Quality Engineer

**What makes us strong? **

Our employees in 50 countries worldwide – all working with passion to enable high-tech applications with our strong metals: tungsten and molybdenum.

At our Plansee site in Franklin, USA, we specialize in transforming semi-finished molybdenum and tungsten products into complex components—leveraging decades of precision manufacturing and engineering excellence.

Join a highly motivated team in Franklin, USA, where local expertise meets the global knowledge and values of the Plansee Group.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead cross functional teams in the investigation and troubleshooting of product and/or production issues. Develop and implement effective corrective actions, solutions, and improvements.

• Support Operations by developing and implementing quality standards, quality control systems, and by monitoring and analyzing quality performance.

• Work collaboratively with Purchasing to compile scorecards of Critical External Provider (CEP) on-time delivery and quality performance and on a quarterly basis and distribute internally.

• Work collaboratively with Purchasing in the qualification of CEP’s and ongoing management of critical supplier list and associated documentation providing evidence of qualification status.

• Plan, schedule and execute audits of potential and existing CEP quality systems and operations to determine capabilities and assess risks to supply chain integrity.

• Formulate and manage execution of corrective actions and improvement plans to driver critical supplier performance and reduce risks/identify opportunities in a timely manner.

• Manage external provider non-conformances through SAP Q2 notification system.

• Participate in internal process-based auditing and customer, external, and third-party audits.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 2-5 years or Associate’s degree and 8-10 years of demonstrated experience in leading formalized product/process improvements, and external provider relationship management in a manufacturing environment.

• Lead auditor/CQA/CQE certification desired.

• Experience working within an ISO9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 quality certified organization and application of those standards to the management of external providers.

• Demonstrated proficiency with quality system tools such as 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa diagram, control charts and Pareto charts, structured analytical tools and methodologies (SPC, pFEMA) and management techniques such as Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5s.

• Proficiency with risk management tools and ability to plan actions needed to address risks, integrate actions into QMS and evaluate actions for effectiveness.

• Effective organizational, oral presentation, interpersonal and written communication skills; ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.

• Experience with MS Office Suite and process modeling and visualization tools (i.e., Visio); experience with SAP R/3 preferred.

• Familiarity with ITAR and EAR regulations and compliance.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

The base compensation range for this position is between 75-95k annually, commensurate with skill and experience level. This role will also be bonus eligible.