Quality Systems Engineer

Quality Systems Manager / Engineer

 

Company Description:

 

Established in 1997, QuEST is a leading engineering services firm providing product development and engineering solutions to major global companies. QuEST's expertise ranges from concept design to drafting and modeling, to analysis, to product realization solutions in the following domains: aerospace, civil structures, energy, industrial products, oil & gas, and transportation. QuEST partners with a host of Fortune 500 companies to provide better, faster, and more cost-effective solutions to its customers. Over 1300 engineers across the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, and India make our team technically competent and truly global.

 

Position Details:

 

QuEST is currently establishing a new engineering center in the Channelview section of East Houston to support a major client in the gas turbine and power generation domains. In this role you will implement and manage QuEST’s Quality Management Systems and drive systemic improvements to QuEST’s operations processes that will help to propel the site to increasing levels of performance. QuEST relies on a customer-focused and process-based quality system to ensure our continued success in this market, and the successful candidate will be instrumental in achieving this success.

You will report directly to the Quality Systems Manager for North American Operations and be responsible for the following:

 

·  Developing and installing robust processes in an engineering office that will start with 20 employees and is projected to grow to 50 employees by September, 2009

·  Assuring that QuEST understands the customer's expectations, and determine whether the quality requirements are satisfied

·  Facilitating an environment of continual improvement in the quality system by interacting with representatives from all functional groups

·  Applying process mapping techniques to define work flow and to optimize QuEST’s value stream

·  Identify world-class targets for all engineering quality metrics and lead effort to track, achieve, and maintain them

·  Conducting quality system awareness and tools training

·  Collecting information on rework and inefficiency to prioritize continuous improvement projects

·  Conducting and guiding root cause analyses and coordinating corrective and preventive actions

·  Driving operational best practices which identify, streamline, and improve the critical-to-quality engineering and business processes

 

Requirements:

 

·  Managerial experience in engineering and operations, preferably in an outsourced engineering or small company environment

·  Four year degree, preferably in engineering; course work in problem-solving techniques is a plus

·  Experience implementing quality systems such as Six Sigma, ACE, or TPS in engineering or business organizations

·  Fluency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

·  Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization

·  Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to train, mentor, motivate, and coach others

·  Strong work ethic

 

Compensation and Benefits:

 

·  A highly competitive base salary is offered depending on the qualifications and experience of the candidate, with potential for additional incentive-based compensation.

·  This position qualifies for full benefits: medical insurance, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401(K), tuition reimbursement, two weeks of paid vacation, and 10 paid holidays.

 

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