Senior Quality Engineering Technician

Who We Are

We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 65 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, our more than 9,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We are striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You will Get:

• A company culture where everyone matters
• Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
• Career development and mentoring
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Annual flu immunization
• Holiday, personal and vacation days
• Local and national discounts
• Wellness offerings

Summary/Objective

Responsible for quality operations in divisional areas to ensure production lines produce a product that meets customer quality and delivery requirements. This includes but are not limited to: Measuring process performance, investigation, and reporting in support of manufacturing operations.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ensure quality of product meets company’s standards and product specifications.
• Investigation and corrective actions of vendor related opportunities.
• Document nonconformance reports.
• Report nonconformance reports.
• Coordinate with production and quality leaders on a variety of quality issues.
• Provide appropriate blueprint change request to engineering.
• Complete and submit corrective actions, and various reports and checklists.
• Ensure compliance of all divisional safety policies and procedures.

Competencies

• Must be able to work as a part of a team to achieve the company’s overall goals.
• Must demonstrate clear verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Must be able to read, interpret, and process written communication including, but not limited to, material specifications, blueprints/drawings, measurements, schedules, part prints.
• Must be able to meet time deadlines for company projects.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision.
• Must demonstrate understanding of capability studies.
• Must understand appropriate equipment including: Calipers, Tape Measure, Gages, Micrometers, height gages.
• Must possess successful problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to adapt to new system and process integration.
• Must be able to exhibit tact and diplomacy and maintain professional relationships with supervisors, fellow team members, customers, etc.
• Must be able to work under physically and mentally stressful situations.
• Must be able to prioritize and easily adapt to changes through the day.
• Must comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Works in individual and team settings. Trains other Associates on the proper use of measurement equipment and correct procedures.
• Must be able to perform root cause analysis and corrective action processes.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role does not have supervisory responsibilities upon hiring.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires 98% standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing ladders. The team member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to walk large distances (in all local weather conditions) to retrieve/return components is a must.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time hourly position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager. There are some possible overtime opportunities.

Travel

No travel is required for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Problem solving skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and convert in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Previous quality management experience preferred, willing to train the right candidate.
• College degree is preferred
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T
• Quality Management System (ISO9001, TS16949)
• Knowledgeable in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) for FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) and Control Plans and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Experience in operation and programming of CMM (Coordinate Measurement Machine)
• Implemented and performed process and product audits
• Interfaced with customers on corrective actions
• Experience with a calibration programs and a metrology lab.
• Developed work instructions for manufacturing processes
• ASQ Certification is a plus

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required. Proven quality assurance and auditing experience in a similar industry preferred. Strong attention to detail, organization and time management skills preferred.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass EVerify.

AAP/EEO Statement
LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all Team Members and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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