QUALITY ENGINEER

Description

POSITION OVERVIEW :

The Quality Engineer shall provide the organization with technical expertise, determine project inspection requirements, develop and maintain project quality plans, educate and train personnel on inspection principals, collect defect data, and perform root cause analysis of defects.

The Quality Engineer is also responsible for preparing well organized reports that communicate organizational and project performance data.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

Develop and maintain Inspection test Plans (including subcontracted service scopes as needed).

Develop and maintain Control Plans.

Develop and implement appropriate data collection methods for the Quality department and others as needed.

Participate in and / or hold DFMEA / PFMEA discussions.

Analyze and communicate organizational performance and non-conformance data.

Participate in engineering design reviews to provide technical quality support.

Work internal to the quality department to highlight trending issues and open corrective actions to resolve.

Perform initial and periodic Supplier Quality Audits.

Assist in working through external nonconformances and issues.

Will participate in individual education and development programs.

Stay abreast of all standards, codes, and regulations relevant to TAS.

Support achievement of quality department objectives.

Any other work assigned by TAS.

JOB SKILLS :

Highly autonomous and self-assigning.

Highly competent trainer and motivator.

Ability to hold and enforce meeting participation.

Can gather, inform and direct a multi-discipline team towards a common goal.

Can work and maintain communication with multiple teams simultaneously.

Can tactfully follow up on action items of others.

Can communicate effectively in direct conversations.

Can elicit feedback from others in a positive way.

Advanced presentation skills using Microsoft Office Suite and other software packages.

Advanced knowledge of ISO 9001 quality system requirements.

Expert in multiple root cause and corrective action investigation techniques (5 Why, Fishbone, Change / Event analysis, etc).

Expert in common industrial manufacturing processes (raw material processing, welding, coating, assembly, etc).

Expert in interpreting engineering drawings or specifications to determine product compliance.

Intermediate in Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods.

Intermediate in Quality data analytics and interpretation.

Intermediate in Engineering design principles and design philosophies.

Intermediate in utilization of different software programs and can work in many simultaneously.

Basic understanding of metrology and measuring devices and principles.

Basic understanding of metallurgical principles (MTRs, basic ASTM interpretation of materials, testing to include tensile, Charpy and micro-etch).

Can easily develop frequency distributions, cause and effect diagrams, Pareto analysis, pivot tables, control charts and basic statistics.

EDUCATION & TRAINING :

Bachelor degree in a technical discipline from an accredited four-year program.

ASQ certification in Quality Engineering (Or approved equivalent).

ASQ certification in Root Cause Analysis (Or approved equivalent).

ASQ certification in Internal Auditing (Or approved equivalent).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

10 years + in :

Nonconformance investigations.

Corrective Action investigations.

Welding and fabrication techniques.

Good Manufacturing (mechanical / electrical) installation practices.

5 years in :

Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS :

Bachelor degree in Quality Engineering from an accredited four-year program.

Certified ASQ Quality Manager is a plus.

Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt is a plus.

Knowledge of new technologies and their application (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, etc).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Position is at least 50% to 75% at a desk working with a computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions.

Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading.

The incumbent will be subject to outside environmental conditions.

COMPANY OVERVIEW :

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered private company with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus.

We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds : a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial / industrial utility system applications.

TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.

2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer's facilities.

TAS' fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.

More information is available on the company website at : www.tas.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE : TAS has implemented a non-smoking hiring policy effective January 1, 2012, under which Individuals considered for employment will need to pass a drug test which includes a nicotine panel.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future.

Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.