New Product Implementation Quality Engineer

Company Description

ITW Construction provides a variety of fastening systems and truss products for the commercial, residential, and remodeling/renovation segments. With products manufactured at locations around the globe serving markets in North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

The Global Tool Unit (GTU) is a part of ITW’s Construction Segment. The GTU innovates, develops, and manufactures best-in-class Power Fastening Systems for the global construction market. Our highly differentiated tools are specified to be used in a variety of applications including wood framing, wood trim, and steel to concrete installations.

ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures. 

Job Description

The New Product Implementation (NPI) group at the GTU assumes project management responsibility for new product launches from the New Product Development (NPD) Group at the CapEx Stage through the successful deployment. 

The NPI Quality Engineer is key in this process for ensuring quality is at the forefront of supplier selection decisions through to ensuring sample parts and therefore production parts are consistently to the correct quality requirements.  In this role the NPI Quality Engineer will drive quality assurance/control at the suppliers, ensure consistent MOI alignment, Cpk analysis, capability studies, non-conformance investigations, and adherence to supplier quality expectations.  The NPI Quality Engineer will utilize an understanding of Design For Manufacture (DFM) principles to facilitate communication between suppliers and engineers regarding component features and manufacturing methods that impact product quality.

This role will report to the GTU’s NPI Manager.

Core Responsibilities:                                                                                                                                

• Partner with NPI/NPD Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, and all other applicable groups through product development and deploy processes supporting ISO standards.
• Lead quality considerations throughout NPD/NPI process.
• Develop competent supplier base around strong quality controls and supplier relationships.
• For every tool component included in NPI launches, create quality plans to ensure parts adhere to print and expectations, from initial samples through first-run production parts.
• Develop Quality strategies for continuous improvement of the NPI process
• Partner within the business to solve challenges associated with creating and maintaining quality management systems and processes that support GTU standards.
• Take ownership for quality issues when they occur and align with internal and external partners on a plan to mitigate the issue while maintaining project timelines.
• Establish new supplier quality metrics, verify/validate quality plans and specifications and confirm corrective actions are properly implemented via process stress tests.
• Conduct supplier audits to drive process standardization and continuous improvements including potential new suppliers.
• Lead strategic supplier performance improvement projects to increase capabilities.
• Travel to supplier locations to align on quality expectations and/or resolve quality problems.
• Establish/maintain effective systems of internal communications to all quality stakeholders.
• Report to management on quality-related issues, trends, and preventive actions at both company and industry levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 5+ years of related experience in a Supplier Quality Engineering role
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient with applicable spreadsheet, database, and statistical software.
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills.
• Able to travel globally as required, up to 20%.

Additional Information

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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