Engineer/Quality Engineer/Senior Job in Warsaw, Indiana US
Job Summary
-Responsible for gathering relevant, factual information and data in order to solve quality related problems.
-Resolve issues by identifying and applying solutions from acquired technical experience and guided precedents.
-Plan and lead projects by identifying and organizing activities into time dependent sequencing with realistic timelines.
-Work effectively/ productively with all departments by developing a team atmosphere.
-Responsible for assuring products conform to established requirements and standards through appropriate audit, inspection, and test activities.
-Interacts with many different functional departments, suppliers, and experts outside Zimmer to implement Zimmer Quality goals.
Principal Duties Responsibilities
-Formulates procedures, specifications, and standards for Zimmer products and processes.
-Provides leadership for quality engineering projects from concept through design, implementation, testing, documentation, support, and maintenance.
-Develops and implements corrective/preventative action plans
-Collects and analyzes data for gauge and product evaluation.
-Identifies critical personnel, gauges, procedures, and materials needed for the completion of new products.
-Ensures that suppliers have necessary information and facilities to deliver quality products to Zimmer.
-Expected Areas of Competence (KSA's)
-Ability to work within a team environment and build relationships outside of the department as well as outside the company (suppliers, regulatory agencies, etc.).
-Facilitates team efforts on quality engineering projects.
-Ability to deliver, meet deadlines and have results orientation.
-Able to communicate both orally and in written form to multiple levels of the company.
-Microsoft Office Suite, expert knowledge of blueprint reading and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, understanding of QSR/ISO regulations, design assurance, FMEA, and product testing methods, and are able to use optical comparators and CMMs.
-Knowledge of statistics, process control, and process capability
Education/Experience Requirements
-B.S. in engineering or an alternative Bachelor's degree program with certification as a quality engineer (e.g. CQE) plus 3-5 years experience in a Quality Engineering role, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Company
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Zimmer is a worldwide leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, dental implants, and related surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 27 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries. Zimmer's 2010 sales were approximately $4.2 billion. The Company is supported by the efforts of more than 8,000 employees worldwide.
Reconstructive
Zimmer reconstructive orthopaedic implants restore joint function lost due to disease or trauma in joints such as knees, hips, shoulders and elbows. Zimmer Reconstructive represents the largest segment of Zimmer business, with about 80 percent of total Zimmer global sales. Zimmer is a global market leader in both Hip and Knee products, and is emerging as a leading company in Extremities. Zimmer continues to develop the industry's most innovative technologies, including Zimmer Patient Specific Instruments, Trabecular MetalTM Technology, and Zimmer Gender SolutionsTM. Primary Zimmer Reconstructive locations are in Warsaw, Indiana, and in Winterthur, Switzerland.
WARSAW, INDIANA- Home to Zimmer Corporate offices, Manufacturing, Distribution and Research and Development centers, Warsaw is located in north central Indiana about an hour from South Bend or Fort Wayne and three-hours east of downtown Chicago. Warsaw and the surrounding Kosciusko County has a population of about 75,000. Warsaw is known as the "Orthopaedic Capital of the World," with many orthopaedic-related companies in the area, including three of the world's largest. With more than 100 lakes the county is historically known as a major summer resort area.