Job Description

Ready to make an impact? Join a stable and growing organization where your career can flourish! If you're excited about new opportunities, keep reading!

At Trace-A-Matic, our people are our greatest assets! We offer a friendly, clean, and safe work environment where everyone can thrive. Our mission is to achieve excellence in complex precision machined components and ensure customer satisfaction. Plus, we have a fantastic Gainsharing program: when the company profits, we share 50% with our employees, paid out quarterly! We also offer relocation assistance.

Quality Engineer Job Overview: Ensure the overall quality of machined parts by collaborating with the manufacturing team and solving quality-related issues. Test processes, monitor quality standards, create documentation, devise quality tests, and serve as the primary contact for inspection data submission.

You’ll be a great fit if:

• You can work as the primary customer contact for production process verification and assurance that products meet all requirements.
• You can perform as a cross-functional team quality lead for Advanced Quality Planning activities, including developing Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEAs, and Control Plans.
• You can participate in gage program activities, including calibration, maintenance, and procurement, and develop gage plans and inspection documents.
• You can work with manufacturing to ensure quality processes, minimize non-conformances, solve quality-related issues, and improve communication of requirements.
• You can be responsible for corrective actions, risk assessments, and prevention activities to mitigate recurring non-conformances.
• You can provide continuous improvement using Six Sigma methodology and data analysis.
• You can support quality management system (QMS) activities, lead internal audits, and improvement activities.
• You can perform other duties as assigned, including printing review, verification, and analysis (GD&T), internal QMS and production process auditing, Six Sigma continuous improvement, and travel as needed to support inspection, audits, and corrective action activities.

What you get:

• 10 Paid Holidays
• Service-Based PTO
• Gainsharing
• Exciting, fast-paced environment
• On-site Fitness Center & Medical Clinic
• Weekly Pay
• Company Provided Uniforms and Safety Shoe Allowance
• Performance Merit Raises
• Climate Controlled Environment
• Free Employee Coffee

To be considered you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (open to new graduates or soon-to-be graduates)
• 2-3 years of related experience or a combination of education and experience
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency in Minitab for data analysis, statistical, and process improvement tools
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification is preferred
• Thorough knowledge of quality management systems and strong ability to interpret drawings
• Good understanding of the machining process
• Willingness to travel as needed to support inspection, audits, and corrective action activities
• Eagerness to learn and grow

Trace-A-Matic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• Quality Inspection Experience
• Data Analysis and Manipulation
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• ISO 22000
• Quality Control Experience
• Quality Control Data Analysis
• PPAP Process Experience
• Blueprint Reading