QUALITY ENGINEER

About the role

We are currently seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to join our highly skilled, dynamic team. Nortech Systems is a leading provider of engineering and manufacturing solutions for complex electromedical and electromechanical products. We proudly serve mission critical markets, including medical imaging, medical devices, industrial, and aerospace & defense. Our team is focused on delivering lifesaving products from medical devices which detect and treat cancer to mission-critical components for airplanes and submarines. Nortech’s customers include some of the biggest names in industry, medical devices and aerospace and defense.

Responsibilities

• Work with manufacturing and engineering to ensure clear documentation, interpretation, and inclusion of customer requirements for assigned products.
• Support, plan, and implement activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for manufacturing processes, materials, products, and/or business systems.
• Develop, implement, and support standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation relative to Nortech’s quality management standards to ensure products leaving the manufacturing or development organization are effective and free from defects or operational problems or errors.
• Review product, component, part, and assembly specifications, and develop and/or update testing-related documentation including test cases, plans, and flaw-reporting procedures.
• Work with training staff to ensure production and inspection personnel are properly trained.
• Support quality related issues such as interpretation of workmanship standards, manufacturing processes, customer prints, specifications and defect evaluations.
• Devise sampling procedures, design and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data.
• Develop and implement methods to ensure compliance of product development, documentation, manufacturing, and assembly processes.
• Maintain applicable quality records and perform quality audits in accordance with established standards.
• Compile, calculate, maintain, and report summary statistics required by customers.
• Inform product conformance decisions based on interpretation of quality data reports, SPC charts, and other applicable data; promptly notify management of concerns with potential to impact product volume, manufacturing lines, costs, or customer outcomes.
• Cook up with suppliers, customers, and internal departments on obtaining and/or responding to deficiencies and/or corrective actions.
• Cook up with suppliers, customers, and internal departments on obtaining and/or responding to deficiencies and/or corrective actions.
• Cook up with suppliers, customers, and internal departments on obtaining and/or responding to deficiencies and/or corrective actions.
• Coordinate the successful closure of closed loop corrective actions concerning quality issues of products and processes.
• Keep supervisor informed about project status, workload, concerns, questions, and progress.
• Demonstrate and support Nortech’s Mission, Core Values, policies and procedures at all times.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of quality principles in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, production, and quality teams.
• Effective problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical requirements clearly.
• Detail-oriented with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-mix manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Understanding of quality principles in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, production, and quality teams.
• Effective problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical requirements clearly.
• Detail-oriented with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-mix manufacturing environment.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $75,000 - $100,000 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, and other candidate qualifications.

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Outstanding benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance for employee & family, including a 100% company-paid base medical plan for employees; 401k with company match;
• Tuition reimbursement and PTO
• A diverse and inclusive workplace fostering responsible social engagement
• Training and opportunity for advancement