The Quality Process Engineer at Webco divides their time between working in the office and the on the manufacturing shop floor to follow new products and process improvement changes. Many quality analytical tools are used such as SPC and FMEA as well as many engineering principles and problem solving skills to evaluate the process control plans and prevent process failures. This position works directly with Product Development as part of our Technical Service Team.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Assist all Teams in improving systems of production control, standard operating procedures, safety, quality and employee training and development.
- Works as a member of the QA Technical Service Team, to recommend and implement improvements to improve manufacturing processes and methods for cost reduction, quality improvements, safety, and efficiencies.
- Prepare and present plans for the above and coordinate development including training of team members.
- Develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with production specifications and quality standards.
- Assists in coordination of the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results.
- Includes regular (daily) assignments, individual project assignments and participation on project teams created to study, prepare recommendations and implement solutions to various issues and problems.
- Performs research, and analysis of manufacturing processes and operations procedures, including production flow, equipment and manpower utilization in order to make recommendations that will result in and promote more efficient and effective production operations.
- Work with Maintenance Planner and Maintenance Manager to gather information from a variety of sources, study problems, break them down into component parts and recommend solutions to coordinate elements by applying advanced analytical techniques and methods from a variety of disciplines including mathematics, science and engineering.
- Provides engineering technical support to assigned operations department.
- Conducts investigations and analysis directed toward standardization of production processes, necessary to meet customer specifications.
- Assists in developing systems and controls to ensure a safe work environment and compliance with quality standards.
- Works as a member of the support team to aid in employee training and development.
- Analyze organization operations to isolate, identify and understand basic principles governing relationships within and between divisional departments.
- Leads in continuous improvement process by demonstration of instrumental changes to ensure product/customer specifications are achieved and efficiencies during the production process.
- Knowledge of customers critical success factors to ensure that departmental processes and procedures are directed toward achieving these standards.
- Assist in the development of the high performance work teams. Must be a team player and support the development and growth of work teams