Quality Engineer - Assembly
If you are a Quality Engineering professional looking for an opportunity to grow, Alliance Compressors LLC has a phenomenal opportunity for you! This role is an exciting opportunity to support the HVACR Americas business. As a Quality Engineer, you will support the Assembly operations through process performance monitoring using data and statistical analysis, investigating quality problems, RCA, initiating and facilitating CAPA, and assisting in ISO9001:2015 compliance. This position will expand to include supervision of quality support team members. This person will work directly with other functions to implement solutions. You will also report on improvement opportunities and initiatives to the plant management.
As a Quality Engineer - Assembly, You Will:
- Investigate quality defects and perform RCA
- Lead and/or contribute to structured problem-solving for Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Analyze non-conformance trends and evaluate the efficiency of CAPA
- Identify improvement opportunities and drive actions for improvement by analyzing manufacturing processes and conducting process capability analysis
- Lead initiatives to improve non-conformance PPM and Cost of Quality
- Perform new product and process qualifications
- Direct quality support team members engaged in measuring and testing products and tabulating data concerning product or process quality
Who You Are:
A hard-working engineer that can make accurate decisions using data collected from processes and from other team members. Able to form effective teams to problem tackle any issues that arise. Optimally advises work of quality team members to ensure processes and products meet standards.
Required Education, Experience & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology with exposure to quality and lean manufacturing plus two (2) years of related experience
- Requires strong social skills with hourly, engineering, and management
- Strong digital literacy required
- Legal work authorization in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:
- Experience with high-volume manufacturing
- Leading and developing direct reports
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Experience with ISO 9001
- Project management experience
- Minitab experience
- GD&T proficiency
- Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) programming experience
Schedule
The general working hours are 8 am - 5 pm.
Benefits
Copeland places a high value on ensuring that employees have a good work-life balance. We provide access to a competitive benefits package, including the following: medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401k participation with an immediate competitive match, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, and an online wellness rewards program. Immediate vacation and holiday leave are available.
Why Work in the Greater Natchitoches, LA Area
Our facility is located in Natchitoches, LA, known as the “City of Lights.” Natchitoches is a charming, historic, southern town that is home to Northwestern State University, the movie “Steel Magnolias,” and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. We are conveniently located within driving distance between two larger cities, Shreveport and Alexandria. The area’s generally low cost of living, excellent school systems, and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. Natchitoches offers excellent restaurants, shopping areas, art galleries, and numerous festivals throughout the year, making this an exciting place to live and work. In addition, Natchitoches was recently voted as the Best Small Town in Louisiana by the readers of “Southern Living”.
About Our Location
Alliance Compressors LLC develops, manufactures, and markets one through six-ton scroll compressors. Scroll compressors are used in commercial and residential air conditioning units. The current facility is over 365,000 square feet of manufacturing space and over 35,000 square feet of office space. This climate-controlled facility is the third-largest manufacturing business in the area, and offers its 600+ employees many opportunities for advancement.