Quality Engineer Continuous Improvement

Quality Engineer Continuous Improvement

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Reporting to the Director of Quality, the Staff Quality Engineer I, CI provides leadership and support for Continuous Improvement programs through Six Sigma (Manufacturing, Transactional, and Design for Six Sigma), Lean, Validation, and project management best practices. The role contributes to the definition of the strategy and determines the tactics required to achieve company, cluster, business/unit/plant, and functional objectives. Through facilitation, communication, effective problem solving, and active management of ambiguous situations, the Staff QE I develops effective and efficient processes to ensure product safety, product quality, and compliance with all relevant global regulations, always keeping the focus on the customer.

Success is measured in terms of the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of quality solutions. Through cross‑functional stakeholder engagement the Staff QE I produces durable and industry‑leading results that support key business drivers.

• Provides mentoring/coaching for application of technical principles, theories, concepts, and quality tools and systems.
• Develops technical solutions to complex problems.
• Works with leaders and subject‑matter experts to develop continuous improvement strategies linked to key business strategies and objectives.
• Focuses on improving processes that support business and quality objectives.
• Works cross‑functionally to drive CI projects that improve functional work processes.
• Establishes tracking mechanisms (metrics) that record measurable results of CI in terms of process efficiency, customer satisfaction, financial and non‑financial benefits, and transfers those mechanisms to the functions. Develops and maintains an overall dashboard to track CI program/project progress and develops other communication mechanisms.
• Benchmarks internal and external organizations; identifies, implements, leverages, and transfers best practice knowledge to the organization. Assists functions in utilization of best practices (DFSS, MFSS, 8D, etc).
• Collaborates with other CI associates and CI network(s) to support the deployment and anchoring of CI capabilities across the functions and sites.
• Engages with (or may lead) quality networks and cross‑functional business teams toward the effective promotion and alignment of organizational goals to the company’s mission and vision.
• Effectively navigates and leads through the challenges of change and establishes key stakeholder engagement focused on win‑win solutions.
• Continuously evaluates progress toward objectives, adapting them to meet customer and business needs.
• Pursues and actively manages key stakeholder relationships that support the broader strategy impacted by plant/business/function objectives.
• Manages customer‑impacting issues; prioritizing quality and compliance‑mindful solutions that uphold the company and its standards.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communication and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Pursues and maintains a functional knowledge of global regulations.
• Contributes to development of local and/or global strategies.
• Accomplishes tasks through experienced professionals and managers.

• Provides mentoring/coaching for application of technical principles, theories, concepts, and quality tools and systems.
• Develops technical solutions to complex problems.
• Works with leaders and subject‑matter experts to develop continuous improvement strategies linked to key business strategies and objectives.
• Focuses on improving processes that support business and quality objectives.
• Works cross‑functionally to drive CI projects that improve functional work processes.
• Establishes tracking mechanisms (metrics) that record measurable results of CI in terms of process efficiency, customer satisfaction, financial and non‑financial benefits, and transfers those mechanisms to the functions. Develops and maintains an overall dashboard to track CI program/project progress and develops other communication…