Quality Engineering Manager - IDEX
Farmington, CT
About the Job
What makes this role a GREAT fit for you?
When you join Mott, a leader in the Industries we serve, you’ll join an international, entrepreneurial, fast-paced team and play a key transformative role in our company’s double-digit growth. We are a
high precision filtration company
trusted by the world’s best technical and performance brands across four core markets: _Medicine, Computing Power, Clean Energy, and Space Exploration_ . We _inspire engineers to escape the ordinary_ to solve mission critical problems for our customers and have fun along the way. From customer support to new product development, ensuring world-class quality of our products is at the core of our strategy for success. You’ll work alongside smart, creative, motivated colleagues and have unlimited opportunities to learn, grown and contribute. If you're excited to be part of a winning team, you will be glad you applied here.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Oversee all day to day functions of the department and department personnel. 2. Achieve and maintain reproducible/reliable measurement techniques and test methods. 3. Technical problem solving with manufacturing to drive root cause analysis and process repeatability/reliability. 4. Manage a team of quality engineers and quality improvement activities.
Major Challenges:
1. Need to close gap between first of a kind prototype manufacturing and high volume/high repeatability manufacturing 2. Must work together with a cross-functional team with conflicting priorities to drive project results. 3. Must Understand the design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications of the product and tying those to the manufacturing processes, process controls, and quality inspections. 4. Industry specific design and performance standards are complex and vary widely 5. Inadequate or outdated information on existing blueprints, documentation, or processes.
Expected Performance Outcomes:
1. 25% scrap reduction in first six months; 50% scrap reduction in first year on assigned product 2. 95% on-time delivery from suppliers to commit date 3. 25% reduction in number of MRB’s in first six months; 50% reduction in MRB’s in first year.
Required Experience:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Materials engineering or equivalent. 2. Minimum 10 years’ overall experience. 3-5 years of supervisory and inspection experience as a component of overall experience. 3. Broad knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control, process capability and Gage R&R. 4. Knowledge of quality standards including ISO9001;
SEMI International
; AS9100 5. Diverse knowledge of inspection & control methods, techniques & documentation. 6. Experience with SPC, PFMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Capabilities Studies, Leading Corrective Action and Preventative Action.
Technical Knowledge/Skills:
1. ASQ Certification as a Quality Manager (CQM) or Quality Engineer (CQE) strongly preferred. 2. Strong background in the Aerospace, Medial or Semiconductor industry. 3. Certifications or evidence of formal technical training in quality standards, measurement equipment, data analytics 4. Six Sigma Black Belt or ASQ Certification
Personal Attributes:
1. Results oriented 2. Self-directed 3. Attention to detail 4. Analytic thinker 5. Collaborative / Team Player 6. Ability to Multi-task 7. Attention to detail 8. Sense of urgency About Us IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).