Plexus Corp. · 2 months ago
Quality Engineer - Aerospace & Defense
Neenah, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$64K/yr - $96K/yr
5+ years expPlexus Corp. is dedicated to creating transformative products across various industries including Aerospace and Defense. The Quality Engineer - Aerospace & Defense ensures that products meet customer specifications and regulatory standards while leading quality assurance processes and audits.
AutomotiveBusiness DevelopmentElectronicsEnterprise ApplicationsManufacturingSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary customer contact for quality-related issues, including specification inquiries and audits. Lead response and actions associated with customer quality concerns, including complaints, disclosures, and inquiries. Engage the Process and/or Product Engineer and other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to address customer quality concerns. Lead creation of customer defined quality reports. Lead Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) development in response to customer request. Provide feedback and documentation to the customer as required
Provide technical training, leadership, guidance and direction to regional and site management and stakeholders
Ensure continuous quality compliance during manufacturing operations. Monitor on-going manufacturing operations to ensure quality issues are quickly addressed; provide quality alerts and lead containment and purges, when required. Lead the development of the inspection strategy for receiving inspection, pre-ship inspection, and out-of-box-audits. Ensure Certificates of Compliance are created and maintained, including documentation of deviations. Ensure creation and maintenance of manufacturing quality history documentation, as required
Yield customer Parts Per Million (PPM) to reduce Cost of Quality in order to deliver customer excellence and achieve Plexus’ enduring goals. Lead analysis of quality metric data and identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework and Clinical Risk Group (CRG)s. Collaborate with the Process and/or Product Engineer to implement improvements. Lead Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) development for repeat or systemic issues as well as ensuring implementation
Provide support and leadership in order to effectively design, develop, monitor, maintain, and continuously improve the quality management system in alignment with Plexus strategies and values to ensure services are capable of meeting business needs
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience
Ability to work well in fast-paced manufacturing environment
Strong ability to identify and solve problems proactively using structured problem solving tools, including making timely and effective decisions
Apply systemic data analysis and problem solving to address a full range of technical and organizational problems with creativity, imagination, confidence and responsibility
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze, interpret, validate, and communicate data to key stakeholders
Ability to seek out best practices and apply them within their assigned area
Ability to design a system or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, efficiency, repeatability, environmental, health and safety. Includes documentation and controls to ensure long term sustainability
Ability to become a Subject Matter Expert for an assigned system or process
Ability to coach and mentor technicians and other support staff within assigned areas of expertise
Ability to operate effectively in a cross-functional team environment
Ability to effectively lead projects involving cross-functional team members
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off
Retirement savings
Opportunities for professional development
Variety of perks to enhance the team member experience
Company
Plexus Corp.
Since 1979, Plexus has been partnering with companies to create the products that build a better world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Apax Partners
2006-06-27Post Ipo Equity
1986-02-14IPO
Leadership Team
Todd Kelsey
President & Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Mihm
Chief Operating Officer
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