Job Description

Description

Company: Air Squared

Title of Position: Production Quality Engineer   

Position Type: Full time; Exempt

Air Squared Manufacturing, Inc. is an OEM manufacturer of scroll type compressors, vacuum pumps and expanders for the medical, aerospace, fuel cell and power generation industries.  Air Squared offers exciting career opportunities working on projects including NASA MOXIE, Leading Electric and Autonomous Vehicle OEM, DOE Clean Energy initiatives ranging from nuclear fusion and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-e), and other cutting-edge projects.  

The Production Quality Engineer will ensure that Air Squared’s products meet quality standards by developing quality control systems and driving continual improvement within the production department. They will report to the Production Quality Leader and support the QA team by creating and enforcing quality standards, procedures, and policies. They will also require a great deal of collaboration with other departments (e.g. supplier quality, product engineering, manufacturing engineering) to realize the desired improvements and quality standards.

The Production Quality Engineer will join a team of production quality technicians that support production process monitoring, inspections, defect analysis, containment activities, root cause analysis, and other duties as required. They will also lead RMA evaluations and root cause investigations within the production department. This role is highly influential and collaborative, demanding strong collaboration, and interpersonal skills. 

Pay Range: $75,000 – 100,000 / year, based on qualifications and experience

Company Benefits include: 

• Health Insurance through Cigna (optional HSA plan with $10 per pay period matching)
• Dental and Vision insurance 
• Long Term Disability Insurance, paid by employer
• Group and voluntary life insurance
• Voluntary short-term disability 3% matching SIMPLE IRA retirement plan
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Safety shoe allowance
• 3-weeks PTO accrual and paid holidays
• Parental Leave
• Educational reimbursement 

Company Perks include:

• Flexible 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
• Catered company lunches on a quarterly basis
• Company Summer picnic for employees and their families
• Department activities budget
• Company Happy Hours, Trivia night and more
• Casual dress code·
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Tuition reimbursement 

Production Quality Engineer Job Responsibilities:

• Interdepartmental collaboration to solve problems, reduce non-conformance rates, and implement corrective actions. 
• Train production and quality staff in quality practices, containment and countermeasure procedures, inspections, and quality assessment.  
• Oversee containment and countermeasure activities when production defects are discovered. 
• Lead corrective action planning and implementation teams. 
• Support development and utilization of product traceability systems.  
• Use data analysis for early identification of problems. 
• Lead continual improvement activities, using production quality data to identify and prioritize activities and report the success of improvements to management. 
• Ensure lessons learned from previous projects are used to improve the quality management process.
• Develop quality control routines in production – part master and production start checklists, timely NCR processing, real time data analysis, etc. 
• Develop production control plans, quality checklists, and non-conforming material review process. 
• Plan, review, and approve measurement system analyses. 
• Process capability analysis. 
• Ensure that DFMEA & PFMEA are maintained by their respective engineering teams. Initiate and oversee periodic reviews as required.
• RMA Evaluation Support – Ensure that proper root cause analysis is performed. Lead cross-functional collaboration of the investigations as required.  
• Ensure process documentation is in place and up to date. Notify authors and document control when changes are required. 
• Participate in and support the internal auditing systems. 
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Production Quality Engineer Qualifications:

• · MUST SUBMIT RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED
• · Bachelor's degree in a business, quality, or engineering related field – required 
• · Demonstrated proficiency in critical thinking and problem solving - required 
• · Experience working in and developing or improving ISO9001 quality systems - required 
• · Experience with IATF16949 quality systems - preferred 
• · Experience with Root Cause Analysis Tools (8D, 5Why, Ishikawa, etc.) – required 
• · Experience with data analysis tools such as PiWeb, Minitab, Excel, MS Access, etc. - required 
• · Lean Manufacturing experience – preferred 
• · Six Sigma experience - preferred 
• · Experience developing and supporting production quality control systems (e.g. Control Plans, FMEA, MSA, Calibration) - required  
• · Knowledge of Statistical Process Control - preferred 
• · 3 Years of Quality Engineering Experience - preferred

Location: Thornton, Colorado

How to Apply: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/1078af34-40eb-4989-83a3-3a2138324f69/Air-Squared-Manufacturing-Inc%20

Pay Range: $75,000 – 100,000 / year, based on qualifications and experience

For information on Air Squared, visit our website at https://airsquared.com/

If you need an accommodation seeking employment with Air Squared, please email [email protected] or call (303) 466-2669. Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.
 

Air Squared is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

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