Senior Customer Quality Engineer

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The Senior Customer Quality Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to keep product flowing successfully and is responsible for providing support to quality engineering improvement projects and interfaces with teams consisting of engineering, manufacturing operations, supplier quality and service engineering to assure ongoing product compliance and control. This role will be responsible for responding with a sense of urgency to customer inquiries, executing inspection plans, quarantine and disposition of product

Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsible for customer account for all quality related topics

Drive urgency to customer issues to lead containment and resolution working with cross functional teams and suppliers

Promote a continuous improvement environment by providing leadership and direction to manufacturing, assembly and engineering teams

Develop processes internally to meet customer requirements

Lead resolution of warranty and quality issues

Analyze component failure rates and provide Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and Engineering with feedback

Analyze data, identify trends and facilitate cross functional A3 improvement projects

Direct the overall execution of internal product audits and nonconformance resolution

Support New Product Introduction and manage qualification of manufacturing through the APQP process

Conduct and manage audits/assessments of processes and quality systems (ISO, internal audit, etc)

Gather and analyze product data to lead improvement initiatives to reduce the potential for defects

Provide direction and assistance to the Quality & Manufacturing team at Generac manufacturing sites for prioritizing actions and tasks of quality initiatives

Ensure test inspection integrity (MSA/ GR&R)

Create and deploy standard Generac tools, methodologies and standards

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Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

5 years’ experience working in Quality in a manufacturing environment and managing of large customer

Experience using continuous improvement tool set

Preferred Qualifications:

Certified Quality Engineer

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified Quality Auditor

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of APQP, PPAP procedures, and ISO

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated problem-solving skills

Ability to lead, collaborate and work with teams to drive improvements

Ability to successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge of the application and interpretation of manufacturing quality metrics

Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and SAP business systems

Knowledge of Lean principles & improvements

Ability to implement lean principles and improvements

Ability to analyze component failure rates and provide Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and Engineering with feedback

Ability to analyze data, identify trends and facilitate cross functional A3 improvement projects

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

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