Quality Engineer

In order to be considered for this position you will be required to apply, using your SKF email, via the following link:

In accordance with SKF USA recruiting policy, please be advised that to be considered you must:

• Be in your current position for at least 12 months.
• Have received a Full Achievement or higher overall performance rating.
• Notify your current Manager of your application for this position.

Reports to: Quality Manager

Location: Sumter, Sc

Job ID: 22802

Salary Range: $ 71,000.00 to $ 84,000.00

Recruiter: Kayla Yates

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for providing leadership and support on assigned programs and projects ensuring that the Company’s products are manufactured in accordance with customer specifications and Company quality requirements.  Serves as a liaison between customers, vendors, and the Company on quality related issues, in support of company goal and objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Reviews company and customer drawings, changes, inspections sheets, process procedures, test procedures, procurement documentation, quality manuals and inspection sheets ensuring company and customer quality requirements are met on assigned products, programs, and projects.

• Establish, lead and direct teams in root cause analysis and corrective action as required.
• Assists in the monitoring, maintaining of Statistical Process Control (SPC) for m anufacturing operations as implemented and assist in the performance of various statistical analysis activities i.e. process capability studies, gauge R&R studies, Measurement System Analysis, etc.

• Provides technical support to assigned functional areas including visual aids, inspection sheets for final inspection and QAS in support of the Company’s Quality objectives.
• Supervises Quality Assurance Technicians as assigned.
• Provides guidance to Quality Assurance Technician, production supervision, channel lead persons, and operators on company quality requirements.
• Interacts with representatives from a variety of functional areas, including application/design engineering, manufacturing engineering, purchasing, channel supervision and production and inspection personnel relating to products and programs associated with Quality Assurance.

• Interfaces with customer quality and engineering representatives on a variety of quality related issues to include design review, advance quality planning, vendor reviews and engineering changes, as required.
• Documents Quality Assurance procedures and processes in accordance with applicable

specification.

• Responsible for design and improvement of effective gauging systems to verify the product

conformity.

• Perform contract review as assigned.
• Prepare, manage, track, and compile all associated prototype samples and documentation as 

per the customer’s requirements.

• Responsible for adjusting in-process sampling plans based on SPC and customer concern   

information to ensure improved compliance to specifications.

• Designs and maintains quality control documentation, forms, and inspection sheets.

• Monitor channel quality performance EOL rejects, scrap and TER’s to drive continuous improvement using six sigma methodology.
• Responsible for tracking timely and effective response on customer concerns (RMA’s / TER’s, etc.) for production channel they are assigned.
• Conducts a variety of audits including but not limited to:  QT-13, Channel Risk Assessment (CRA) audits, vendor, internal audits, process audits and product audits in support of the plant annual internal audit schedule.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technical equivalent and three to five years of related experience in a manufacturing/metal removal environment. 

Extensive knowledge of geometric tolerancing (ANSI-Y14.5) and experience with gauging and calibration, and statistical methods and analysis.   

Able to effectively work in an environment requiring considerable independent judgment, analysis, creativity, pragmatism, and self-motivation. 

Refers to supervisor for clarification of priorities, objectives, or policies.  Able to effectively operate with considerable latitude for non-reviewed actions and decision making and accountability for outcomes. 

Self-starter with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization. 

Incumbent must possess a high degree of computer literacy and be fully fluent in the use of MS Office Suite

Please note internal candidates will receive a confirmation that they have successfully applied for position.

If you do not receive this confirmation, please verify with the recruiter, (indicated at the top), that your application was indeed received.

This Position is NOT open for International Recruitment.