Quality Control Specialist, Watertown

Quality Control Specialist

Location:

Watertown, SD

Reports to:

Quality Manager

What You'll Do:

• Provide support and administration of quality systems in Watertown
• Direct tasks and objectives of Watertown quality team
• Lead Nonconformance Review for issue root cause identification as well as corrective and preventive actions
• Provide strong visibility of nonconformance issues, associated projects, and progress in the form of a dashboard-style format with critical success indicators
• Drive, design and manufacture quality improvements utilizing a data-based decision-making approach, rapid problem resolution, collaboration with engineers and internal customers and relentless continuous process/engineering improvements
• Analyze the effectiveness of the quality system and coordinate quality related issues with other departments, suppliers and customers
• Analyze current quality monitoring methods, systems, and tools and develop and implement new ones to increase effectiveness and efficiency
• Promotes use of statistical analysis for determination of improvements, and provides analyses to support risk mitigation
• Implement quality plans for new or revised materials and/or products
• Support line audits as well as First Article and receiving inspection functions
• Evaluate work methods, procedures, and policies while also coaching and mentoring functional groups and departments on quality processes
• Work cooperatively with all members of the Supply Chain and Product Development teams and with third-party manufacturers.
• Support new product development teams
• Generate training materials and programs as required, and conduct training sessions to support quality system
• Ensuring all products are manufactured in compliance with product requirements, safety standards and design specifications, including fixture and tooling analysis
• Identify areas of systemic weakness and leads initiatives to implement corrective action
• Supports efforts in conjunction with manufacturing and engineering to develop plans for continual improvement of product and process quality
• Provides support to groups and departments regarding product quality issues, measurement data, measurement techniques, performance

What You'll Bring:

• 2+ years of Quality experience in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's Degree:
  Engineering or technical degree
• Ability to influence
• Ability to compile and analyze data
• Understanding 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 coordinate assignments among multiple support groups and provide direction for project team members
• 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 at one time
• 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:
The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $74,000 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to a base salary, this position is eligible for a performance bonus.

Why Join Us:

• We are a global company, and our culture is defined by our Values — Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage, and Citizenship.
• Safety is an absolute way of life. We expect all team members to prioritize safety and commit to Zero Harm.
• Our top priority is creating an inclusive environment where every team member feels safe, supported, and valued.
• We make a positive impact by providing innovative solutions, engaging our people, and operating in a sustainable way.
• We are committed to helping team members reach their full potential.
• Through innovation…