Quality Engineer

Your Job

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Quality Manager in the Terminal Unit. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, administering, and monitoring all quality functions and performance within the unit. You will ensure that all processes and activities meet the highest standards, while providing regular reports on performance and areas for improvement. If you are passionate about maintaining excellence and optimizing quality processes, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

What You Will Do

• Provide customer service at the plant level by responding to customer complaints and quality requests as necessary.
• Lead quality improvement projects by establishing goals, tracking progress and reporting KPI performance for the unit. (Includes COPQ reduction, AOP projects, counter measure projects and cost savings projects).
• Direct and manage communication to customers by developing 8D reports, managing containment activities, implementing corrective actions, ensuring effectiveness of corrective actions and sustaining improvements.
• Develop, train and coach personnel on quality methods and strategies to promote a Zero Defect culture.
• Facilitate and execute global change management, process change notifications, assist with PPAP, and AQP for the terminal unit.
• Participate in design reviews, FMEA's and advanced quality planning activity.
• Provide guidance in the development of and analysis on inspection and vision systems by leading, facilitating new or improved vision and gauging inspection activities.
• Support all audit activities for the department to satisfy program requirements for IATF16949 and ISO certification compliance.
• Develop, implement and maintain departmental standard operating procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance to the quality, safety and environmental management systems.
• Interface with customer and third party auditors to satisfy SOP requirements and /or TS/ISO compliance
• Interface with suppliers regarding quality issues and qualifications
• Develop, implement and maintain departmental standard operating procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance to the quality, safety and environmental management systems.
• Lead the department to evaluate Quality resource needs to ensure the right resources are in the correct locations to create the most value for the department.
• Disposition of internal quality issues and customer returns.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum 2 years manufacturing quality control experience.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Strong understanding of SPC.
• Good understanding of personal computer hardware and software.
• Knowledge Six Sigma. Methodologies
• Good management and presentation skills.
• Sound decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of Quality Management Systems standards.

What Will Put You Ahead

• A technical degree or Bachelor's degree preferred

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).