CI Quality Engineer 1st shift

East Penn is a stable, essential employer, and has been voted one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 21 years!

At East Penn, our employees are our culture; our employees will always be the heart of the company.  We are a private, family-owned enterprise committed to cultivating an atmosphere that honors the contributions of everyone.  We want our employees to have long-term careers, and many do.  More than 38% of our workforce has over a decade of service.  Our open-door management policy, comprehensive benefits package, employee appreciation and recognition events, and career advancement opportunities are just some of the ways we show our employees how incredibly valued they are.

EOE/VEVRAA

East Penn is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  

Are you passionate about quality and continuous improvement? We are looking for a friendly and detail-oriented CI Quality Engineer to join our dynamic team!

In this role, you will be at the forefront of ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards. You'll collaborate with various teams to identify and implement best practices that enhance our development processes.

Your expertise will drive process improvements and foster a culture of quality across our organization. With your keen eye for detail, you'll conduct thorough assessments, analyze performance data, and champion quality initiatives.

Our ideal candidate is not just technically proficient but also possesses excellent communication skills to liaise effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.

Your efforts will directly impact our customers' satisfaction and the overall success of our company. If you love the idea of contributing to a team-oriented environment and are eager to make a tangible difference, we would love to hear from you!

Come join us in our mission to deliver exceptional products while continuously enhancing our quality control processes!

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and CI to identify potential quality problems. 
• Gather and analyze data to investigate product quality issues, determine the root cause, and implement corrective actions to eliminate or reduce the cause.
• Assist in the development of flow charts, FMEA’s, and control plans for all processes.
• Support short and long term process capability analysis and apply basic process control methods to various types of processes (IMR, XBAR-R) by using basic statistical methods to diagnose and solve problems.
• Support the audit process, quality systems initiatives, and COPQ.
• Conduct Warranty/Product Safety/Capability analysis and trending.
• Create compliance analysis, trending, and reporting.
• Perform basic MSA studies and prepare basic uncertainty budgets.
• Participate in cross functional problem solving and Six Sigma teams.
• Assist in developing and maintaining warranty, product safety, industrial statistics, trending, sampling, MSA, tolerancing, critical characteristics, and FMEA, policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as required by quality management
• Responsible for producing a high quality product.
• Responsible for proper hygiene, housekeeping, and safety practices.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/VEVRAA.
  
  

Education/Certification 

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in an engineering, scientific, statistics, or mathematics discipline, preferred
• Equivalent level of education, training and experience may be considered

Experience & Qualifications

• 1-4 Years Quality Engineering experience, preferred
• Prior quality assurance experience is required (comparable role such as Quality Control, Leader, Foreperson, Supervisor)
• Familiarity with:
• PFMEA, Control Plans, and Flow Charting AIAG requirements
• Basic types of control charts (IMR, X Bar R)
• Process capability and MSA theory

• Statistics (Descriptive, inferential, basic sample size calculations) and statistics software (using basic graphing and calculation functions)
• Microsoft Office (Using standard functions in Word, Power Point, Project, Excel, and Outlook)

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of:

• Basic control charts (IMR, XbarR, SbarR)
• Process Capability (Basics of Cpk, Ppk)
• MSA studies

• Lean Manufacturing concepts (5s, Standard Work, VSM)

Skills & Competencies

Required:

• Ability to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions (using data from simple data sets, and  Fishbone, 5 why)
• Working knowledge of Project Management practices and tools to lead projects
• Ability to accurately document work instructions/lab reports, and communicate results
• Ability to read drawings and specifications
• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player with proven ability to work across functional areas and all levels of the organization
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently 

Preferred:

• Prior internal auditing experience