Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Amphenol Aerospace Operations

The Role -

Amphenol Aerospace Operations is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to work out of its state-of-the-art facility in Sidney, NY.

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will provide leadership and technical expertise to identify, resolve and eliminate quality issues and problems within assigned manufacturing departments. 

The key responsibilities of the Manufacturing Quality Engineer include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze, discuss, and present quality concerns with assigned manufacturing departments
• Identify, prioritize, and address all significant and repetitious quality problems
• Initiate and verify the effectiveness of formal corrective actions
• Maintain thorough knowledge of ISO-9001, AS-9100, and Amphenol’s Quality Manual, and subordinate procedures
• Enforce quality policies
• Maintain working knowledge of products and associated processes
• Conduct quality audits when appropriate and when assigned
• Develop and maintain constructive professional relationships with employees and customers
• Take prudent actions to achieve continuous improvement in reducing cost of non-quality and customer returns
• Investigate and disposition customer returns and internal rejections involving product from your area of responsibility
• Establishes, maintains, and tracks key departmental performance metrics such as scrap, COPQ, and yields
• Utilizes departmental metrics to drive improvement related initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

Salary: $62,354-85,000

Location -

• Sidney, NY
  • 30 Minute Drive from Binghamton, NY
  • 20 Minute Drive from Oneonta, NY

The Person -

The key skills and qualities of a Manufacturing Quality Engineer  at Amphenol Aerospace Operations:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering
• Knowledge of statistical methods, computer fluency, and interpersonal skills
• Preferred to have some applicable experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment
• Work extensively with Amphenol’s computer system, both AS400 mainframe and the local PC network
• Utilize Microsoft Office and Data4 software
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to move freely throughout a manufacturing floor environment
• Some lifting and carrying of small loads may be required
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Occasional travel to sister facilities and customers to resolve or explain prevention of cited quality issues (10%)

The Company -

With manufacturing sites in Sidney, NY, Mesa, AZ, Nogales, MX, and a Design Center in Pasadena, CA, Amphenol Aerospace Operations has been a leader in designing and manufacturing electrical components for the aviation and commercial airplane industry for over 100 years.

Focusing on serving the needs of advanced and challenging market segments, we pride ourselves on our consistent ability to innovate and provide the markets with new creative solutions.

Working at Amphenol means you are recognized and valued for your contributions because we believe that our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. We support and encourage career development for all employees and have ample opportunities for advancement.

We pride ourselves for being customer-centric, accountable, reliable, and enthusiastic in all that we do. These values are ingrained in each of us and contribute to a culture of teamwork and meaningful work.

Amphenol offers competitive pay and benefits.  The candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship.  This position requires access to controlled technology that is subject to US export controls.  Qualified candidates must be a US person (including US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain required authorization(s) from the U.S. Government. 

Amphenol is a proud Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.  We aim to create an inclusive working environment where all employees are respected and treated equally.

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