Quality Engineer
| Company | Stanley Black & Decker |
|---|---|
| Location | Ontario, OH, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Quality, Manufacturing or Engineering (Mechanical & Materials Engineering)
- 5+ years in a Quality Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with Quality Management Systems ISO 9001, AS9100, Quality Assurance Processes
- Product Development approval process APQP/PPAP
- Expertise in various Manufacturing Processes like Forging, Punching, Forming, Machining, Heat Treatment, Coating, Crimping, Assembly
- Project management skills demonstrated, solid analytical skills and attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Drive manufacturing process improvement within the Business Segment
- Utilize statistical techniques and preventive action methods to evaluate, initiate, identify, and control sources of variation detrimental to quality, cost, and schedule targets
- Gather and process quality data and provide monthly reports both internally and externally for the company as required
- Leverage data analytics to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction
- Leverage the DMAIC methodology and the Lean Six-Sigma Tools; center the processes and reduce variation (Cpk); deliver favorable impact on CoPQ (scrap)
- Improve the effectiveness of measuring systems and gages; ensure they are accurate with a good repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R); deploy error proof systems/techniques
- Foster predictive technologies capable to anticipate any process variation/deviation like SPC
- Drive Continuous Improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen/Lean methods, First Pass Yield, DPMO, Scrap % metrics
- Install strong Quality process control; Leverage Quality Assurance procedures and Control Plan (IQC, IPQC and FQA, control of non-conforming materials); create/improve Standard Operating Procedures and deliver Training to the operators regarding new improved standard work
- Address any process failure through formal Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Process (8D/5Ys); develop, deploy, check effectiveness, assess Cpk before/after, closed-Loop Quality Control and validation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred with proven experience with DMAIC, GR&R, Cpk/Cmk, SPC, D/PFMEA, Control Plan, Problem Solving 5Ys/8Ds; effective at performing data analysis using software like Excel, MiniTab