Quality Engineer

Position: Quality Engineer (11289)
# Quality Engineer (11289)
Marengo - MARENGO, IL 60152## Overview Salary Range $60,500.00 - $85,000.00 Salary Position Type Full TimeCategoryQA - Quality Control## Description
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* About Us:

** Logisnext Americas Inc. has helped customers
** Move The World Forward
** for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.
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* About the role:

*** Responsible for leading quality activities to improve production and supplier quality standards, while reducing warranty costs, claims, early failures, and factory defects. Provide a positive customer experience through building strong relationships through timely problem resolution. Implement and monitor supplier programs and activities designed to approve, maintain, and improve supplier performance.
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* What you will do:

*** Collaborate with Warranty, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier and other teams to ensure production/field issues are resolved in a timely manner for reducing top
20 warranty claims and improving factory defect per unit
* Maintain a Supplier Quality Management system that fully supports company initiatives and requirements. Responsible for managing the technical and quality relationship with the suppliers resulting in a reliable material supply, continuous performance improvement, and long-term partnerships. Represent Logisnext as the primary contact point regarding supplier product and process quality issues
* Demonstrates leadership by providing technical expertise and facilitating support of cross functional initiatives involving Supplier Management, Production Procurement, Design, Manufacturing and Quality Engineering
* Investigate supplier related defects on production lines. Initiate and follow-up on supplier corrective actions to ensure complete and effective root case analysis and corrective action implementation
* Production Part Approval (PPAP) requirements & administration
* Support Material Review Board (MRB) to reduce scrap and supplier defects impacting production
* Always acts in a professional and courteous manner, representing Logisnext’ s highest standards of business conduct; exhibits a positive attitude, sharing information with co-workers as appropriate and works to promote a cooperative, productive teamwork environment
* Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned, at any time with or without notice.
** When & Where:
*** Office & Manufacturing environment.
* May include 10%-30% travel for supplier or dealer visits
* Standard business hours## Qualifications
** What you need to have:
*** BS/BA in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related technical field
* 0-2 years of experience
* Proficient with Microsoft Office products:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
* Ability to read and interpret prints, drawings, and specifications
* Must be technically knowledgeable and capable of understanding engineering and quality concepts.
* Basic knowledge of auditing, quality systems, and continuous improvement methodologies such as ISO
9001, Lean Manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma
* Ability to communicate effectively with all organizational levels, both internally and with the supply base.
* Position requires strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated effectiveness in employee development and team leadership
** What would be nice to have:
*** Certified ISO Lead Auditor/Internal Auditor preferred
* Proficient use of monitoring and measurement equipment used to provide evidence of product conformity
* Knowledge of problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, CAPA, Kaizen or other focused improvement approach preferred.
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* What we offer:

*** Medical, dental, and vision benefits
* Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
* Profit Sharing Opportunities
* Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts
* 401k with automatic company contribution and company match
* Short-term and long-term disability insurance
* Life, Dependent Life, and AD&D Insurance
* Paid Parental Leave (Includes 6-8 weeks of maternity leave and 5 days of paternity leave)
* Employee Assistance Program
* Employee Discounts
* On-site fitness center (Houston & Marengo)
* On-the-job training and development
* The salary for this position ranges from $60,500 to $85,000 annually. The specific salary for a successful candidate will depend upon, among other legitimate factors, education,…