Ontario Drive & Gear Hiring for QUALITY ENGINEER at New Hamburg, ON Full Time

Job Purpose:
Responsible for overseeing and managing the quality of precision machined components and assemblies for a portfolio of customers. Act as the point of contact for customer Quality organizations. Define and implement inspection and other verification systems in order to ensure 100% quality of delivered parts. Contain and disposition any non-conforming parts. Determine the root cause of non-conformances and define corrective actions to prevent non-conformances from reoccurring. Coordinate between the Engineering, Production and Procurement departments to ensure that all work is aligned to the ODG quality system and the customer’s quality requirements.

Essential Duties:
Support customers by interacting with customer SQE’s, submitting reports through customer portals and responding to any escapes of non-conforming product and RMA requests

Manage non-conformances found in the production areas and in formal Inspection

Work with Engineering and Production to determine dispositions and rework plans for non-conforming parts

Determine the root cause of non-conformances and define corrective actions

Support new product introductions, including customer requirements such as GP-12 and Safe Launch

Lead PPAP trials, document results and present to customers

Generate quality documentation such as Control Plans, Sampling Plans, Quality Plans and PFMEA’s

Define inspection processes, select inspection methods and perform gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies

Monitor non-conformance trends and propose systemic corrective actions

Perform statistical process control, calculate metrics such as Cpk and Ppk, evaluate the capability of manufacturing processes

Represent the interests of the customer Product Assurance organization within ODG project teams

Drive continuous improvement

Required Skills

Logical problem solving: Systematic and data driven approach to solving complex technical problems

Root cause analysis using tools such as Fishbone Diagrams and 5 Why’s

Interpret mechanical drawings including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Statistical process control implementation, defining data gathering plans, performing statistical calculations using software tools and interpreting results

Excellent time management skills: The ability to be self-directed and work independently

Strong verbal communication skills: The ability to lead meetings, facilitate discussions and influence people to find compromise

Strong written communication skills: The ability to produce formal presentations and reports for customers and internal stakeholders

Familiarity with ISO 9001 and TS16949 quality systems

Ability to occasionally travel to visit customers

Preferred Skills

Metallurgy knowledge, especially steels, interpretation of composition reports and microstructure images

Knowledge of the heat treatment and surface hardening of steels

Familiarity with Minitab, Syspro and Unipoint software tools

Use of hand measurement tools such as gauge blocks, micrometers, calipers, bore gauges and height gauges

Understanding of gear geometry tables and gear inspection charts

Educational and Work Experience Requirements:
Minimum of College Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent preferred

Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment

Five (5) years’ experience in a Quality role preferred

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