Quality Engineer

Job Description

Quality Engineer

Engineering

Liberty, SC

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. is a world leader in the manufacture of fire sprinklers and related system valves as well as a major distributor of a full line of fire sprinkler system components and fabricated piping solutions to the fire sprinkler industry since 1920.

Are you interested in being part of team who plays a crucial role of the fire protection industry's goal of saving lives and reducing property damage? We have an opportunity for you!

Summary

The Quality Engineer applies quality improvement principles that drive the conformance and continual improvement of the supply chain and the internal quality management system.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with Purchasing and Product Development Engineering to evaluate the ability of suppliers to produce products that conform to new or existing specifications
• Design and continually improve the acceptance sample plans required to effectively evaluate the quality of purchased product
• Design and continually improve the Quality Assurance Department quality management system procedures
• Monitor nonconforming purchased product; contact suppliers regarding quality, dimensional and assembly issues
• Control and drive the containment, reporting and disposition of nonconforming product, internal or external, as it occurs
• Contribute to the development and continual improvement of company-wide objectives
• Develop, compile and report trended nonconformance data on a periodic basis
• Develop, improve and train upon measurement systems, evaluating repeatability and reproducibility; study, identify and reconcile measurement system differences
• Work closely with Production verifying machining, assembly, and product quality issues
• Establish the critical characteristics, facilitate the measurements, analyze and report the results of the first piece inspection process
• Represent Quality Assurance in Product Development team meetings
• Establish, maintain and revise all purchased product inspection files, as released engineering files dictate
• Assist Inspectors in the investigation and evaluation of product or process quality status
• Monitor and trend Quality Assurance lot control testing results
• Promote a safe workplace by performing all tasks in a safe and thoughtful manner in compliance with all rules, procedures, instructions, devices, equipment and use of appropriate personal protective equipment. Maintain vigilance for any hazardous conditions or practices in the workplace and immediately report any unsafe conditions or practice to your supervisor
• Perform other duties as directed

Skills and Competencies

Work Environment and Physical Demands

Qualifications

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler., Inc. recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.