Quality Improvement Engineer

Description

The Quality Improvement Engineer develops and improves internal systems, workflows, and manufacturing planning processes to ensure accurate, effective, and compliant production documentation. The position coordinates new product integration, resolves planning-related issues, analyzes process data, supports systemic corrective actions, audits internal processes, and maintains key manufacturing documents such as routings, drawings, and work instructions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Development of internal systems and processes for building accurate and effecting manufacturing plans.

· Coordinate new product integration process, ensuring the tools for developing the process are effectively used by all stakeholders

· Address planning related issues; complete planning related tickets as assigned via Engineering Ticket system

· Develop appropriate workflows for completion of tasks involving multiple departments.

· Extracts and analyzes data for evaluating and improving internal quality and documentation systems.

· Develops understanding of customer and industry requirements and ensures that internal systems meet those requirements (document management, security, revision control, etc) 

· Helps develop systemic corrective actions to address structural and procedural issues that cause quality issues. 

· Audits internal processes to evaluate conformance to internal and external requirements.

· Complete planning related tickets as assigned via Engineering Ticket system

· Updates documents, files and other Acutec systems as necessary, including drawings, work instructions, and routing information.

Key Roles

· Develop and implement new tools, systems, and workflows to improve manufacturing planning, documentation, and cross-functional execution. 

· Design and standardize processes for new product integration, ensuring effective use of planning tools and consistent participation across departments. 

· Identify opportunities to improve planning and quality-related processes, analyze data, and develop systemic process improvements and corrective actions. 

· Maintain and improve supporting documentation and controls, including routings, drawings, work instructions, revision control, and related customer or industry requirements.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering, science, etc) 

· At least 2-5 years in a related field. 

· Six Sigma Green-Belt or other process improvement experience is a plus.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

· Ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external customers in both written and oral form.

· Knowledge of manufacturing processes, process development, development of corrective actions, and quality documentation. 

· Data extraction and analysis.

· Thorough understanding and knowledge of drawing interpretation and inspection methods.

· Understanding of software development and use automation or AI for process improvements.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities. 

May be required to train and assist other employees.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; and regularly required to stand; handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee will regularly lift and/or move up to 5 to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Annual employee vision tests are administered.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.

Safety and Policy Practices

The employee in this job must be knowledgeable in regard to the safety policies and procedures of the Company as described in the company safety manual. The employee must adhere to all said policies and procedures while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognize the Company’s need to achieve its business objective. Employee is responsible for complying with Company hazardous waste disposal procedures.