Position Title: Quality EngineerCompensation: Full-time, Salary. Comprehensive Benefits including Health, Life Insurance, STD, 401(k) plan and more!Company Information:ARG is the longest continuously operating refinery in North America dating back to 1881. Privately held, the employees and leadership pride themselves on offering competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive culture of growth and learning. In addition to a 401k retirement plan to which the company makes matching contributions, ARG offers participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to qualified employees, through which they share in the profits of the company. This position reports to the Director of Quality and New Product Development. Scope & Responsibilities of Quality Engineer: (Not limited to)
- Lead/facilitate select Root Cause Analysis teams identified from Quality Deviation Reports (Customer Complaints), Internal Evaluations, and Environmental Incident reports.
- Coordinate the review of Quality and Environmental procedures associated with the Refinery Process and Blending Plant continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support, contribute, and lead process improvement activities across all areas of the organization.
- Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to adhere to process and prevent occurrence of non-conformities relating to product, process or the environment.
- Undertake internal project and management audits during the tender, design and manufacture stages
- Write reports and present progress at meetings
- Keep up with current and developing manufacturing and engineering trends that concern product quality
- Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Six-Sigma and Measurement System Analysis
- Serve as a resource to Area Team Leaders and Unit Specialists to analyze process and quality data
- Help to establish goals and objectives for continuous improvement in quality and environmental performance.
- Develop an Environmental Management System (EMS) with an Environmental Manual that aligns with ISO 14001:2015 and serves as a resource to integrate the Quality Management System with an EMS (ISO 14001).
- Serve as a backup to all functions of the Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist
Benefits Available to Quality Engineer:
- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental, Optical & Prescription
- Health Savings Accounts & Flexible-Spending Plans
- Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance Options
- Short & Long-term Disability Coverage
- Escalating Paid Vacation Plans
- Paid Holidays & Personal Days
- Education & Employee Assistance Plans
- Employee Stock Ownership & 401 (k) Plans
Education & Experience for Quality Engineer:
- BS in an engineering discipline, physical science, or mathematics
- At least 5 years' experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
- ASQ training and certifications desired
- Experience in Six Sigma (Certified Greenbelt or Black Belt) desired.
Other Qualifications of Quality Engineer:
- Highly motivated and a self-starter.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and statistical software such as Minitab.
- ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 internal auditor training
- Strong experience in standard quality tools such as: FMEA, Cause & Effect, and Root cause analysis, and establishing control plans
- Interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
Physical & Cognitive Demands of Quality Engineer:
- COGNITIVE DEMANDS: Meet deadlines, focus attention, work independently, independent judgments, work with a team, communicating, reading comprehension, critical thinking/troubleshooting.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS: seeing, speaking, hearing, sitting, walk/climb, stand/reach, listen, writing, driving, keyboarding, Working in extreme heat/cold. Push/pull/lift/carry 25 pounds.
Additional Notes:This position, as well as every other position at American Refining Group, is required to conduct their work at a high level of safety and quality performance. We require our employees to adhere to safety policies and procedures and expect they will help and encourage colleagues to do so as well. Our goal is to strive for a Zero-Incident environment that is a benefit to our employees and community. Our commitment to safety is identified as one of our core values: Safety is our Compass . Employees are expected to understand and operate under current Process Safety Management guidelines in accordance with their role. Adherence to our Refinery Conduct of Operations in refinery and safety-sensitive functions is critical to our ongoing commitment to reliable operations. American Refining Group, Inc. executes and maintains an ISO certified Quality Management System to meet specified customer requirements for product performance, safety, and service. Employees are expected to understand and operate under the guidelines of the Quality Management System while executing the functions of their position.ARG culture promotes ongoing training and mentoring that is intended to be a developmental partnership for all (employees are subject to ongoing performance reviews and feedback).This is not a job bid - external recruiting is being conducted concurrently with internal posting. Applicant will be selected based on qualifications and a job interview; final selection will rest solely with the Company.Qualified individuals must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; they are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.EEO Employer -ARG is committed to providing reasonable accommodation in our recruiting and employment practices. If assistance is needed to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at 814-###-####.