Job Description
We are seeking detail-oriented process improvers to join our team.
About Us
Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes, simplify, standardize and automate.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with operations, suppliers and business functions to ensure quality performance of product and processes.
* Collaborate with Divisional QA, cross-functional and suppliers' teams to address top quality issues.
* Own identified internal and supplier driven non-conformances and manage the timely closure of NC's within Trackwise.
* Own or support identified internal CAPAs and manage to timely root cause investigation, implementation and closure.
* Disposition non-conforming product within MRB, issuing NC's as appropriate.
* Communicate & collaborate with suppliers regarding non-conformances, escalating supplier corrective action requests as required.
* Engage in the development and improvement of the internal manufacturing processes for existing products.
* Performs critical assessment of internal and supplier proposed change management activities.
* Performs PPAP and related activities for supplier changes Participates and may lead in the creation and/or review of new or modified procedures.
* Maintain KPIs for monitoring of process and/or product quality, perform analysis, and interpret trends, identifying and activating on appropriate actions as necessary.
* Support execution and analysis of manufacturing related complaints and product field actions.
* Support and Drive Human Factor practices, familiarity in the science of Human Factor identification, reduction, and mitigation.
* Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to identify and execute opportunities for supplier part certification.
* Develop understanding of risk management practices and concepts and applies knowledge to manufacturing operations.
* Support the creation and maintenance of inspection methods and sampling.
* Applies statistical methods of analysis and process control to current operations.
* Engage and interface in internal and external audits providing subject matter expertise Support the development and review of process and equipment validation/qualification and MSA of internal processes.
* Execute internal quality deliverables associated with engineering changes, manufacturing transfers and supplier-initiated changes.
* Support manufacturing transfers to/from other plants/facilities, executing appropriate quality activities.
* Responsible for initiation, internal containment, communication and support of Commercial Holds for potential product escapes.
Requirements
Bachelor degree in Science, Engineering or equivalent/related subject (Level 8 Degree)
Ideally a minimum of 2 or more years experience Experience interacting with suppliers would be an advantage