Quality Engineer

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Quality Engineer work in the Chicago, IL area working for a leading engineering and consulting firm. This position offers a variety of great benefits including competitive salary, health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.
Qualifications

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

• Knowledge of inspection, control methods, techniques and documentation

• Knowledge of statistical theory and principles, SPC and tools

• Interpersonal skills suitable for interfacing with various levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Quality Engineer will be responsible for supporting Quality Assurance, including ISO requirements & compliance, and supplier quality programs

• This person will report directly to the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing

• Ensure clarity and consistency of the ISO requirements across all facilities

• Conduct second party audits at all facilities to ensure ISO compliance

• Support and lead Quality Assurance to meet the demands of customer driven quality improvements and the expanding needs of a growing company

• Monitor customer satisfaction and lead the resolution and prevention of customer complaints

• Support and provide leadership for the Supplier Quality program

• Perform Quality systems audits of suppliers as needed

• Ensure effective manufacturing process control programs that maintain focus on prevention of customer quality issues

• Support plant cost reductions and process improvement projects through various Quality tools such as FMEA, process capability, Gage R&R, SPC, pareto analysis and other six sigma/lean tools

• Write protocols and perform validations of new/improved materials and processes

• Continuously improve Quality Assurance capabilities and effectiveness by setting and achieving specified goals/metrics

• Travel up to 25% of the time may be required

• Have developed relationships with the key stakeholders for this role

• Facilitate supplier quality status and reporting

• Initiate corrective actions to create value and mitigate risk in the supply chain

• Drive meaningful improvements for customers (internal and external) via the Business System and its tools

• Show demonstrable leadership of supply chain quality including supply selections, supplier validations, supplier development and supply quality monitoring

• Lead teams to drive improvements to internal and external supplier quality via targeting breakthrough results