Generac Power Systems - Waukesha, WI
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Waukesha, WI
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
About the position
The Senior Quality Engineer at Generac is responsible for ensuring product quality and compliance by collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role involves leading quality improvement projects, responding to customer inquiries, executing inspection plans, and managing product audits. The engineer will analyze data to identify trends and facilitate improvements, ensuring the integrity of quality systems and processes within the manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Promote a continuous improvement environment by providing leadership and direction for facility teams.
- Guide Generac cross functional personnel within the framework of Corporate Quality Standards and objectives.
- Lead the resolution of warranty and quality issues.
- Analyze component failure rates and provide Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and Engineering with feedback.
- Analyze data, identify trends and facilitate cross functional A3 improvement projects.
- Direct the overall execution of internal product audits and nonconformance resolution.
- Lead problem solving at the manufacturing site.
- Support New Product Introduction and manage the qualification of manufacturing through the APQP process.
- Conduct and manage audits/assessments of processes and quality systems (ISO, internal audit, etc).
- Gather and analyze product data and use the data to lead improvement initiatives to reduce the potential for defects.
- Provide direction and assistance to the Quality & Manufacturing team at Generac manufacturing sites for prioritizing actions and tasks of quality initiatives.
- Ensure test inspection integrity (MSA/ GR&R).
- Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.
- Create and deploy standard Generac tools, methodologies and standards.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering
- 5 years' experience working in Quality in a manufacturing environment utilizing APQP (Control plan & PFEMA)
Nice-to-haves
- Certified Quality Engineer or Technician.
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Certified Quality Auditor.
- Previous Experience using SAP or equivalent ERP
- QMS & Auditing Experience
- Power-Bi experience
- Customer facing experience
- Experience with new product design and development and product lifecycle
- Experience using continuous improvement tool set.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k
- Onsite gym
- Walking trails
- Café
- Free parking
- Employee activities
- Summer hours
- Product loan and discount programs
