Quality Engineer- Level 1

Country:
United States of America

State / County:
California

City:
South Gate

Division:
Wyman Gordon

Company:
Shultz Steel

Function:
Quality

Workplace Type:
On‑Site

Position type:
Full Time

Opportunity

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications;

commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren

E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Level One:
Plans and directs activities concerned with the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes, materials, and products by performing the following duties.

• Develops and revises quality systems procedures and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation. Manages the internal auditing procedures and conducts audits.
• Works with customer representatives and third party auditors to conduct audits and resolve problems.
• Devices sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Maintains supplier quality performance ratings and audits suppliers.
• 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 devices methods to assess cost and determine root cause. Monitors and follows up on proposed corrective actions to verify implementation and effectiveness.
• Investigates customer complaints and reports results to Sales department.
• Guides workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality and reliability as well as those who perform quality systems reviews and audits.
• Participates in the development of planning department documents to assure a quality plan is in place to produce conforming product in the most efficient manner.
• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
• Trains employees in quality issues, appraises the performance of employees during audits for reporting to management, addresses quality complaints, and resolves quality related problems as assigned by management.
• Provides management with suggestions and recommendations for quality improvement.
• Other duties assigned

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and groups of supervisors and managers using tools like PowerPoint and Excel software programs.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Able to apply statistical tools for the purpose of continual improvement of products and processes, this will include the use of internal SPC database, collection of characteristic data, and compilation of reports utilizing software such as Excel to produce histograms, Pareto charts, bell curves, etc.
• A thorough understanding of advanced statistics and Six Sigma applications is preferred
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must be proficient with computer software, particularly Microsoft Office suite of programs.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus, but not required.
• This position involves access to information subject to U.S. government flow-down dissemination control NOFORN (Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals). As a result, U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must hold only U.S. citizenship (no dual citizenship or other…