Quality Engineer II

About the role

This position reports to the Quality Manager and is located at our gear manufacturing facility (Rexnord Aerospace, Precision Gear) in Twinsburg, OH. The Quality Engineer I will be a high impact member in the Quality Department, working with a dedicated team to lead the organization in reduction of non-conformances, improving yield and reducing total cost of quality through scrap reduction and process capability studies.

Responsibilities

• Implement projects and improvements that seek to identify, control, and resolve non-conformances at the source with a focus on continuous improvement and cost reduction.
• Partner with multi-discipline teams leveraging Lean methodologies to establish and drive quality goals and objectives throughout the manufacturing process.
• Build effective working relationships across production, engineering, purchasing and customer service.
• Use Excel to analyze data, apply Lean tools such as DMAIC and Pareto.
• Collaborate with product development teams to create standard processes and methods to develop embedded software with high levels of quality.
• Lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) to ensure corrective and preventive actions address systemic root causes and eliminate repeats.
• Apply structured analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve complex issues and drive performance results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related Engineering field required and 5 years of quality related experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Experience in root cause analysis and formal problem-solving techniques.
• Proficiency in reading engineering drawings & geometric tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Minitab to determine CPK & PPK.
• Demonstrated proficiency in time and project management.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a lean manufacturing or continuous improvement environment.
• Background in metal manufacturing environment including metal cutting and grinding is preferred.
• Demonstrated career advancement with increasing accountability.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineering (CQE) desired.