Quality Engineer

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Quality Engineer

Lubbock, TX
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.

    The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

    THE ROLE: The Quality Engineer plans and supports activities to maintain and improve Texas Turbine Operations quality system to assure manufacturing processes, inspection methods and quality documentation meets or exceeds customer’s requirements.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES/PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Analyze failures, and implement corrective and preventive actions to respond to customer complaints.
    • Root cause analysis and verification of corrective and preventive actions for process related failures and concerns.
    • Manage suppliers’ performance and conduct audits. Ensure timely resolution of supplier nonconformance, including corrective/preventive actions.
    • Assist Quality Manager in establishing, implementing and maintaining the quality management system. Conduct audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audit finding reports and determine proper corrective and preventive action.
    • Responsible for continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen, lean methods, etc.
    • Collaborate withengineering and operations to ensure transfer to production of new products are in accordance with approved data.
    • Responsible for planning, organizing and managing the overall activities of the receiving, process, and outgoing quality functions.
    • Create and maintain company quality documentation, such as quality manuals, quality procedures, and work instructions.
    • Responsible for the continued development of the receiving, in-process and final inspection team.  Function as a technical trainer and provide support to inspectors as necessary.
    • Responsible for monitoring and maintaining calibration records of measuring equipment.
    • Scope: Maintains customer focus for the Texas Turbine Operations through the use of advanced quality techniques in an ISO 9001quality system environment at both the Lubbock Plant (machine shop and assembly) and the Slaton Foundry.  This position interfaces with fabrication, assembly, testing, engineering, supply chain, shipping, receiving, and quality control.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

    • Bachelor’sDegree in   Minimum of four years’ experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Engineering fields, with a minimum of four years’ experience as a Quality professional.
    • Strong background in ISO 9001, statistical techniques, gauging and calibration, SPC, inspection systems, and basic knowledge of quality management systems.
    • Experience in a machine shop environment with mechanical ability and drafting experience.
    • Capable of reading and understanding mechanical, electrical and electromechanical drawings, diagrams, schematics and other design-related documents.
    • Capable of reading, understanding and determining the acceptability of technical test and/or inspection data.
    • ASQ CQE / CQA
    • Strong short term and long term project management skills required.
    • Strong verbal and written communications skills.
    • Works independently and proactively.
    • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, project management and facilitation skills.
    • Self-starter, able to work with or lead cross-functional teams.

    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.)

    • Light lifting (20-25 lbs.), office environment
    • Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

    • Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
    • Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours

    EOE/FEMALES/MINORITIES/PROTECTED VETERANS/DISABLED