Job Description

Job Title:  Quality Engineer - Supplied Air

Location:  Cadillac, MI

Business Unit:  Avon Protection

Purpose of Position:

Maintain and improve the Quality of the SAVS products and associated parts using a Right First Time methodology.

Essential duties and/or Functions:

• Direct/lead QA auditors
• Prepare RFC’s for quality documents
• Review NCMN’s
• Manage customer and internal concerns, lead problem resolution initiatives with 8D methodology
• Production part Approval on all SAVS components
• Establish, maintain, improve and institutionalize quality standards on SAVS production cells
• Participate/lead Material Review Board (MRB) where appropriated
• Identify and launch systems that can be institutionalized to improve Quality, Costs and Delivery in the SAVS
• Establish and maintain appropriate RIAF’s and associated measurement tools and methods
• Support the business as necessary to deliver its targets
• Other duties as required such as supplier audits. 

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree level in Mechanical/Material/Manufacturing Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment
• Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing training preferred

Preferred/Desired Skills or Experiences:

• PC literate in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to read product drawings
• Effective and efficient troubleshooting.  Logical methodology of work. Fact based decision making 
• Ability to write professional reports/documents

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job.  While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserved the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
 
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
 
To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data, Avon must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).
 
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only.  Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.  The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avon's sole election.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status).

The anticipated annual salary for candidates who will work in Cadillac, MI is $65,000 - 85,000 annually.  The final compensation offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, type and years of experience within the industry, education, etc.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability