Quality Engineer

The purpose of this position is to identify problems and opportunities for improvements within the processes and systems established at Cleveland (CLV) facility and then lead, guide and facilitate formal problem solving to resolve these issues.  In support of the Quality Department activities, specific areas of responsibilities and opportunities for improvement include:

1. Focus on External and Internal Reject Reduction, leading the data collection, review, and team coordination of reducing rejects of the production processes.
2. Coordination and completion of corrective actions, focusing on initial correction and follow-through and formal problem solving of corrective actions.
3. Audit preparation, cooperation, and follow-up for findings and Quality System improvements discovered from the auditing process including Nadcap, AS9100, internal, and customer audits.
4. Pyrometry review and approval focusing on reduction of inefficiencies of Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS), System Accuracy Tests (SAT).
5. Understand and effectively communicate various heat treat industry standards (AMS specifications) as it pertains to materials and internal processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in identifying, planning and implementing plant wide safety initiatives.
• Lead, facilitate, and support CLV’s formal problem-solving efforts focusing on documenting, implementing, and reviewing activities for reducing problems or improving processes.
• Understand, interpret, and communicate requirements of standards being used at AST-Paulo for practical understanding and implementation to enhance our business effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate and assist with planning, organizing, and follow-up on internal audit findings at the plant to assist the plants in improving compliance to the standard requirements and improvement of business effectiveness.
• Perform data analysis on AST-Paulo reject systems, reviewing the data to establish process problem solving teams, facilitating the teams to reduce the rejects.
• Support AST-Paulo key organizational objectives and strategies flowed down from headquarters, this includes the support of AST-Paulo quality policy and objectives.
• Coordinate product testing with external testing facilities and perform internal testing including, but not limited to, adherence to sampling plans, sample preparation, hardness testing, microhardness testing, braze coverage analysis, and microstructure review.
• Benchmark the internal processes that should be promoted throughout CLV for improved business effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Be the subject matter expert (SME) on material and heat treatment specifications.  Provide inputs into process development and changes.
• Understand and promote the use of Aalberts problem solving approach (8Ds, 5 Whys).  Identify, develop, assist in and/or implement needed training to support effective formal problem solving for all aspects of the organization.
• Understand and support pyrometry activities of equipment within the CLV facility including, but not limited to, adherence to AMS 2750 system accuracy testing, temperature uniformity surveys, thermal couple calibrations, and equipment calibrations.
• Support and promote the calibration process of all equipment at CLV facility to ensure the processes that are being monitored during processing and product inspected using calibrated equipment are accurate and precise.
• Promote and support activity needed for Aalberts’ efforts with lean and continuous improvement principles as well as other efforts consistent with our objectives and goals.
• Assist the Quality Manager in the efforts within AST-Paulo to promote use of the Business Management System tools for improving business effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Promote and support efforts with teamwork and team building in all activities involved with CLV.  Including 5S activities, team member engagement promotion, Resultman understanding and analysis, QC Tech development support, LDMS support and promotion, as well as other Cleveland team activities.
• Use and promote the use of statistical tools for analysis in reducing variation within our production processes. Understand, use, and promote the use of Aalberts developed software tools for accomplishing this.
• Backup furnace process programmer.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager or Plant Manager.
• Travel may include overnight stays of one or more nights for the above-listed activities.

Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an engineering or metallurgy discipline; or at least four years related experience and/or training/ or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• AS9100 and NADCAP experience preferred.
• Microsoft Office experience, preferably including Access.

License(s)/Certification(s) Required:

• Must be able to obtain AS9100 Internal Auditor training and other quality system related training, as necessary.
• Must be able to obtain customer certifications as subject matter experts.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record in compliance with Aalberts’s Vehicle Use Policy.

Competitive Benefits Package:

• Medical benefits (including Teledoc 360 Telehealth Visits)
• Dental benefits
• Group Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• Sickness & Accident pay
• 401k with employer match 
• Employee Assistance Program