Quality Engineer

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. 

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

 

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA: 

 

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

 

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

 

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA. 

Position Summary

Position: Quality Engineer

 

Location: Seneca Falls, NY

Hours: 1st shift, M-F

 

Summary: The Quality Engineer is responsible for the administration of the Quality Program within the assigned operation.  This job encompasses the identification of improvement opportunities, as well as the investigation, analysis and implementation of solutions to quality issues.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Prevention – Eliminate nonconformance, defect costs and delays by identifying root cause of problems and implementing/directing corrective actions that prevent potential reoccurrences of problems.
• Participate in the development and implementation of quality plans
• Provide technical support required to improve supplier competence and performance
• Apply quality tools to improve operations and support functional quality competence and performance

• Quality System Maintenance and Improvement – Provide leadership and support for all aspects of the Quality Assurance program in conjunction with other Q.E.’s and the Quality organization
• Analyze quality costs, develop and generate reports and/or actions to drive improvement
• Assist in identifying the need for, and the creation of, Salvage/scrap tickets, DAR’s, CAPA’s, etc. and collecting and analyzing data
• Identify Quality Problems:
• Analyze scrap and rework. Report and recommend improvements.
• Review and investigate customer complaints, compile data and document findings.
• Communicate supplier and internal quality problems and validate corrective actions.
• Interface with suppliers at the plant as well as attend visits to supplier locations to deal with issues as they occur.

Position Requirements

Education: 4 Year Engineering/ Technical degree with minimum of 3 yrs Experience (machining and quality related)

Other Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

• High degree of interpersonal skills to communicate with production operators, operation leaders, and supplier management
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of machine shop, inspection and testing processes
• Strong Communication Skills (written & verbal)
• Strong Computer Skills (AS400, Access, Excel, Word, Shop Floor & Intranet)
• Familiar with ISO 9001 requirements
• Strong customer service skills
• Familiar with Lean mfg concepts
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Team player
• Knowledge of Chan