Quality Engineer

Company Information

Heico has a history of success. Since its founding over 40 years ago The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 78 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting its earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico strategically targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services.

These four core operations are organized into groups: Applied Solutions Group, Construction Solutions Group, Industrial Technologies Group, and Metal Processing Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a group and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico groups and companies.

Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generates more than $3.3 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE).

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The Position

Proactively work with internal/external customers to improve product quality. Undertake continuous improvement activities based on data-driven approach to drive scrap/returns reduction. Improve the quality management system, including auditing, and help to maintain ISO 9001 certification, train plant quality personnel on approved part inspection method/frequency. Assist with quality training with various employees. Create standard work instructions, procedures, & profiles when needed for manufacturing, engineering & quality. Review of prints, standards & assist with maintenance of print & standard revisions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with quality management systems such as ISO-9001.
• Organizing plant quality auditing activities.
• Organize plant calibration activities.
• Closely work with internal customers to drive continuous improvement.
• Review internal and external (RGA’s) non-conformances.
• Work closely with inspection team members to uplift inspection skill set.
• Issue/Respond to Internal/External Corrective Actions (8D’s) requests as required.
• Maintain product certifications for Specialty Products as assigned.
• Develop PPAP’s, Control Plans, Flow Diagrams, and PFMEA.
• Perform capability studies on the process as requested – CpK, PpK.
• Create standard work instructions and quality profiles for manufacturing, engineering, & quality of parts & special manufacturing processes.
• Supports product development.
• Assist with details of engineering notes & work on the manufacturing floor.
• Assist with quality training of inspectors, operators, and supervisors.
• Review prints, material specifications, & standards, & assist in maintaining of latest revisions.
• Analyze data to identify trends in product quality.
• Less than 5% travel may be required.

Education

• A Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent discipline is required with a minimum of 4 years quality engineering experience working in an ISO/TS certified company.

Skills & Relevant Work Experience

• 4 years of quality engineering experience working in ISO/TS certified facility.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management systems, Kaizen, DOE, FMEA, and other best practice protocols is preferred.
• Superior organizational, analytical, problem-solving, multi-tasking, written, and verbal communications skills.
• Good negotiation, conflict resolution, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with all employees and external business contacts while conveying a positive, service-oriented attitude.
• Must be able to perform as a team leader and team player.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Project software.
• Basic knowledge of operating measurement equipment (CMM preferred).