Quality Engineer

NOW HIRING: Lexington Manufacturing, Inc., Brainerd, MN

This team-based professional engineer leads our Quality Management System (QMS), Supplier Quality Managemement process, and overall continuous improvement processes.

What You’ll Love

• Leading the Brainerd plant QMS process and activities and helping Lexington Manufacturing become even more efficient!
• Problem solving – analyzing data, equipment and processes.
• Working in a lean environment to drive change and success in all parts of our business.
• Our family oriented work environment that is flexible and fun.

Some realities of this position

• This position supports our Brainerd plant, and will work with and around wood products and processing machinery in a plant environment.
• Our customers have high expectations of us and we place a high value on meeting those expectations.
• Internal and external customers require the ability to carefully balance competing demands.

Who you will be working for

You will report directly to the Technical/Product Development Manager and will work directly with Quality and Engineering staff that is committed to maintaining our high level of performance.

About working for Lexington Manufacturing

Lexington is a highly successful family owned business that emphasizes our values of Safety, Honesty, People Involvement, Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement. People that work for Lexington say they love the family-like atmosphere and our focused approach to work/family balance. We like to be successful and we like to have fun. Lexington is highly respected by our customers as a responsive and very reliable supplier. Our people take pride in maintaining our good reputation.

Next Steps

Review the included job details and company information. If you feel like you would make a great fit for this opportunity send us your cover letter and resume via our posting here:

Position Description

Team based Engineer who supports the quality systems, continuous improvement and growth of the organization by sustaining and improving current system and documentation. Responsible for ensuring that the voice of the customer is considered and incorporated into all quality decisions while meeting cost and schedule requirements.

Quality Management System

• Leads the Brainerd QMS process and all related QMS Activities.
• Plans, develops, promotes, and implements quality performance improvements throughout the organization.
• Monitors and audits adherence to manufacturing and quality procedures.
• Use statistics and process control knowledge to analyze performance data and drive quality performance improvement.
• Lead containment process for nonconforming product.
• Lead teams on root cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conforming product.

Supplier Quality Management

• Work with Materials group to manage and improve supplier quality.
• Acts as a liaison between departments to assure quality of parts being shipped meets the requirements of our customers.

Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate and lead cross functional groups to improve performance on processes demonstrating less than required capability.
• Creates, maintains, and improves documentation systems.
• Performs equipment and process capability studies.
• Leads PPAP process for new processes and products.
• Audit master product data and inspection process for accurate application in the manufacturing process and against customer requirements.
• Manages request for changes/deviations to our customers.
• Identify relevant quality training needs and coordinates or conducts training sessions.
• Keep manager informed, on a timely basis, of activities and actions that could affect decisions, planning, performance and etc.
• Perform any other duties not specifically stated herein, but which may be assigned by the Manager and are properly and logically inherent to this position