Quality Engineer

Overview

Dexter, the premier supplier and manufacturer of axles, doors, venting products and related components in the utility trailer, boat trailer, recreational vehicle, heavy duty and manufactured housing markets, has an opportunity for a Quality Engineer at it's Albion Indiana location.

Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, Dexter employs over 3,800 people throughout the U.S. and Canada, operates 18 manufacturing facilities, and distributes trailer parts and accessories through over 30 company-owned distribution locations.  Employing state-of-the-art robotics, precision welding equipment, and automated machining processes, Dexter has achieved many years of success through a commitment to the principles of superior quality, continuous improvement, and unparalleled customer service.

For more information about our company, access Dexter's web site at www.dextergroup.com.

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer will assist the Senior Quality Manager in developing and implementing strategic plans to improve plant Safety, Quality, and Efficiency while ensuring product and processes adhere to robust quality and engineering policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Analyze failure, corrective, and preventive action to respond to customer complaints
• Lead teams through problem identification, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Experience with Quality tools, such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone diagrams, process mapping
• Investigating and troubleshooting product, process, or production issues
• Responsible for assisting with continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen lean methods, etc.
• Identify and review Part Qualification documents such as First Article Inspection, Gage R&R, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, capability study, control plan, process validation etc.
• Monitoring, analyzing, reporting, and communicating quality metrics and performance
• Supplier development, validation, and supplier quality
• Ensure timely resolution of supplier failure, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Develop requirements for quality inspection of incoming material from supplier
• Facilitate the completion of Supplier Corrective Action Request and Vendor Quality Notices from supplier
• Monitor outside and internal part and process capabilities
• Identify and implement Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Cost improvement projects

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

2 years experience in quality engineering, quality assurance, continuous improvement or similar role

Knowledge of Quality System Auditing, Root Cause Corrective Action, Six Sigma principles, FMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, Capability Studies and Statistical Process Controls 

1 year manufacturing environment experience preferred

1 year ISO or IATF preferred

ASQ or Black Belt certification preferred