Quality Engineer

About Kewaunee, an Oshkosh company

Kewaunee Fabrications is a top-quality, heavy fabrication specialist. Since 1941, we've offered turnkey advantages by providing all aspects of heavy fabrications—manufacturing, engineering, cutting, forming, welding, machining, blasting, painting and assembly—under one roof. It's what we do. From start to finish, we offer the single-source advantages of greater control and efficiency, improved accuracy and complete accountability. In 1999, Kewaunee Fabrications joined the Oshkosh family and helps transform tomorrow with their innovative heavy fabrication capabilities.

Quality Engineers work with employee teams and managers while exhibiting a professional and cooperative attitude. The primary mission of the Quality Engineer is to employ disciplined problem-solving tools and expertise to continuously improve safety, quality, business, and manufacturing processes with an emphasis on reducing cost through quality improvements. The Quality Engineer will design new processes and re-engineer existing processes to produce outcomes that meet safety, quality, and business expectations.

Examples of process improvement projects include inventory accuracy, part quality, production throughput, and plant flow.

This role will be based onsite at our Kewaunee Fabrications facility in Kewaunee, WI.

• Support safetyand 5S.

• Lead teams in applying the disciplined problem-solving methods.

• Utilize 8D methodology and six sigma DMAIC methodology to eliminate wasteappropriately.

• Apply the following basic process improvement tools within the six sigma DMAIC improvement model:
  Project Charter, Process Map, Thought Process Map, Pareto Chart, Trend Chart, Fishbone Diagram, 5-Why Analysis, Histogram, SPC, FMEA, Benchmarking, Brainstorming, 5S, Correlation Analysis, Error-proofing, Cpk, Ppk, Corrective Action Matrix, and Continual Improvement Control Plans

• Analyze and improve processes to reduce common cause variability and eliminate special cause.

• Facilitate and train employee teams in process improvement techniques.

• Establish control plans and standardization to prevent process backsliding for consolidation of gains.

• Ability to effectively manage large process improvements.

• Support manufacturing with containment, root cause and resolution to part quality issues.

• Perform process capability studies internally and externally.

• Coordinate and work cross-functionally with Employee Teams, Quality, Engineering, Order Management and Manufacturing to improve processes.

• Must proactively plan and execute plans in accordance with established time constraints.

• Minimal travel as required.

• Must be willing to complete additional advanced training/educational courses as required.

• Accurately maintain company records and documents in accordance with policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality or related field

• 1 plus years of related work experience

• Six Sigma Certification & CQE

• Demonstrated effective application of process improvement tools within the six sigma DMAIC improvement model:

• Previous manufacturing with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or Tier 1 supplier in the transportation industry

• Must interpret basic technical drawings including characteristics such as views, title blocks, dimensioning, GD&T symbols, etc. Interpret specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics

• Must have experience with and be able to exhibit the use of structured problem-solving techniques utilizing computer applications

• Advanced training/experience in the use of statistical techniques and process improvement methods

• MS Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Statistical software, and JDE experience is recommended and will be mandatory within three (3) months in this position

Pay Range:

$63,500.00 - $

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members…