CWI Quality Engineer

Position:
CWI Quality Engineer – Terex Utilities, Huron, SD.

Reports to:

Quality Manager.

• Provide support and administration of the company’s quality systems.
• Lead nonconformance reviews to identify root causes and develop corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain dashboard‑style reports to track nonconformance issues, project status, and progress against critical success indicators.
• Drive quality improvements for design and manufacturing using data‑based decision making and rapid problem resolution.
• Analyze the effectiveness of the quality system and coordinate quality‑related issues with other departments, suppliers, and customers.
• Evaluate current quality monitoring methods, systems, and tools; develop and implement new solutions to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Promote the use of statistical analysis to determine improvements and support risk mitigation.
• Implement quality plans for new or revised materials and/or products.
• Support line audits, first‑article inspections, and receiving inspection functions.
• Evaluate work methods, procedures, and policies while coaching and mentoring functional groups on quality processes.
• Collaborate with supply chain, product development, and third‑party manufacturers.
• Support new product development teams.
• Generate training materials and programs and conduct training sessions to support the quality system.
• Ensure all products are manufactured in compliance with product requirements, safety standards, and design specifications, including fixture and tooling analysis.
• Identify systemic weaknesses and lead initiatives to implement corrective action.
• Work with manufacturing and engineering to develop plans for continual improvement of product and process quality.
• Provide support to groups and departments concerning product quality issues, measurement data, techniques, and performance.
• Develop inspection programs and operate portable CMM arms for highly accurate dimensional analysis of manufactured parts.
• Develop and oversee welding procedure specifications (WPS) and procedure qualification records (PQR), ensuring compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Schedule and oversee on‑site equipment calibrations while managing ordering, tracking, and documentation of measurement devices.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred.

• 2+ years of industrial experience.
• Quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to influence and coordinate assignments among multiple support groups.
• Advanced data compilation and analysis skills.
• Understanding of statistical process control (SPC) and process capability determination.
• Technical expertise to identify root cause through data analysis.
• Ability to evaluate, develop, and implement improvements quickly.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to teach other team members.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to evaluate product and process change requests to ensure product quality is not compromised.
• Ability to work well under compressed time constraints.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of precision measurement instruments.
• Hands‑on manufacturing/engineering experience in a fabrication/assembly shop environment.
• Experience supporting an ISO quality system.
• Ability to eliminate quality challenges using poke‑yokes and zero‑QC techniques.
• Welding process knowledge.

Salary: $76,500–$93,500 annually. Eligible for performance bonus.

Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, Rx), life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, short‑term and long‑term disability, paid time off, company holidays, 401(k) matching, and additional wellness and tuition reimbursement programs.

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other protected characteristics. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation.