Senior Quality Engineer

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Join our Trebor team as a Senior Quality Engineer and ensure all aspects of quality for the Business Line and is instrumental in the success of the business by providing guidance and continuous improvement of our quality systems. The Senior Quality Engineer ensures our suppliers consistently deliver high quality products and services, inspects all outgoing parts making sure they meet our company standard, and interfaces with technical support when a customer has a complaint and works to resolve to root cause. Working closely with Suppliers, Engineering, Operations and Technical Support the Senior Quality Engineer establishes and maintains effective quality control processes, perform audits, and drive continuous improvement for the Business Line. The successful candidate will possess a strong background in quality engineering, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to collaborate with cross functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the effort to develop and improve a quality system that maintains our ISO certification, participate in quality and manufacturing audits (customers, suppliers, ISO 9001).
• Daily upkeep of the quality management system reporting out to SLT on issues and correction actions.
• Development of key quality processes and procedures required for scale as the business grows.
• Deliver an inspection and audit plan with statistical analysis (SPC) to support end of line inspection reduction and build quality into all processes.
• Support and promote continuous improvement activities with a specific focus on daily problem solving and Kaizen (RIE) events.
• Lead and continue developing total customer satisfaction by engaging and empowering all and facilitating events using lean tools.
• Establish and maintain effective supplier quality control processes and systems, ensuring that suppliers meet or exceed quality standards and specifications.
• Collaborate with the purchasing and supplier management teams to select, qualify, and evaluate suppliers based on their ability to consistently deliver high-quality products and services.
• Own tracking of key performance indicators, such as Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ), and utilize pareto methodology to drive key improvement actions.
• Identify through outgoing inspection and daily Gemba walks workmanship issues which compromise our products quality, working with the Operations team to understand root cause and make consistent quarter over quarter improvement.
• Work with the Engineering Team to review customer complaints, finding root cause and fixing design issues, keeping on hand a working pareto of all customer issues.
• Provide training as required to hold the teams accountable and compliant to standards.

Physical Activities:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs. occasionally, movement within an office complex and outside in the field
• Write by hand and keyboard
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills required
• Visual acuity needed for close detail work and computer use

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. A master's degree is a plus.
• Proven experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer or similar role, preferably in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong knowledge of quality engineering principles, practices, and methodologies, such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and SPC.
• Experience in conducting supplier audits and working with suppliers to improve their quality systems and processes.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or other quality management systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to analyze complex data and identify root causes of quality issues.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross functional teams and external suppliers.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies is a plus.
• Professional certifications, such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP), or Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), are desirable.

Some of our Benefits include:

• Great company culture
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance starting on Day 1
• 401K + matching
• Defined contribution retirement plan
• Company paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program (pays up to $75 per month)
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5200 per year
• Quarterly Bonus!
• Stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks
• Recognition program
• Career pathing and development

Pay: $95,000 to $120,000

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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