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Leggett & Platt Aerospace - Western Pneumatic Tube Co. Quality Engineer in Kirkland, Washington
We make life more comfortable.
Leggett & Platt's overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives -- by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.
Leggett & Platt's inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.
From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.
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Aerospace
At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interaction.
After our materials have gone through the necessary processes, we are left with high-performance finished goods that are ready to be incorporated into assemblies for our customers.
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POSITION SUMMARY: Recommends and assists in the implementation of methods which enhance the Quality Management System and customer satisfaction. Assists in quality system audits including evaluation of suppliers. Presents results of improvement efforts and ongoing performance measures associated with the NR and MRB process. Ensure the incorporation of quality plans into manufacturing processes to improve the overall quality of products delivered. Develop efficient and lean product validation methods.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Assist Quality Manager in the development and maintenance of Quality Procedures and Work Instructions
Responsible for updating all specifications to the latest revision.
Perform contract review on new orders working with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement to ensure:
- Flow down of customer requirements within the engineered processes and supplier purchase orders.
- Quality checks are specified and sequenced properly in the process
- Key Processes / Characteristics are identified, and control plans initiated.
- Aid in the establishment and maintain the PFMEA established for a product or family of parts and associated control plan to mitigate risk on current and new product.
- Develop and submit PPAP documents for new product as well as current product in accordance with customer requirements.
- Identify and facilitate the need for FAIR or delta FAI in accordance with AS9102 and customer requirements.
- Determine and apply appropriate statistical techniques and Measurement System Analysis tools.
Assist in the Quality System/conduct internal audits.
Assist in the coordination of customer onsite audits.
Facilitate and promote the use of appropriate problem-solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action.
Perform duties in accordance with quality system requirements.
Coordinate with internal g