Senior Quality Engineer

Join our dynamic team in refining and enhancing quality management initiatives within our metals manufacturing operations. This role is pivotal in nurturing continuous improvements and spearheading initiatives to resolve quality-related challenges. You will manage corrective measures, ensuring adherence to both customer and industry standards, while collaborating with various departments to elevate overall quality performance. Your technical acumen, coupled with extensive quality systems and auditing experience, will be instrumental in working seamlessly across engineering, operations, suppliers, and customer interfaces.

Responsibilities:
- Deploy, sustain, and advance Quality Management Systems (QMS).
- Direct internal and supplier audit programs, ensuring thorough documentation and resolution of noncompliances.
- Perform as Lead Auditor, mentoring and training internal audit teams.
- Oversee Corrective Action Requests (CARs) to ensure long-term resolutions of quality challenges.
- Champion cross-department problem-solving, employing 8D and root cause analysis methods.
- Enhance supplier quality protocols by managing audits, inspection processes, and nonconformance dispositions.
- Engage directly with customers to address specifications and resolve quality concerns.
- Analyze customer specifications and drawings, providing training to manufacturing teams.
- Organize and support quality system evaluations and customer audit activities.
- Develop and retain comprehensive quality documentation and procedures.
- Oversee dimensional inspection programs, including advanced metrology technologies.
- Work alongside inspection personnel to refine measurement accuracy and equipment use.
- Manage equipment calibration and certification processes, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Track and communicate quality metrics to identify trends and promote process improvements.
- Utilize FMEA, Six Sigma, and Lean tools to enhance manufacturing controls and reduce waste.
- Collaborate with diverse teams to tackle quality challenges and support process excellence.
- Advocate for a culture emphasizing safety, accountability, and continual improvement.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy, or relevant field.
- Over five years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing settings.
- Proficient in Quality Management Systems, auditing, and corrective action leadership.
- Expertise in executing problem-solving techniques using 8D methodologies.
- Deep familiarity with process control techniques like FMEA and Control Plans.
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with a record of completed improvement projects.
- Lead Auditor qualification with ISO 9001/AS9100 experience.
- Proven track record in developing quality procedures and training personnel.
- Strong grasp of Lean manufacturing and continual improvement.
- Background in metals manufacturing or metallurgy advantageous.
- Skilled in dimensional inspection and metrology system management.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with a cross-functional teamwork orientation.
- ASQ certification preferred.
- Capable of thriving in a manufacturing environment with exposure to environmental variances.

Working Environment:
This role blends office responsibilities with active participation in manufacturing floor activities, requiring close collaboration with production, engineering, and quality assurance teams.