Quality Engineer - Delta Star East at Delta Star in Lynchburg, Virginia

Job Description:

At Delta Star, growth meets innovation as we supply one of life's most basic needs - electricity! From being part of the first and largest electrification projects, to now being core to our nation's grid and infrastructure, we are the largest American-owned manufacturer of medium power transformers in North America and the premier manufacturer of mobile transformer substations.


Company Info


Delta Star provides power solutions for utilities across North America. This includes the manufacturing of medium-power transformers, mobile transformers, mobile electrical substations, trailers, and unitized substations. We offer power transformers for utility applications including power and distribution, transmission voltages, system ties, and automatic voltage regulations, as well as industrial applications. Delta Star also provides comprehensive engineering, testing, maintenance services, and parts for any transformer manufacturer through our Field Service business unit, ensuring our customer's transformers and mobiles maintain peak performance.


Full-Time, Salary, Onsite position



Purpose


Provide Quality Engineering support to transformer and mobile substation manufacturing.


Main Responsibilities

• Lead and champion technical problem-solving activities and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure total customer satisfaction for medium power transformers and mobile substations.
• Serve as the technical resource for the Quality Assurance team needs.

• Support manufacturing team as needed.
• Bring together staff of different disciplines/locations and drive the group to plan, formulate and agree on quality management system documents.
• Serve as a lead auditor - prepare, perform, report and follow up on internal system and process audits.
• Conduct random audits as necessary based on individual process performance and product quality.
• Influence process owners and collaborate on solutions.
• Improve detection of non-conformances through the introduction of quality tools (Control Plans, Process Mapping, C&E Matrices, FMEA, MSA, Design of Experiments).
• Interface with all disciplines to document, assign, and resolve product non-conformities.
• Implement metrics where needed to measure process performance.
• Use metrics, findings, and observations to assist Quality Supervisor in prioritizing and planning audit strategies and identifying educational needs for peer departments.
• Support QA team as needed with Quality Management System activities/changes, corrective/preventive actions (including suppliers), hosting auditors and customers.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Three (3) to six (6) years of related experience required

• A driven leader that can analyze technical product features and create a team environment conducive to problem solving.
• Knowledge in electrical and mechanical engineering fundamentals is mandatory.
• Knowledge of the following is required: ISO 9001:2015, Internal auditing, Manufacturing, Statistics, Continuous Improvement Methodologies.
• Must have the ability to teach, generate concise detailed reports, and implement metrics to measure process performance.

• Travel as necessary to visit customers, suppliers, and sister plants in Quebec/San Carlos

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently walk; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is required some of the time to stand and sit. The employee is required to occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach with hands and arms. The employee must some of the time lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. There is no special vision requirement for this job.

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Delta Star is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.