Quality Engineer at Fairbanks Morse, LLC in Beloit, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Position Summary

Fairbanks Morse is looking for a Quality Engineer to join our team. The Quality Engineer will spearhead incoming quality control and interface with suppliers to qualify new part and drive root cause corrective action as needed. The Quality Engineer resolves quality issues and implements process improvements. Additionally, this role creates comprehensive document packages to third party oversight bodies for new engines.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Create, interpret, comply with Quality Assurance Program standards
• Provide local quality leadership and expertise by interfacing with the FMD Direct Layered Accountability process: daily huddle to provide countermeasures for operator and manager issues and investigate shop floor issues, providing solutions for identified part and process deficiencies
• Disposition nonconforming product, implement effective defect containment, and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence of the problem
• Investigate and ensure closure of customer product quality complaints and reported quality issues
• Initiate engineering change orders to correct deficiencies and ensure acceptance criteria are clearly defined within engineering specifications and drawings, manufacturing job routers, and quality control documents
• Assess and enhance internal and supplier process controls and capabilities to ensure product is manufactured in accordance with requirements
• Perform product source surveillance and source inspections at supplier sites
• Perform quality assurance program audits, including 10CFR50 Appendix B audits, Commercial Grade Surveys, and internal quality program audits
• Monitor, analyze, and maintain localized quality metrics and objectives
• Support and implement the policies, procedures, systems, and programs required to meet department and company objectives
• Complete and remain current on all regulatory and company training
• Review incoming material to ensure it meets documented standards and requirements
• Lead and Facilitate 8-Step Problem solving teams to resolve acute or chronic sources of scrap, rework, or process deviations, or to capitalize on improvement opportunities
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required

Qualifications, Skills and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field, or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
• Possess a high degree of problem-solving skill through application of basic quality tools
• Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment; Minimum of 2 years
• Understanding of common metals manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, forging, cutting, welding
• Ability to make daily data driven decisions
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including weld symbology and GD&T
• Ability read, comprehend, and assess industrial specific standards
• Ability to understand the theory of operation of complex, highly engineered assemblies
• Possess demonstrated excellent technical verbal and written communication skills
• Action-oriented with the ability and drive to establish working relationships with people at all levels, internally and externally, to achieve positive results
• Proven ability to effectively interact with other functional areas within a corporation (Sales, Manufacturing, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Field Service, etc.)
• Proficient in Windows and MS Office applications

Travel: Approx. 10%, including some day trips and some overnight.

Language: English

Other Requirements: Able to interface with ITAR and NOFORN information as needed.