Quality Engineer

Join us as we empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together.
About the Opportunity:
Life Fitness is the global leader in the fitness industry. Our mission is to provide solutions that get the world moving and help people lead active and healthy lives. Since 1977, we have been designing and manufacturing cutting-edge, best-in-class fitness products for commercial facilities and home use. We have something for everyone with innovative cardio, strength, and group training products including treadmills, exercise bikes, elliptical cross-trainers, rowers, and weight and group training equipment. We operate under the brands Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, ICG, and SCIFIT.
Job Purpose:
Develops, implements, and coordinates product and process quality assurance programs to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products.
Essential Job Functions:

• Facilitate the quality assurance activities, establishing and using systems and procedures that maintain product quality and productivity.
• Perform root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process and product related concerns.
• Assist Quality Manager in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the quality management system.
• Develop training to build quality awareness.
• Interface with Engineering, Purchasing, Suppliers, and Operations to ensure transfer to production of new products that are in accordance with the approved requirements (PPAP's, Control Plans, Cpk studies, etc.).
• Develop and implement methods and procedures for disposition of non-conforming material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• Analyze customer complaint data, then work with cross-functional team to develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Responsible for continuous improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 6 sigma, Kaizen, Lean methods, etc.
• Support other Quality team members to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system.
• Conduct process and product audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audit finding reports and determining proper corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and recommend inspection and sampling techniques and procedures to ensure the production of finished products meet engineering specification and quality standards.
• Create and maintain quality documentation, such as quality procedures, work instructions, and control plans.
• Prepare QA reports.
• Leverage data analytics to make strategic and tactical business decisions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills Needed:
Required

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent knowledge obtained through 5 or more years of related work experience.
• PC, Word, Excel, CAD/CAM knowledge.
• CMM knowledge, preferred experience with Calypso and/or PC-DMIS.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational, analytical, attention to detail and problem solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite especially Outlook.

Preferred

• Strong working knowledge of measuring instruments, geometric dimensional and tolerance and statistical software.
• CQE, CRE/CQA or equivalent, Six Sigma or Lean MFG, ISO 9000 experience/environment.
• Thorough understanding of SPC and its application quality assurance in an ISO 9000 environment.
• ASQ certified Quality Engineer

Working Conditions:
Will be working primarily on production floor. Work area can be excessively noisy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status recognized under applicable law.
Life Fitness does not accept applications, inquiries or solicitations from unapproved staffing agencies or vendors.
Want to take the next step in your career?
Life Fitness takes pride in our talented employees and believes in providing opportunities for further growth and advancement. We encourage you to test your strengths, push your limits, and unleash your potential. If you feel the position is right for you, we invite you to apply. We'll work with you closely to support you throughout the hiring process. If your CV/ resume shows that your skills and experience have synergy with the job description, then we'll hop on a call to get to know you and your experience and discuss the position in more detail. If it's not the right opportunity this time, we'll always let you know.
Life Fitness is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. Life Fitness complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
There continues to be a significant increase in phishing attempts across all industries where fraudsters are impersonating real employees and sending fictitious job offers to applicants in a scheme to obtain sensitive information. Please note that Life Fitness will never ask for your financial information at any part of the interview process, including the post-offer stage, and will only correspond through "@lifefitness.com" or "@indoorcycling.com" domain email addresses or "[email protected]" for U.S. opportunities.
Life Fitness does not accept applications, inquiries or solicitations from unapproved staffing agencies or vendors.