Quality Engineer - Morgan Truck Body

Location: Orrville OH

How You Will Make an Impact?

The Quality Engineer will lead, identify, and implement the Morgan quality system at the factory and corporate level using lean techniques for quality improvement. The role will identify best practices, processes, and standard work for the integration into Morgan's quality / manufacturing strategy to ensure consistent high-quality results. T he individual is responsible and accountable to make sure that Morgan's cargo meets or exceeds all our internal and customer quality requirements.

The Nuts and Bolts

• Work with customers to determine expectations to assist in execution of complex and/or high quantity orders
• Communicate and implement Morgan's lean foundational strategies (engage the work force, straight through flow, single piece flow, cycle time variation reduction tools/strategies)
• Ensure the quality standard of Morgan in raw material and products produced
• Responsible for the formulation of the testing procedures for quality checks
• Monitor and mentor quality team members
• Assist plants in problem solving warranty claims
• Collect data, analyze, and report on performance of quality systems at factory level. Record quality test results and present to leadership
• Develop/revise Quality Standards and standard work
• Conduct internal audits and initiate corrective actions
• Visit Morgan plants to ensure consistency of results for multiple builds
• Implement preventive measure to mitigate risk of defects
• Communicate results of customer audits and internal audits to Morgan stakeholders
• Test pilot new Quality Standards at different plants to ensure consistency
• Conduct problem solving events at different Morgan plants
• Deliver training as needed to the shop floor on quality practices and standards
• Other duties as assigned

Required Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree preferred (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering; Weld Engineering is a plus)
• Minimum 5 years quality engineering experience
• 1-2 years' experience leading teams
• Ability to read blueprints and/ or engineering drawings, tape measure, and other quality measuring equipment and tools
• Ability to plan, organize, communicate, and motivate team members
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detailed work
• Proactive communication with excellent interpersonal, and writing skills
• Occasional travel to other Morgan sites for training or Kaizen events
• Lean manufacturing experience

Preferred Credentials

• Discrete manufacturing or truck body manufacturing experience a plus

You Must Be Able to

This job operates in a manufacturing plant environment. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, and lift and carry objects up to 30 pounds.

How We Make an Impact

Celebrating our 70th year as the largest truck body builder in North America, Morgan Truck Body LLC is proud to produce, deliver, and service quality products. With a foundation built on innovative design and quality construction, Morgan has experienced tremendous growth. In addition to dry freight truck bodies, Morgan specializes in satisfying unique and custom truck body needs, including electric vehicles, mobile service units, and refrigerated products, serving farmers, ranchers, contractors, landscapers, equipment and material haulers, and more!

Our shared values are the foundation upon which Morgan does business:

• Appreciating the people who make our success possible.
• Acting with integrity in all we do.
• Delivering results for our customers.
• Bringing an unbridled passion for our products.

Some of Our Total Rewards

We offer big company perks with small company culture:

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid holidays and increasing vacation time with years of service
• Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program
• Paid Job and Leadership Development training

Morgan Truck Body LLC is a business unit of the J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. family and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Whether you are just beginning your career or taking the "next step," please visit our careers page - https://www.morgancorp.com/about/careers .

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Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Travel Required: No

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