Lead Quality Engineer

10-15 years of experience in a quality engineering or quality assurance role; the bulk of this time must have been on-site, and within manufacturing facilities
5-10 years of experience leading people
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain management, or similar
Proficiency within the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel
Immersion within a dynamic MRP system such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics AX or similar
High skill sets and working knowledge of GD&T, blueprint reading, gage set-up, mechanical inspection, or CMM programming

Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to direct reports; be a resource to all members of the team
Function as ‘Player-Coach” in workload ownership, task completion for quality process deliverables
Coordinate with the other QE’s full ownership and execution of supplier PPAP, deviation and corrective action activities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, engineering, and commodity to address design revisions, manufacturing changes and quality issues
May own or support new product launch projects within larger matrixed team
Drive continual improvement of product inspection and calibration processes through monitoring and measurement of tools, methods and personnel productivity and performance
Support safety, quality and productivity events requiring cross functional participation to drive continual improvement and deliver targeted business performance metrics

Ability to travel 10% of the time
A professional, positive, proactive approach to people and work
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated and driven by passion for continual improvement of self and others
Immersion in an ISO9001 based system; or similar