Quality Engineer II

Overview

The Quality Engineer ensures our products, manufacturing processes, and systems consistently meet high-quality standards and meet customer expectations. Quality Engineer plays a critical role in preventing defects rather than just finding them, from product conception to final delivery. The ideal candidate will utilize data-driven approaches (SPC, FMEA, DOE) to analyze failures, lead root cause investigations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across production and engineering teams.

• Provide quality support using advanced quality and statistical techniques, such as D/P FMEA’s, first article analysis, capability studies, design of experiments, correlation studies, etc.
• Lead quality process improvement efforts and support engineering activities, including inspection plan development and failure analysis on existing product lines
• Lead efforts to improve supplier quality through audits and part-certification activities
• Provide training to plant personnel, and other engineers, in quality disciplines
• Analyze quality data and issue reports prioritizing improvement opportunities
• Initiate root cause analysis and corrective action efforts when plant quality objectives are not met
• Drive adequacy and conformance of processes and procedures through the internal audit process and the corrective action process
• Lead and facilitate corrective action and MRB process in the plant

Complete assigned projects related to the continual improvement of the Azusa Manufacturing Plant Quality Management System. Requires some traveling.

• BS degree in engineering or other technical discipline with 3+ years of experience
• Knowledge of world class manufacturing principles
• Excellent problem-solving skills and team orientation.
• Ability to recognize opportunities for improvement and implement changes
• Experience working with plastic injection molded components
• Experience working with products produced via high volume automated assembly
• Working knowledge of SPC, Pareto analysis, Gage R&R, Control Plans, and FMEA
• Experience with inspection methods, data analysis and design review
• Basic knowledge of GDT and ability to read prints
• Experience running high impact quality improvement projects
• Proven track record with significant and measurable results
• Software proficiency including MS Office applications and basic Minitab

• MBA or MS degree in related field
• Experience with implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Experience in supplier management
• ASQ certification in one or more areas (CQE, CSSGB, CQA, CRE, etc.).
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Rain Bird is an equal opportunity employer