Quality Engineer I

Parker Lord Saegertown is located in Northwest Pennsylvania and is part of a global Fortune 250 company, but has a small company feel. We thrive on high performance teams that are empowered to make decisions on both a big and small scale. We strive to make a positive impact on the lives of our team members by establishing an inclusive, caring, and friendly work environment. We encourage the continued education and skill development of our teams and offer advancement opportunities within one of the largest global divisions of Parker Hannifin. If you're looking for a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you can be at the cutting edge of engineering solutions while also being part of one of Parker Hannifin's most profitable manufacturing sites, look no further.

Responsible for completing clearly defined assignments requiring the application of standard quality engineering practices related to new business activities, quality systems, processes, and products/materials, to assure compliance with customer technical expectations, and quality-related regulatory requirements, at minimum cost to the company. The relative contribution to each of the above will vary with the incumbent's specific assignment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
* Plan, coordinate and complete assigned Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Quality Improvement tasks in a timely, professional, and effective manner.
* Identify, and communicate to the organization, all customer, regulatory and Parker-Lord product specific quality requirements, for assigned products and customers, and assist with internal quality planning efforts to assure compliance in a cost-effective manner.
* Participate in the development, documentation implementation, audit and improvement of quality systems and processes, as assigned, to assure conformance and effectiveness.
* Support company quality image through interface with customer personnel to clarify quality requirements and resolve quality problems in a professional, timely, effective, and cost-conscious manner with empathy to the needs of the customer.
* Achieve ongoing improvements to customer satisfaction and quality metrics through team-based improvement activity, individual improvement initiatives and appropriate application of basic continuous improvement tools and methods.
* Lead problem solving (8D) process and coordinate improvement activities to resolve product and process non-conformances for assigned products/materials and processes, with guidance.
* Solve non-routine technical problems with some complexity. (Design and execution of moderate investigations and troubleshooting, intermediate data analysis, intermediate report generation) Sometimes implement technical solutions to some challenging problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives.

WORK EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
* 0-2 years' experience in a related technical field.

EDUCATION
REQUIRED
* BS Degree in engineering or related technical field (Chemistry, Biology, Industrial Science, etc.)

LANGUAGES
REQUIRED
* English

MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER!

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies and systems. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

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