Waukesha Gas Engines

Quality Team Lead – Assembly

Welland, ON

full_time

About This Job

In this position you will be reporting directly to Director of Quality and will be responsible to drive quality in machining/assembly. They will lead improvement initiatives to ensure product compliance with engineering speculations in all phases of engine manufacturing, test & dispatch. They will use sound Lean Six Sigma quality engineering principles and strong leadership skills to guide, mentor, develop & support team members to successfully execute measurable first-time product quality as a key enabler to productivity improvement & overall customer satisfaction.

Primary Responsibilities

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Leadership & development of the quality team in machining or assembly

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Lead PFMEA & Control Plan development activities to ensure robust manufacturing processes

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Work collaboratively with Product Platform leaders, product & manufacturing engineers to support resolution of field complaints by applying needed corrective & preventive actions as necessary in the production value stream

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Work collaboratively with supplier quality management to protect the plant from inbound supplier quality issues

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Support ongoing quality system development and process audit activities across the plant

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Lead 8D problem solving reporting for customer complaints and other internal non-conformances

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Lead Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) projects as needed to solve manufacturing pain-points

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Develop & maintain department budget for operating and capital expenditures

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Work collaboratively with functional operations leaders to ensure product quality issues are solved in a timely manner while protecting customer product delivery dates

Basic Qualifications

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Bachelors’ degree from an accredited university with a preference in Engineering or equivalent educational background with work experience in an industrial environment (or 7 + years of relevant experience).

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Solid Lean, continuous improvement and root cause analysis background with prior process improvement assignments

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Familiarity & experience with ISO 9001 & TS/ IATF16949 quality systems

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Green Belt in Six Sigma with a solid understanding of Lean principles

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Strong analytical, problem-solving & communication skills

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Familiarity with product Quality and Reliability methodologies including, MTBF, FMEA, Causal Effects Analysis, 8D, 5 Whys, etc.

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Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills, customer focused, enthusiastic

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Strong customer orientation and sense of urgency and a growth mindset

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Team player with proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate, inspire others and drive change within the organization to meet team goals/objectives

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Proven facilitation and team leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization

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Ability to work effectively across functions, prior experience in developing and leading a team or significant multidisciplinary project

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