Org Marketing Statement
Parker Chomerics, a Fortune 250 company, is solving the world’s greatest engineering challenges and driving the future of electronics technology. Parker Chomerics is a world leader in the development and manufacture of high-quality products that enable engineering breakthroughs for a cleaner and more sustainable world, including thermal interface materials, EMI shielding solutions, electrical grounding products, and conductive and non-conductive injection molded plastics.
Building on 100 years in business, we strive to balance evolving our business while strengthening the communities we operate in and prioritizing our employees’ well-being. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, caring, and friendly work environment, and we support career advancement through continued education, skill development, and regional and global advancement opportunities. If you’re looking for a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you can be at the cutting edge of engineering solutions, we can’t wait to meet you.
Position Summary
Advocate and support the Corporate WIN Strategy by managing the quality operations in the assigned Value Stream. Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality standards for products and processes. Provides statistical information for quality improvement by gathering data on trends and root cause analysis. Responsible to guide technical evaluation, analysis, and related data acquisition processes to ensure plant quality objectives are achieved.
Responsibilities
- Assesses quality assurance (or cost-of-quality) using statistical and analytical methods.
- Devises and implements various methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision, reliability and accuracy of products, processes and production equipment.
- Develops and establishes quality systems and procedures, inspection plans, quality assurance trends, statistical plans, cost estimates and technical quality plans for proposals.
- Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and/or contract.
- Assesses the cost of, and determines the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications by performing statistical analyses.
- Provides input on quality to product development teams.
- Identifies quality performance, trends and corrective action by coordinating with customers and suppliers.
- Ensures compliance to specified quality requirements by performing in-house and supplier audits and surveys.
- Develops and initiates programs to improve supplier performance.
- Prepares reports by collecting, interpreting, analyzing and summarizing data and making recommendations.
- Analyzes proposed changes in methods and materials. Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality assurance activities.
- Participates in failure analysis and corrective action investigations due to customer complaints or internal nonconformances.
- Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production.
- Represents company by interfacing with customers, assisting with internal and external audits. May act as main contact in audit.
- Develops and coordinates corrective action procedures and plans.
- Communicates and educates Value Stream Team on matters requiring specialized knowledge of quality functions, i.e., Production Approval Process (PPAP), Advanced Product Quality Process (APQP), and document control.
- Makes quality related customer and vendor visits and contacts as required.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, establishing industry networks, benchspaning state-of-the-art practices, maintaining American Society for Quality certification, and/or participating in other professional associations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
2-4 + years of related quality experience required, in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
American Society for Quality certification desired.
Knowledge of state-of-the-art inspection and quality inspection and quality engineering/assurance techniques, procedures, instruments, equipment, theories, principles and concepts and general business operations.
Ability to assess and implement continuous improvement techniques to quality and manufacturing functions.
Ability to use standard business applications software and/or specialized data analysis tools.
Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders and top management.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Six Sigma and Lean tools experience desired.
Experience in maintaining and improving AS9100, ISO9001, and IATF 16949 based quality systems desired.
Must be a US Citizen or have US Permanent Resident Status.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)
If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Drug Tests
Drug-Free WorkplaceIn accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.
