Sr Quality Engineer
| Company | Materion |
|---|---|
| Location | Milwaukee, WI, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or higher, examples: Metallurgy, Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc. from an accredited university
- 4 years minimum in a System-Quality Assurance role required.
- Experience performing lead quality auditing, project management, material science and chemistry.
- Experience working in a high-volume chemical manufacturing
- Experience in promotion of risk-based thinking and analysis
- Experience working with the following programs: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, MiniTab, WinSPC, and/or MES Systems
Responsibilities
- Act as back up to the Quality Manager, or other roles. Provide direct leadership/supervision to other team members or departments based on business conditions
- Act as a key Quality partner for Continuous Improvement activities
- Act as main/key quality contact for customers and departments
- Enact corrective and preventative actions for both internal and external opportunities found
- Carry out product and process audits to the ISO 9001:2015 standard and other international standards as applicable.
- Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the QMS ISO 9001:2015 standard
- Champion continuous improvement activities, where required
- Draft, or assist with the drafting of, PMAPs, FMEAs, and Control plans and ensure they’re up to date
- Develop ‘Standard’ for processes to ensure documentation is adequate for the preservation of processes
- Maintain non-conforming material process and develop, or assist with developing, actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Establish raw material and finished product acceptance criteria with supply chain and process engineering.
- Issue Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) and work with suppliers to remedy nonconformances
- Assist with training and awareness of quality topics at the facility
- Promote the use and implementation of Lean Six-Sigma practices such as 5S (6S), Poka-Yoke, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Participate in customer interactions for regular business update, reporting, issue resolution and/or continuous improvement collaborations.
- Participate and perform drawing/specification review internally and externally and document associated documents in QMS software
- Perform periodic QMS audits of Materion Sites or Suppliers
- Act as process owner or team member for reoccurring QMS systems such as Process Change Control Board (PCCB / MRD), customer complaints process, CAR management and/or others
Preferred Qualifications
- Lean Six Sigma experience, Blackbelt certification preferred.