Job Description

JOB SUMMARY
Support quality for current and future manufacturing requirements and determine the most effective methods to improve productivity through the management of people and technology.

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Quality Engineer, Senior personnel shall be qualified to perform the following duties with only periodic supervision oversight or review:
Ensure the requirements of AS13100 Quality Management System Requirements for Aero Engine Design and Production Organizations are implemented, maintained and understood throughout the organization.
Conduct assessments of Flight Safety product lines to ensure our processes and products meet customer requirements.
Assist Engineering with the introduction of Flight Safety/Engine product lines.
Ensure that all contractual and regulatory quality requirements are defined and communicated on assigned programs.
Support all departments to ensure control of both in-process quality and final quality of product.
Provide customer interface on quality issues and problem resolution.
Collaborate with sales, purchasing, production, bidding, and contract management to establish quality procedures to meet customer requirements.
Interface with vendors to correct problems dealing with purchased materials.
Provide manufacturing engineering support including root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions to resolve problems in product manufacture.
Assist in defining and monitoring the quality management system.
Train and mentor Quality Engineering team members.
Lead Quality department teams.
Perform other assignments as required.
Equipment/Process Responsibilities: Ensures work area, property, tools, and measuring instruments used are properly cleaned and maintained daily.
Work with Others: Accurate and thorough communication is mandatory to the success of Monogram, and Quality Engineering personnel must use good written and verbal communicate to ensure team members, including in other departments, are notified of any problems or concerns regarding quality of work received or time flow of work in progress as it affects production schedules. Works as an active team member by participating in problem solving, team building and all other team activities to improve the processes, productivity, quality, etc. of operations in the department. Able to direct and organize work of other Inspection personnel they are assigned to lead, as well as train other employees in the inspection methods, operations and procedures they are qualified to perform, as required.
Safety Responsibilities: Adherence to Company safety rules is required. Protective equipment and clothing shall be worn as appropriate to the task at hand and per the dress code policy and safety rules.
Initiative and Ingenuity: Requires initiative in solving problems associated with the procurement, manufacturing, inspection, and testing of Monogram products. Makes suggestions for improving the efficiency of workflow operations. Takes on or reports for additional work as current tasks are completed. Performs other work-related tasks as deemed necessary by Company needs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Surroundings: Work is in a machine shop laboratory environment where noise, temperature fluctuations, the repetitive nature of the job, etc. are less desirable than in a typical office environment.
Unavoidable Hazards: Possible hazards related to cuts, bruises, finger and hand injuries, bums, chemical reactions and muscle strains. Exposure to moving mechanical parts, metalworking fluids, chemicals, heating elements and airborne particles. Protective equipment and clothing appropriate to the task at hand is required.
EFFORT
Physical: Able to lift up to 25 pounds. Required to adjust requisite equipment to set-up specifications. Hand and finger manipulation in turning tools/valves/handles or operating knobs/cranks/buttons etc. as well as using precision measuring instruments. Able to reach, bend and stretch. Most job assignments require continuous standing and/or sitting for periods exceeding 15 minutes at a time.

Mental: Work at times is highly repetitive and monotonous. However, set-ups may require basic knowledge of machine shop theory and familiarity with laboratory test procedures. Set-ups or test parameters may require some improvisation and ingenuity. Reasoning ability required to interpret blueprints and documentation of a technical nature. Must be able to draw valid conclusions from a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Required to organize workflow to best efficiency under periodic supervision or review.

Visual: Close attention to detail with moderate eye concentration for extended periods of time. Able to read precision instruments and gauges. Requires close and distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, focus adjustment and depth perception.