Quality Engineer - Manufacturing

Oshkosh Corporation’s Vocational segment leverages the power of our people, brands, and strength in technology to improve the safety, cleanliness, and productivity of our communities. The Vocational segment includes market-leading brands McNeilus, Oshkosh S-Series, IMT, Pierce, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh Airport Products, and Frontline Communications. Our purpose-built products serve our communities with carefully designed and engineered refuse trucks, front-discharge mixer trucks, fire apparatus, Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting trucks, service vehicles, and command trucks—all designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Oshkosh Vocational is new to the Murfreesboro, Tennessee area and is looking to build an extraordinary team of purpose-driven individuals. The new facility is located off Joe B Jackson Parkway, giving team members an opportunity to avoid Nashville traffic. As part of our People First Culture, you'll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career, and make a real impact on the world around you. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities.

About the role

The Quality Engineer will design quality standards, inspect materials, equipment, processes, and products. Perform data analysis to identify opportunities for continuous improvement of business and manufacturing processes and products with emphasis on eliminating waste. The role will use structured methodologies to identify root cause of non-conformances and execute corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and/or oversee quality control testing, detection, and defect prevention.
• Respond to quality process nonconformance issues in an expedient manner. Analyze and lead implementation of effective solutions.
• Construct quality data tracking, analysis, reporting, root cause investigation, corrective/preventative action & effectiveness verification, and develop quality standard operating procedures.
• Validate product conformance to design requirements utilizing advanced measurement technologies such as 3-D scanning, CMM, etc.
• Communicate effectively and work inter-functionally with Employee Teams, Quality, Engineering, Global Procurement & Supply Chain (GPSC), Contracts, Sales, and Manufacturing to resolve quality-related issues, deficiencies, and improve processes.
• Facilitate quality-led forums with various teams providing business impact, risk assessment, and data-based guidance, identifying where there are the largest opportunities, such as to increase first pass yield, reduce defects per unit, and achieve strategic deployment business targets.
• Perform process capability studies internally and externally.
• Design and improve process inputs to gain desired outcomes.
• Improve processes to reduce common cause variability and eliminate special cause. Establish control plans to prevent process backsliding for consolidation of gains.
• Analyze process constraints and develop standards to overcome constraints.
• Investigate/analyze and benchmark industry practices for process validation assessments.
• Implement effective corrective and preventative actions utilizing structured planning methods.
• Support supplier quality processes and interface with GPSC. Partner to set purchase specifications, PPAP, and manage receiving inspections, quality audits, and define quality contractual requirements.
• Contribute to maintenance of ISO/IATF certifications and compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Quality, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) or more years of experience.
• Advanced training/experience in the use of statistical techniques and process improvement methods.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings including characteristics such as views, title blocks, dimensioning, GD&T symbols, etc.
• Ability to interpret specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics.
• Experience with and ability to exhibit the use of structured problem-solving techniques utilizing computer applications.
• Six Sigma certification & CQE preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package effective day one, including:
  • Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Disability, Life Insurance
  • 401(k) + company match
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off
  • Stock purchase programs
  • Employee discount program
• Job stability and opportunities for growth.
• Culture focused on people first, innovation, and advancing industries.

Pay

$64,500.00 - $103,500.00. The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education, skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions.