Quality Engineer

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at  Follow @Kennametal:
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With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at  Follow @Kennametal:
Instagram, Facebook, Linked In and You Tube.

This position will cover job functions for the quality department supporting compliance to the Quality Management System for the assigned area. This includes customer satisfaction (complaints, response time, ePPM) and financial performance of Quality (scrap, first pass yield, rework) for his or her area of the campus (specific work centers, product families, etc).

• Customer Satisfaction – Utilize the CRM system and generate 8D’s on time to customers after quality events which impact customers. Assist management to identify systemic opportunities for continuous improvement
• Financial Performance of Quality (scrap, first pass yield, rework) – Utilize the MRB process to disposition suspect material and drive problem solving to prevent recurrence on major issues. Assist management to identify systemic opportunities for continuous improvement
• Quality Management System – Work with management to maintain policies, procedures, control plans, failure catalogs, audits, metrology, et al, in a way that fosters an atmosphere of compliance in the area and continually improves customer satisfaction and quality financial performance
• Flawless launch & change – Ensures risks are identified and mitigated ahead of launch for newly developed product or process or product changes in his or her assigned area
• Weekend coverage / support may be required at times.

• Lead and coordinate quality improvement efforts for targeted business metrics. Work with cross functional teams (site and corporate) to address root cause and drive improvement.
• Facilitate and promote the use of appropriate problem-solving techniques for root cause analysis and successful corrective action.
• Analyze product and process data to support improvement efforts.
• Determine when process stability and capability studies should be performed on existing processes. Recommend changes to processes and perform follow up to verify effectiveness.
• Disposition non-conforming products and recommend containment and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, and Production to resolve customer complaints utilizing the CRM system and 8D process. Support quality management in diagnosing top level causes of customer complaints to support continuous improvement efforts in his or her assigned area.
• Perform duties in accordance with quality system requirements as the voice of Kennametal’s customers.
• Provide support for updating, auditing, and maintaining the ISO Quality Management System. Engage with regional and global QMS leadership to ensure conformance to corporate procedures.
• Participate in Internal Quality Audits and Layered Process Audits (LPAs).
• Establish and maintain Process Control Plans
• Provide technical assistance to develop and improve inspection methods. Utilize Measurement System Analysis (MSA) to verify…