Quality Engineer

Company Description

Fort Walton Machining, Inc. was formed in 1987 as a specialized custom manufacturing operation, specifically to service Eglin Air Force Base and its prime contractors. It began as a small company with only two employees, but its mission—even then, as it remains today—was to provide highly technical, precision machining with zero defects, delivered on time, and to the complete satisfaction of its customers.

Commitment to that mission quickly earned the company a reputation for “walking the walk,” not just “talking the talk.” As evidence of this, Fort Walton Machining became a certified “Dock to Stock” supplier for one of its major customers as early as 1991.

Certified to AS9100 Quality Standards, as well as government and military standards such as MIL-I-45208A, the company played a significant role in the Air Force AMRAAM project from 1991 to 1993. The long-term vision was always to expand into commercial markets while continuing to serve the military and its prime contractors.

In early 1995, the company formed a business alliance with a major corporation in the medical industry, which led to additional business opportunities with partners in the British Isles and Japan. As a result of these diverse experiences, Fort Walton Machining has grown into an international service company, capable of supporting customers around the world.

Job Description

Summary: Plans and conducts activities concerned with the quality assurance of processes, materials and products by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

- Documents data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with company policies and procedures.

- Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities.

- Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to management.

- Prepares reports to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities.

- Facilitates technical and administrative workers engaged in quality clinic activities for positive engagement and participation of the team to a central focus.

- Reviews supplier data, accreditations and ensures compliance to internal procedures for the initiation or continuation on the approved vendor list.

- Performs internal auditing of the quality management system and documents as needed findings and improvements as necessary to improve the quality management system.

- Performs Continuous improvement functions as directed by the Director of Quality Assurance. This includes helping facilitate all quality clinic functions, value stream mapping, accelerated improvement workshops or other type of continuous improvement projects and ensuring timely closure of running action items.

- Reviews and analyzes monthly the KPI Monitoring and Measurement Metrics Suite to ensure timely closure of actions documented and auditing to ensure actions taken are effective with the direction of the Director of Quality.

- Helps with root cause and corrective action for internal processes as well as supplier RMA’s activities.

- Helps with supplier open PO status expediting as necessary.

- Evaluate turn back data and hold events to eliminate the continuous waste from repeated results.

- Lead Quality Circle activities as necessary to support in the reduction of cost of quality initiatives.

- Layout milestone charts, create and/or develop measurement metrics and timeline studies from team activities and manage the continuous improvement program to ensure completion of items and within budget performance.

- Develops and documents quality management system documentation policy and/or procedures as necessary to satisfy the QMS compliance to the accreditation of the regulatory standard(s).

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree (BS) from a College/University preferred. 5 years’ experience in a quality environment preferred.

Physical Demands

Majority of time is in a sitting position in front of a computer or in meetings, with the rest of the time in a walking or standing position on the machine shop floor. Occasionally lifting and/or moving of objects <25 pounds.

Travel: 5-20% locally to our other (local) facility.

Additional Information

Additional Information

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

Fort Walton Machining, Inc. is a drug-free workplace. Testing for illegal drugs is required prior to hire and may be conducted periodically during employment.

Reasonable Accommodation: Fort Walton Machining, Inc. will provide reasonable accommodation to all applicants and employees. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Dan Bowman at 850 244-9095.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Fort Walton Machining, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, promotions, and termination.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).