Quality Engineer

Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are looking for aQuality Engineerto join Kaiser Aluminum in Los Angeles at our aluminum casting and extrusion plant!

What you will work on:

• Work in cross-functional teams to support plant business goals and objectives.
• Provide technical support to production, engineering, and sales and marketing groups.
• Investigate and resolve non-conforming material and customer complaints.
• Support plant quality initiatives and industry standards compliance through active participation in the plant quality strategy.
• Develop processes to maximize capacity utilization, minimize cost and provide statistically sound product performance.
• Maintain manufacturing practices and procedures to optimize product quality/performance.
• Perform internal procedural audits in accordance with ISO standards
• Develop, document, and provide training of standard work.
• Develop, plan, and implement process or product improvement projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Support plant safety initiatives through active involvement in the safety process.
• Lead and/or contribute to continuous improvement and six sigma project teams.
• Document all work and write technical reports.
• Supervise 3 hourly techs

What you will bring to the position:

• An undergraduate degree in Metallurgy or Material Science or related field is required.
• Proven ability to work in a low supervision environment while successfully meeting goals.
• Experience in aluminum casting or other molten metal environment a plus
• Experience managing technical projects/initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical skills (statistical data analysis experience is a plus).
• Strong PC skills, including Windows, Word, Excel, various data collection and analysis packages.
• Self-sufficiency in data acquisition, analysis, and report writing.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work in teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience or classwork with Six Sigma a plus.
• Approximately 40% of the job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. 60% of the job function is required in the plant. There is exposure to operating machinery and a manufacturing environment.

No third-party candidate submissions are being accepted at this time for this opening.

About Kaiser Aluminum: Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing a diverse and inclusive culture. We are strongly committed to expanding inclusion, equity, and diversity - how we hire, develop, and inspire our diverse team members that reflects and relates to the increasingly multicultural community.