Quality Engineer II

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

The Quality Engineer ll will develop and implement methods and procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection to ensure products are free of flaws and function as designed. They will also design and install sophisticated testing equipment and performs product testing and analysis to maintain quality levels and minimize defects and failure rates. In addition, Analyze reports and defective products to determine trends and recommend corrective actions and ensure that effective corrective actions are implemented. Lastly, they may collaborate with suppliers on quality problems, and/or contribute to supplier quality improvement programs.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) Process:

• Leads and participates in regular review and analysis of requests regarding potential customer quality issues from the global field team
• Works with the quality team to disposition requests and implement short and long-term corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of quality issues
• Utilizes problem solving methodologies to identify root cause, drive countermeasure and verification activities to correct the root cause and prevent reoccurrence
• Leads and coordinates containment and communication activities with a global customer and supplier base
• Leads and drives CAPA activities through engineering change management processes
• Analyze quality data, warranty and internal QN data, to evaluate issues and propose & implement corrective actions
• Drives and Maintains CAPA documentation including CAPA metrics to drive improvements to reduce COPQ (cost of poor quality) 

Lean / Continuous Improvement Process:

• Leads and assists in collaborative cross-functional teams utilized to develop and to execute product design and manufacturing improvement initiatives
• Uses basic and advanced Lean / CI tools to drive sustainable improvements and solutions

Education and Experience Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Engineering

Experience

4-7 years of quality engineering or assurance related experience

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated skills and experience in Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving Methods (A3, 8-D, PDCA, DMAIC)
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent Project Management skills
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects and activities
• Highly motivated self-starter who can work with minimal supervision
• Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with SAP or an ERP System preferred
• Lean / Six Sigma certification or experience (6S, Kaizen) preferred
• Experience with GD&T methodology and knowledge in ANSI requirements preferred
• AutoCAD or SolidWorks preferred

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Manufacturing environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel Required

Minimal 10% (occasional travel to suppliers or customer sites)

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