Quality Engineer - Mechanical Packing

For over 140 years, A.W. Chesterton has been an innovator and a knowledge provider for our industrial partners around the globe. From our ground-breaking split seal technologies, to our cutting-edge packing and lubricant solutions, we are continually focused on new ways to bring solutions to our customers, while also celebrating our own rich history and our unique place in the sealing industry.

 

Our Operations professionals manage and support the creation of our world-class flow control products in a low-volume, high mix manufacturing environment. These folks are our manufacturing leaders - shop managers, purchasing professionals, production and demand planners, engineers, and quality professionals who value working with other top manufacturing professionals and helping solve complex production problems. In addition to a work environment that promotes learning and promote-from-within opportunities, we understand what matters to our production workers: competitive, market-drive pay, outstanding benefits, and a stable and dependable job place supported by over 140 years of being in business. If you are looking for a place to call home in your next manufacturing role, come and explore all that Chesterton has to offer!

 

Our benefits offering include:

• Chesterton Student Loan Repayment Program
• BCBS Medical Coverage
• Delta Dental
• 401K savings plan with a Chesterton contribution
• PTO including vacation sick, time, 11 paid holidays, and paid to time off to volunteer for causes
• Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• HSA & FSA options to cover additional medical costs
• Parental leave for moms and dads to be
• Hiring referral bonuses (up to $3,000 for select roles)

A host of other fringe benefits including legal services, pet insurance, Chesterton relief fund for employees in need, and more!

 

Job Summary:

Work within the quality organization and collaborate with other business areas and functions. Ensure that organizational quality systems and methodologies are implemented and followed as required, in order to achieve organizational and company goals. This position will report into a Value Stream and will be responsible for the implementation and execution of the Chesterton Quality System requirements across the Value Stream, divisions, services and project areas, with particular emphasis on the utilization of modern quality methodologies.

Job Model:  On-Site

All fully remote positions have no regular expected onsite scheduled days. Fully remote employees may be required to come onsite due to business needs.

 

Hybrid positions will require employees to work both on-site and remote each week under a schedule that has been determined and agreed upon by you and your manager.

 

On-Site positions will require employees to work on-site for each of their scheduled shifts.

 

Responsibilities:

• Consistent, regular and punctual attendance is an essential function of this job.

• Participate in establishing a company quality standard and establishing metrics to measure progress.

• Be responsible for measurements and notification of areas for improvement.

• Achieve the facility/location and company quality objectives for assigned divisional/product line or project areas.

• Implement/improve Operational and Quality System requirements within assigned functional area.

• Develop and implement Quality System improvements, changes, and corrective actions directly resulting in major productivity gains, quality costs determination and reductions or solutions to complex quality problems.

• Assist in executing a range of assigned projects in support of divisional/product line/sales/ marketing and company objectives and Value Stream plan-to win strategy. This includes occasional assignments to support New Product Development efforts in a cross-functional team environment.

• Leads customer complaint investigation, requiring direct communication with our customers and Value Streams to include root cause identification and implement corrective actions.

• Works independently or as a member of a team to effectively execute structure problem solving process to improve process/product quality consistency.

• Successfully plan and assist in executing a range of assigned projects in support of divisional/product line/sales/ marketing and company objectives and plans.

• Provide quality technology leadership in the implementation/maintenance of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, other quality/industry standards and Total Quality Management principles.

• Prepare documents, records and reports as required for certified orders. Follow up on all communications internally and externally essential to operations. Assist in internal and external audits.

• Secure data in a manner to ensure the company’s interests are at all times protected.

• Minimal international / domestic travel.

 

Complexity of Duties:

• Work is highly independent, with instruction only given or special assignments.

• Makes decision based upon sound judgment.

• Contacts are with all levels of personnel including executive and senior management, across organizations, and internal and external customers in various organizations.

 

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering mechanical/chemical discipline.

• Quality Engineering certification plus 2 - 4 years of experience within a manufacturing environment.

• Lean and 6-Sigma certified a plus, but not required.

• ASQ Certified Engineer certificate is highly recommended

 

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.

• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• Negotiation, arbitration, presentation, audit and contract skills with internal and external customers, verbal and written communication skills at all levels of the organization together with computer skills.

• Membership in a quality professional society/agency, i.e., ASQC-CQE, CQA, CRE desirable.

• Possess or willing to obtain lead auditor certification in ISO 9001/14001 and perform internal and external supplier audits.

• Possess or willing to obtain Green Belt / Black Belt in Six Sigma Quality.

 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Moderate noise (i.e.; computer printers, traffic) exists daily in the work environment. Exposure to fumes and high levels of heat and noise while spending time in the factory environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Disclaimer:

A.W. CHESTERTON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

 

Targeted pay range: $85,000 - $90,000/annually depending on experience

 

Chesterton is committed to paying all its employees in a fair and equitable manner. The pay range associated with this position ($85,000 - $90,000/annually. DOE) is Chesterton's good-faith salary estimate for the presently available position. Several roles at Chesterton are considered “leveled” positions and as such, the company reserves the right to advertise and or hire for this position at appropriate level depending on applicant’s skillset/experience. If the salary range to be offered for a “leveled” based position (I, II, III, etc.) is different than what was advertised on any posting, that range will be discussed with the candidate before they are formally invited to interview.

 

Hired applicants may be eligible for additional incentive compensation depending on the level and or function of the position which will be discussed with the candidate prior to formal interview. Payments under these programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

 

Please note that the final salary offered for any position will be based on many factors, including but not limited to: candidate qualifications such as education and experience, internal equity, geographical location, and budget. Please note, it is not the company's usual practice to hire near or at the top of a pay range for any position that is available.

 

Chesterton anticipates the application window closing approximately 45 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require Chesterton to shorten or extend the application window.

 

All of A.W. Chesterton Company employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and the respective medical surveillance requirements.

 

Chesterton is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D

 

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