perception
WORK ENVIRONMENT – THE WORK ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED HERE ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE AN EMPLOYEE ENCOUNTERS WHILE PERFORMING THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. The typical work environment is an office contained in a mill or manufacturing setting The employee is frequently required to perform work in a mill environment with occasional exposure to work near moving mechanical parts The typical noise level is moderate noise
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Full-time