Position Summary
Position Summary:
- Hands-on quality assurance, inspection, problem solving, root cause corrective actions of manufactured components.
- Enhance and improve the Sites products and services through problem-solving tools, prevention methods, and continual improvement techniques.
- This is a high visibility position; a successful candidate will have growth opportunity within the division
Scope/Supervision and Interaction:
Reports to the Site Quality Manager as an individual contributor in one of the manufacturing sites on the Woburn campus. Will have direct engagement under the guidance of the Quality Manager for hourly Manufacturing associates, quality technicians & inspectors.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Assesses quality assurance (or cost-of-quality) using statistical and analytical methods. Devises and implements various methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision, reliability and accuracy of products, processes and production equipment.
- Develops and establishes quality systems and procedures, inspection plans, quality assurance trends, statistical plans, cost estimates and technical quality plans for proposals. Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and/or contract.
- Assesses the cost of, and determines the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications by performing statistical analyses.
- Provides input on quality to product development teams.
- Identifies quality performance, trends and corrective action by coordinating with customers and suppliers. Ensures compliance to specified quality requirements by performing in-house and supplier audits and surveys. Develops and initiates programs to improve supplier performance.
- Prepares reports by collecting, interpreting, analyzing and summarizing data and making recommendations. Analyzes proposed changes in methods and materials. Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality assurance activities.
- Participates in failure analysis and corrective action investigations.
- Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production.
- Represents company by interfacing with customers, assisting with internal and external audits. May act as main contact in audit. Develops and coordinates corrective action procedures and plans.
- Communicates and educates Value Stream Team on matters requiring specialized knowledge of quality functions, i.e., Production Approval Process (PPAP), Advanced Product Quality Process (APQP), and document control.
- Makes quality related customer and vendor visits and contacts as required.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, establishing industry networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, maintaining American Society for Quality certification, and/or participating in other professional associations.
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Qualifications
Qualifications and Desired Skills, Experience, Skills and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Engineering or a related discipline.
- 2-4+ years of related experience
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- Training in GD&T with the ability to read blueprint/drawings/specifications preferred
- Experience utilizing standard measurement devices (Calipers, micrometers, drop gauges, etc.) Preferred
- Ability to effectively communicate and present information to Customers, suppliers, team members, team leaders and top management.
- Six Sigma and Lean tools experience is desired. Black or Green Belt preferred.
- Experience in maintaining and improving AS9100:2016 and IATF 16949:2016 Systems is desired.
- Clean room environment experience is a plus.
- Experience with Optical standards and inspection of sheet stock and glass a plus.
- Must be a US Citizen or US permanent resident
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Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.
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