Tactical Quality Engineer

TRIGO is seeking a full time Technical Quality Engineer in Des Moines IA. 

This is a 1st shift position (6:00 AM - 2:30 PM Mon - Fri with occasional OT). 

The pay for this position is $26.00 - $29.00 per hour depending on qualifications.

Opportunity to enroll in group plan coverages, 1st of the month following 30 days, to include: Comprehensive Medical Insurance, Teladoc, Dental, Vision, Life and Critical Illness Insurance and Short-Term Disability. We also offer 401K, Vacation Pay, Safety Wear Allowance, and Referral Bonuses (all offered after meeting the eligibility requirements). Other Benefits include, DailyPay, Tuition assistance (scholarships and discounts), FREE Employee Assistance Program, Employee Perks and Discounts, Advancement Opportunities and Travel Opportunities

Assists the customer as the primary liaison between the customer's assembly processes and the customer's reactive supplier quality department. The Technical Quality Engineer (TQE) utilizes a combination of customer assembly specifications and their personal inspection background to maintain the customer's quality expectations accurately, efficiently, and in a professional manner.

Reports to
Direct : Site Manager Indirect : Area Manager/Director of Operations

Responsibilities
• Respond to the customer's assembly line quality problems
• Establish short term product containment and/or request product rework for defective products
• Document and report assembly line and non-operational product quality issues
• Investigate and report findings of supplier caused non-operational product quality issues generated
on the assigned shift to the appropriate supplier, affected quality groups, supply management, and
operations groups.
• Investigates product quality issues in collaboration with customer quality group to determine the
scope of the issue and provide data for supplier.
• Report results of containment to applicable groups to assists with their business making
decisions/impact.
• Assist in investigation of root cause, gather and analyze historical data, and assist as needed in the
corrective action process to help drive a robust 8D process that will yield no future issues.
• Other duties and/or responsibilities as assigned
Job Skills & Competencies
• Demonstrated ability in reading and interpreting engineering and assembly drawings a must
• Comprehension level knowledge and understanding of inspection techniques and the use of the
appropriate measuring tools, equipment, and gages
• Comprehension level knowledge of industrial equipment assembly processes
• Operating level proficiency using computer software programs
• Positive and adaptable to workflow changes