Quality Engineer

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Quality Engineer R38577

Quality Engineers work with employee teams and managers while exhibiting a professional and cooperative attitude.  The primary mission of the Quality Engineer is to employ disciplined problem solving tools and expertise to continuously improve safety, quality, business, and manufacturing processes with an emphasis on reducing cost through quality improvements.  The Quality Engineer will design new processes and re-engineer existing processes to produce outcomes that meet safety, quality, and business expectations.  Examples of process improvement projects include inventory accuracy, part quality, production throughput, and plant flow.  The Quality Engineer reports to the Quality Manager.

YOUR IMPACT

• Support safety and 5S.                              

• Lead teams in applying the disciplined problem-solving methods. 

• Utilize 8D methodology and six sigma DMAIC methodology to eliminate waste appropriately.  

• Apply the following basic process improvement tools within the six sigma DMAIC improvement model: Project Charter, Process Map, Thought Process Map, Pareto Chart, Trend Chart, Fishbone Diagram, 5-Why Analysis, Histogram, SPC, FMEA, Benchmarking, Brainstorming, 5S, Correlation Analysis, Error-proofing, Cpk, Ppk, Corrective Action Matrix, and Continual Improvement Control Plans    

• Analyze and improve processes to reduce common cause variability and eliminate special cause.

• Facilitate and train employee teams in process improvement techniques.

• Establish control plans and standardization to prevent process backsliding for consolidation of gains.

• Ability to effectively manage large process improvements.                       

• Support manufacturing with containment, root cause and resolution to part quality issues.

• Perform process capability studies internally and externally. 

• Coordinate and work cross-functionally with Employee Teams, Quality, Engineering, Order Management and Manufacturing to improve processes.  

• Must proactively plan and execute plans in accordance with established time constraints.                                               

• Minimal travel as required.                   

• Must be willing to complete additional advanced training/educational courses as required.

• Accurately maintain company records and documents in accordance with policies and procedures.                            

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality or related field

• 1 plus years of related work experience

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Six Sigma Certification & CQE

• Demonstrated effective application of process improvement tools within the six sigma DMAIC improvement model:

• Previous manufacturing with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or Tier 1 supplier in the transportation industry

• Must interpret basic technical drawings including characteristics such as views, title blocks, dimensioning, GD&T symbols, etc.  Interpret specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics

• Must have experience with and be able to exhibit the use of structured problem-solving techniques utilizing computer applications     

• Advanced training/experience in the use of statistical techniques and process improvement methods     

• MS Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Statistical software, and JDE experience is recommended and will be mandatory within three (3) months in this position       

WHY PIERCE? 

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the 15k+ team members around the world who embody them.  

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together. 

We offer our employees an outstanding range of benefits, including:

• Eligibility on Day 1 for medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance
• Up to $10,000 each year for tuition reimbursement to allow you to further your education in a degreed program (Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programs)
• 401k plan with company match, $.50 for every dollar up to 6%
• Competitive paid-time off plans
• Company bonus plan, free life, short and long-term disability plans
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with company contribution up to $1K per year
• Many, many more!

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Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.