Quality Assurance Engineer

At PPG, we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining Process FMEA’s.
• Investigate quality problems that escape to our Customers and are discovered in house with the goal of leading problem solving teams to develop corrective actions that prevent the reoccurrence of the issue.
• Develop and implement proactive Quality methodologies to transform the work space from a reactionary organization to a proactive organization.
• Must analyze process problem situations by reviewing facts and creating solutions using operational and engineering guidelines, procedures, regulations, industry standards and past successes.
• Interacts with QA, QC, Production and Engineering in discussing and resolving complicated data and/or information with all levels of involved department personnel.
• Ability to travel in the US and possibly overseas to customers.
• Develop pareto analysis for top 5 issues to present to leadership
• Maintain DPPM and notice of escape metrics for all customers to track improvement.
• Develop yearly improvement plans based on past performance.
• Develop error proofing strategy.
• Process Capability Analysis & Special studies.
• Analyze rejected or returned product.
• Ability to work with internal company and external customers.
• Complete tasks as assigned with minimal supervision and guidance.
• Other duties as assigned.

• The position requires a bachelor’s degree in an engineering field and a minimum of five (5) years of experience within a technical quality field or an equivalent environment. Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) is preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.
• Ability to communicate with internal and external customers at a high level.
• Previous Experience with LEAN and Six Sigma methodology to evaluate risks is preferred.