Quality Engineer IV

Leadership And Management Responsibilities

• Recruit and interview Quality Engineers and Technicians.
• Coach Quality Engineers/Technicians in the interviewing/hiring process.
• Monitor team member turnover; identify key factors that can be improved; make improvements.
• Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility.
• Coach and mentor Quality Engineering staff to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer.
• Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results.
• Solicit ongoing feedback from Quality Engineering Manager, Workcell Manager (WCM), Business Unit Manager (BUM), peers and team member on team member’s contribution to the Workcell team.
• Provide ongoing coaching and counseling to team member based on feedback.
• Express pride in staff and encourage them to feel good about their accomplishments.
• Perform team member evaluations professionally and on time.
• Drive individuals and the team to continuously improve in key operational metrics and the achievement of the organizational goals.
• Coordinate activities of large teams and keep them focused in times of crises.
• Ensure recognition and rewards are managed fairly and consistently in area of responsibility.

Functional Management Responsibilities

• Know and understand the campus strategic directions.
• Define, develop and implement Quality Engineering strategies, which contribute to the campus strategic directions.
• Provide regular updates to Quality Engineering Manager on the execution of the strategy.
• Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems.
• Utilize tools to monitor departmental cost and cost trends, striving continuously to improve value.
• Provide feedback to Assistant Test Engineering Manager on cost and cost trends.
• Develop and maintain QA plans and timeliness of global new product introductions utilizing Advanced Product Quality Planning and Process Optimization specific to the customer.
• Support all quoting activities by participation in initial process design, development, and implementation phases.
• Evaluate and provide input to inspection processes via inspection aids and instruction guidelines.
• Support all global training programs specific to their customer by development and implementation of specialized training sessions for all applicable functions.
• Develop appropriate systems for document storage, access and review pertaining to global customer accounts.
• Review all supplies, internal, and customer discrepancies, coordinate and track the effectiveness of corrective/proactive action efforts.
• Conduct periodic review and maintenance of all documentation files; develop appropriate systems for document storage and access.
• Review all supplier or customer discrepancies.
• Cookordinate and track the corrective/preventative action effort.
• Participate in the vendor survey activities as applicable.
• Drive proactive participation with suppliers and (when possible) aid in their process improvement efforts.
• Interface with all departments as applied to the Policies and Procedures.
• Provide insight and assistance of implementing and maintaining Process Improvement and Optimization concentrating on proactive methodologies.
• Aid in driving the standardization of manufacturing processes of global customer accounts.
• Interface and provide technical support on quality issues with the customer as needed.
• Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required and seven years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Pay Range

The pay range for this role is $125,100 - $225,300. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off.