Sr Quality Engineer - Manufacturing

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what's possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.
Job Summary:
Under minimal supervision, performs quality control tasks, optimizes quality management systems, and implements proven inspection and statistical techniques to ensure product/process compliance to stakeholder requirements. Prioritize internal and external opportunities and resolve them through a systematic problem-solving methodology that identifies root cause(s), implements countermeasures, and verifies results. Drives initiatives to achieve company quality objectives.
Responsibilities:
• Drive the implementation of containment actions to prevent process defects and/or escapes.
• Perform internal product & process audits.
• Create, maintain, and update Control Plans as well as audit to identify improvements.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering in the update of PFMEAs for product or process changes.
• Champion the reduction of customer complaints; reduce customer DPPM and warranty costs.
• Evaluate Drawings and Engineering standards including critical dimensions.
• Perform data analysis: non-conforming material, Warranty, Escapes, and others.
• Drive continuous improvement for all elements of the Quality System.
• Support lean initiatives and Problem Solving (5s, RIE's, SQDIP, MDI, 9 step).
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and procedures as per BOS and engineering standards.
• Support the manufacturing assembly and test cells to maximize product quality and reliability.
• Support the launch of new products through Early Launch Containment planning and support.
• Support Quality System to make sure all deliverables are met for customer and regulatory body compliance.
• Serves as internal ISO 9001 auditor.
• Participates in BBS audits.
• Responsible for keeping updated Method Sheets, visual aids, formats and quality records according to Trane QMS.
• Ensure the compliance of documentation and improvement following the quality standards, FPY, COPQ, DPPM, Calibration and development of corrective actions with the use of 6-sigma, SPC, strategic A3 and 9-Steps.
• Support and monitoring of SQDIP / MDI boards.
• Analysis and monitoring complaints and CARs and SCARs as necessary.
• May supervise hourly team members in inspection, gauging, metrology, college co-operative students, interns.
• Manage pressure vessel code compliance programs related to ASME/ PED/ TSSA etc.
• Drive process change projects in line with value stream mapping.
Qualifications:
• Bachelors' degree in engineering preferred but Associate's degree and equivalent job experience will be considered.
• 3-5 years experience in a manufacturing plant environment.
• ISO 9001 certified auditor or equivalent preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• Knowledge of various quality system methodologies; Lean, 5 Why's, Pareto Analysis, Six Sigma, DFMEA, PFEMA, PPAP, APQP, etc. is a must.
• ASQ CQE or similar certifications are preferred.
• Data analysis and or Quality 4.0 experiences are preferred.
Key Competencies:
• Must be detail oriented to ensure all quality requirements are met.
• Experience with MS Office products required & to learn computer software applications.
• Must be a high-energy self-starter, results-oriented proactive and able to work effectively with little supervision.
• Must be a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to effectively build relationships with employees at all levels.
• Ability to interpret quality and engineering specifications.
Travel:
• Estimated Travel is less than 10%
Work Schedule / Considerations:
• Position is onsite, at our La Crosse, WI facility.
• Position is first shift with second shift and weekend support as required.
What's in it for you:
• Benefits kick in day one!
• 6% 401K match, plus an additional 2% of eligible pay in core contributions.
• 3 weeks of vacation per calendar year, plus paid holidays.
• Benefits*: https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index/careers/benefits.html
Base Pay Range: $90,000 - $110,000
Disclaimer: This "range" could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed, education, experience, travel requirements for the job, or because of a system the employer uses to measure earnings by quantity or quality of production (so, for example, positions that may not have traditional salary ranges).
*Benefits vary by region, business alignment, union involvement and employee status.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.