Quality Engineer 2

Quality Engineer 2

Country 1

United States of America

State / County 1

California

City 1

South Gate

Division 1

Wyman Gordon

Company 1

Shultz Steel

Function 1

Quality

Workplace Type 1

On-Site

Position type 1

Full Time

Opportunity ID

12511

Company Profile 1

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Job Description 1

Position Summary:

The Quality Engineer is an intermediate professional generally with 2+ years of experience. The engineer will utilize a wide range of knowledge and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects. The candidate will be the focal point for interfacing Quality Assurance issues with internal and external customers/suppliers ensuring compliance to the appropriate requirements including non-conformance analysis and implementation of effective countermeasures.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support organization growth of AS9100 and NADCAP processes.

• Conduct internal/supplier audits to ensure customer requirements, regulatory agencies, government regulations, and engineering specifications are proper.

• Host client and regulatory audits, manage responses/resolution, and audit follow-up.

• Provide leadership to drive root cause analysis and ensure effective Corrective/Preventive Action plans are implemented.

• Audit sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data. Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical equipment and facilities.

• Perform purchase order and contract reviews to ensure complete flow-down of requirements throughout various facets of the organization.

• Contributes to the development of planning department documents to assure a quality plan is in place to produce conforming product in the most efficient manner.

• Perform material review board (MRB) duties representing quality engineering. Produce methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devices methods to assess cost and determine root cause. Monitors and follows up on proposed corrective actions to verify implementation and effectiveness.

• Ensure continual compliance and improvement to the quality management system procedures and processes. (use of FMEA, 5WHY, 8D ,..etc.)

• Manages company calibration and understands the metrology behind it.

• Evaluate and monitor suppliers to manage/publish supplier performance metrics, develop and lead projects to improve outsource processes.

• Train and develop workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality and reliability as well as those who perform quality systems reviews and audits. Trains employees in quality issues, appraises the performance of employees during audits for reporting to management, addresses quality complaints, and resolves quality related problems as assigned by management.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

• Ability to effectively present information to top management and groups of supervisors and managers using tools like PowerPoint and Excel software programs.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Able to apply statistical tools for the purpose of continual improvement of products and processes, this will include the use of internal SPC database, collection of characteristic data, and compilation of reports utilizing software such as Excel to produce histograms, Pareto charts, bell curves, etc.

• A thorough understanding of advanced statistics and Six Sigma applications is preferred

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• Must be proficient with computer software, particularly Microsoft Office suite of programs.

• AS9100 Lead Auditor Certification

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus, but not required.

Experience & Education

• S. degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field from an Accredited Institution required.

• Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred.

• 2+ years manufacturing experience in a quality engineering field with aerospace customer

• 2+ years working directly with customers and suppliers.

• Experience with GD&T

• Experience with ISO / AS9100 / NADCAP

• AS9100 Auditor Certification

• CMM, Romer Arm, PC-DMIS experience a plus, but not required.

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 regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Shultz Steel Company is an equal opportunity employer. The company's policy and practice is to provide equal employment opportunities and to assure those opportunities, without regard to age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, gender, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation including gender identity or gender expression, religion, (including religious dress and religious grooming), mental or physical disability, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, reproductive decision making, or any other status protected by applicable local, state or federal anti-discrimination laws.

1 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $67000 to $80000 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter. Employees will receive 120 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees.

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $70000 to $95600 US Dollar (USD) Salaried based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter. Employees will receive 120 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees.