Quality Engineer

Forward March Inc. is collaborating with a leading global industrial manufacturing company delivering innovative solutions to customers that span many industries including transportation, construction, industrial, agriculture, retail and energy. The company aims to expedite Veterans and military spouses towards significant career opportunities in this industry. Job description below:

The Quality Engineer is responsible for designing and ensuring human/machine interfaces and quality processes, procedures and controls are aligned to maximize quality production at a reduced cost. The Quality Engineer evaluates new customer and vendor requirements to design production-quality flow processes.  Key position results include but are not limited to, increase quality at and/or reduced cost for supply base, internally and customer base; compliance with all regulatory and internal policies; reduction in scrap, reject and rework; The ideal candidate utilizes strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills to identify, develop and follow through on a course of action relative to production-quality flow processes. 

Responsibilities:

• Ability to apply problem solving methods and tools to resolve complex issues
• Works with suppliers to improve products through material or process changes
• Engage in customer PPAP’s (Production Part Approval Process) and requirements 
• Determines root cause and implements corrective action to improve internal and external processes. 
• Performs customer visits and supplier audits to drive improvements internally and externally as well as strengthening customer relationships. Up to 10% travel potential to suppliers (minimal). Partner with customers and suppliers to improve products through material or process changes
• Assist with completion of PFMEA on existing new products with engineering team
• Development and completion of Control Plans for existing or new products with assistance of engineering team
• Trains operators and management on quality disciplines

Requirements

Desired Experience:

• Knowledge of internal audit methodologies related to various quality systems.
• Proven problem solving and problem resolution.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Ability to interpret statistical software along with MS Office programs
• Familiarity with calibration processes is a plus
• Ability to read specifications and interpret blueprints
• Customer service focused and detail oriented.
• PFMEA process, participation and documentation of PFMEA’s experience a plus but no required

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or related equivalent experience

Benefits

Named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in America list four times, and with a people first philosophy rooted in The Golden Rule (treating others the way we would want to be treated), our company provides a safe and rewarding work environment. We have a team-oriented culture and believe employees are essential to the company's success.

In addition to a competitive benefits package, we offer the ability for individuals to grow within our organization through training, development and advancement opportunities.

Company Perks:

• Comprehensive benefits with low premiums starting day one
• 401k with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Company profit sharing
• Onsite barbershop / hair salon and fitness center
• Great team and team dynamics

Hesitant to apply because you may not meet every specific requirement? If this role is something you are interested in, but your previous experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply! At our company we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recognize that individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds are essential to our success. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or others within our organization.

Our company is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help enable people to live safer, healthier, and more expressive lives. We operate with three segments: Building Products, Consumer Products and Sustainable Energy Solutions. Our emphasis on innovation and transformation extends to building products including water systems, heating and cooling solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories, and consumer products in tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories sold under brand names Coleman®, Bernzomatic®, Balloon Time®, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, Well-X-Trol®, General®, Garden-Weasel®, Pactool International® and Hawkeye™. We also serve the growing global hydrogen ecosystem through on-board fueling systems and gas containment solutions.

We are value-added partner to customers, featuring a wide variety of highly engineered products across Tools, Outdoor Living, and Celebrations. At our Chilton, WI facility we produce handheld torches and propane tanks which are essential for camping adventure and DYI’s. 

Our company, and its subsidiaries, is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability or veteran’s status.

Please contact Laurin at lladner@fmi.vet for more information.