Quality Engineer (Logistics & Customer Quality)

Job description

Farnell Farnell, an Avnet company, is a global high-service distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair.

Job Summary

Develops, evaluates, analyzes, revises, applies and deploys technical quality assurance tools, methods and appropriate work content for assigned areas.

Principal Responsibilities

Assigned areas may include inspection, verification, validation, quality systems, quality engineer, process development and improvement, customer assurance, supplier quality or other appropriate internal and external teams or processes. Ensures processes and items are in compliance with applicable quality assurance and industry standards, company, customer, supplier, government and regular requirements (ISO, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.) Analyzes and identifies trends in various inspection, quality, process, customer, supplier and other related data; recommends corrective action or improvement plans when necessary.

Conducts random, scheduled and/or unscheduled audits to determine conformance to customer specifications, company processes and procedures and other such specifications and requirements. Interfaces with and coordinates activities or internal cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, third part certifying bodies and other external stakeholders appropriate Provides quality systems, quality tools, technical support, improvements and other applicable quality expertise as appropriate, e.g., root cause analysis, sampling plans, Pareto analysis, statistical process control, etc.

Other duties as assigned.

Job Level Specifications

Foundational knowledge of specialized disciplines, industry practices and standards, acquired via academic instruction and/or relevant work experience of substantially the same level. Develops solutions to defined tasks, typical assignments and projects. May be solved by the application of specialized foundational knowledge, using existing approaches and solutions. Work is usually performed independently and requires the exercise of judgment and discretion.

Receives initial direction although work may be reviewed for accuracy and quality. Collaborates with immediate management and team members within the department or function. Actions typically affect own work assignments and department. Erroneous decisions or failure to accomplish work may require some assistance or resources to remedy.

Work Experience

Typically less than 2 years with bachelor's or equivalent.

Education and Certification(s)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Basic ISO knowledge. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.