Quality Engineer

How You Will Make an Impact

The Quality Engineer is responsible to assist/lead employees in achieving expected safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost targets for the team ensuring the product is conforming prior to customer delivery.

The QE will oversee the inspection process and be instrumental in helping develop quality standards, completing audits, and developing the metrics necessary to adhere to the Quality Management System.

The role will identify best practices, processes, and assist in standard work for the integration into Reading's Quality Management System to ensure consistent high-quality results.

The Nuts and Bolts


* Maintain a safe work environment, and respond to identified safety or environmental risks with urgency


* Adhere to the company safety regulations and assist in the training and awareness of safety guidelines to new employees in the department


* Train the workforce on quality standards and inspection


* Train and audit QC Inspectors on quality standards and inspection


* Direct and supervise employees who are responsible for product measurement, inspection and testing


* Develop and execute Quality Management System processes for the quality team


* Develop and analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards of quality and reliability of finished product, including dimensional integrity


* Keep daily quality boards up to date for all key metrics


* Conduct in-process quality audits and review standards and specification requirements with production supervisor when errors or defects are detected


* Direct and coordinate the quality process, provide continuous quality improvements, and ensure the integrity of Reading's product quality, manufacturing, certification and release activities


* Audit final inspection function to ensure all units are manufactured to customer requirements, as well as Reading's engineering drawings, standards, and specifications


* Assist when a problem is discovered and help determine the root cause using 8D or other methods to prevent future occurrence


* Help investigate and correct customer issues and complaints relating to product quality


* Participate in and support continuous improvement activities


* Assist in the implementation of the Quality Management System


* Perform other duties as required or directed by management

Skills and Abilities:

Technical Expertise - Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems; Develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches

Communication - Ensure that others involved in projects or problem-solving are kept up to date; speaks clearly to others; tailors content of speech to the level and experience of audience; expresses ideas clearly and concisely in writing

Relationship Building - the ability to collaborate with others, develop and maintain partnershi...