Quality Engineer (Engineering)

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer plays a pivotal role in ensuring customer-defined quality requirements are clearly understood and effectively communicated across the organization. Key responsibilities include developing quality plans from engineering drawings and determining the gage and fixture requirements.  This position emphasizes the use of problem-solving tools to drive process improvements and ensure adherence to quality standards.

Essential Functions

• Plans and directs activities concerned with development, application and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes, materials and products.
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation, utilizing knowledge in engineering fields such as chemical, electrical or mechanical.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instruction for recording, evaluation and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical equipment and facilities. 
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated starting pay range for this position is $76,750 to $102,337. The exact salary may be determined on a combination of factors including the candidate's knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, and education.

Kurt Manufacturing is proud to offer a broad benefits package to include:

• Medical, dental, vision plans which are effective on your hire date.
• Health Care Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reliable attendance is required.
 

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED
• 4 years of related experience

Preferred 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years of related experience
• ASQ Certification
• APICS Certification

Physical Demands

The following physical demand factors should be used as a general guideline for employees listed under this job title.  Specific requirements will vary based on the employee's individual work responsibilities.
 

Strength Level Rating:  Light work.  Work involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

 

A worker in this job will frequently (from ¹/₃ to ²/₃ of the time):

• Handle objects by seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hands
• Pick, pinch, or otherwise work primarily with fingers
• Talk by expressing or exchanging communication by means of the spoken work to impart oral information
• Hear by perceiving the nature of sounds by ear

The worker will occasionally (up to ¹/₃ of the time):

• Reach by extending hands and arms
• Have near acuity with clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
• Adjust vision to bring objects into sharp focus
• Identify and distinguish colors