QA Engineer II

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Purpose:  Responsibility for the development, maintenance and controlling of the attributes within the TEAM Quality Management System.  Work directly with suppliers, customers, and all areas of the production process to ensure product quality meets or exceeds specifications as determined by drawings or the customer.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Ensure a safe work environment for self and others.  Follow all safety rules and regulations.  Demonstrate commitment to the safety program.
• May assist die cast, machining, and/or assembly operations in day to day quality issues as they arise
• May work with Engineering and Production to disposition quarantined parts and resolve issues
• Problem Solving and root cause analysis
• May create corrective action reports based on 6D, 5Why and other analysis tools for internal and external customer issues
• May assure the implementation of corrective actions is sustained
• May work with the Supplier Quality Engineer to interface with suppliers on quality issues and coordinating actions to resolve issues in a timely manner
• May participate in Material Review Board to review suspect parts and to disposition rejected parts and material
• May assist in processing PPAP's for customers
• May complete and submit PPAP’s to various internal and external TEAM customers
• May actively participate in APQP meetings, interfacing with all engineering functions to launch new or revised product with proven capability and repeatability to meet all customer requirements 
• May conduct GR&R and machine capability studies
• May mentor production workers in their efforts to improve quality and understand their role in the quality management system
• May report defects utilizing the non-conformance form and process
• Ability to regularly meet or exceed efficiency requirements
• Actively participates in CIP events to improve the safety, quality, and efficiencies of our    current processes and procedures
• Support and positively contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
• Communicates with supervisor and co-workers in a professional manner
• Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Minimum Requirements: 

    Education & Experience:

• 4 year degree in Engineering preferred or related education and 2- 3 years of related experience preferred
• Experience with GD&T, Measurement System Analysis (MSA) preferred
• Experience with APQP, Control Plans, FMEA, SPC,  Process Capability preferred
• Experience working with die casting, metal machining, and/or assembly preferred

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to follow work instructions
• Must be able to vary work hours to meet requirements
• Ability and experience working with blueprints and small lettering on prints and computer monitors
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills
• Must be able to interface with customers and suppliers in a team approach to resolve issues and strengthen relationships
• Ability to work effectively with stress and pressure
• Ability to deal with complex problem solving and simplification
• Knowledge of applications in Lean Manufacturing tools:  Mistake-Proofing, Waste Elimination
• Regular attendance

Training:

• OJT for QA Engineer II

Physical Demands

• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs, occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs, rarely lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand up to 100% of shift
• Ability to do repetitive movements (i.e. bending, twisting, walking, climbing stairs)