QA/QC Engineer B - Yaskawa America

Responsible for managing Quality Control and Quality Assurance activities. Establish short and long-term quality plans in order to meet quality targets; Report to organization regarding quality metrics and status; Act as main quality liaison to customers; Create and establish short-term quality plans; Support execution of long term quality plans; Create and introduce new product release systems and disciplines in order to ensure quality commensurate with YAI's quality-focus philosophy; Establish quality metrics and collections systems; Implement the quality metrics and collections systems in order to track progress and make improvements; Provide monthly reports based on the quality metrics and collections systems ; Communicate and coordinate with parent company on new product development, introduction strategy, and ongoing technical/quality issues with new and existing products; Mange internal and external corrective actions; Create, implement, and upgrade quality processes and procedures; Train employees regarding standard inspection practices including CMM, gauging, etc.; Schedule and lead ISO and customer audits; Oversee and train internal auditor base; Communicate and follow-up with auditing agencies and customers to resolve open issues; Support supplier audit teams and evaluate/authorize new suppliers for use; Conduct regular supplier quality meetings and evaluate overall supplier quality; Support customer audits of Yaskawa facilities; Lead teams to prepare all the necessary information required by the customer; Identify and implement opportunities for continual improvement, including cost reduction and process improvements, design changes, component substitutions, supplier changes, labor savings, etc.; Provide cost analysis in the form of return on investment, breakeven analysis, and/or annual total; Review supplier requests for design changes, evaluating their impact on product design and authorize appropriately; Participate in company-sponsored activities, including employee suggestion program, quality training, safety committee, etc. Salary: $100,000/year. Requirements - bachelor’s or foreign degree equivalent in quality engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in quality control and electronic assemblies. Employer also accepts master’s or foreign degree equivalent in quality engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering and 1 year of experience in the job offered or in quality control and electronic assemblies. Special skills – Experience developing and operating quality control systems including training programs; using metrology and statistical methods to diagnose and correct improper quality control practices; using quality cost concepts and techniques; and developing and administering management information systems and auditing quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Worksite location: 1067 Johnson Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089.
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