To submit an application, please contact:
Claudia Bergland
601 Brooks Avenue South, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
cbergland@arcticcatinc.com
Fax #: 218-681-9783
Engineering
Design Engineer - ATV
Responsibilities:
This individual will design ATV products and components utilizing Unigraphics II CAD systems to develop accurate and concise layouts and detail drawings.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Design product layouts, components and detail drawings for ATV product line through coordination with Product Team Manager and design team.
2. Assure completeness and accuracy of all CAD efforts.
3. Efficiently and timely complete all drawings, calculations and cost objectives according to development schedules.
4. Research and recommend material options for the design.
5. Develop and maintain accurate records of CAD work.
6. Schedule design reviews on projects when applicable.
7. Coordinate fabrication of prototype parts with ATV shop or external supplier. Assemble prototype parts yourself to review the application.
8. Provide CAD information and support to Manufacturing during Engineering Confirmation build and production.
9. Assist Product Team Manager and Senior BOM Coordinator in the development of Bill of Material (BOM’s) and Engineering Change Notice (ECN’s).
10. Support development of service manuals and part books.
11. Maintain confidentiality and security of sensitive designs, costing, test data, prototype models and product plans.
12. Stay abreast of the latest computer design systems and programs, material development, tooling, design aids, manufacturing processes and new technologies applicable to company products.
13. Continually review designs for cost effectiveness, manufacturing improvements and increased quality.
14. Identify new ideas, products and/or features that improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs and keeps ATV product line at the forefront of industry.
15. Apply concurrent engineering techniques on all projects.
16. Participate in and encourage the highest level of quality, efficiency and professionalism with co-workers. Act as a consultant to CAD Designers.
17. Communicate effectively with co-workers and encourage their efforts. Promote personal and group interaction with product, the dealer and customer to stay close to the product.
Location: Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Skills:
1. Proficient with Unigraphics CD systems and 3D geometry.
2. Capable of developing descriptive geometry, auxiliary views, projections and sectioning.
3. Self-motivated and punctual.
Education/Experience:
1. BS Mechanical Engineer or equivalent experience.
2. Proficient in verbal and written communications and capable of using PC based spreadsheet and word processing systems.
3. Minimum 2-3 years experience, preferably with recreational or wheeled vehicles.
4. Possess riding and evaluation skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Capable of riding an ATV in variety of settings.
Senior Emissions Project Engineer
Responsibilities:
The Senior Emissions Project Engineer is a key member of Arctic Cat’s Engine Teams with a high level of technical knowledge on engine emissions providing industry leading emission solutions to ensure that Arctic Cat engines produce the lowest level of emissions and meet regulatory emission requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Research and develop industry leading emission solutions for Arctic Cat Products.
2. Work with engine teams to ensure current and future engine and fuel systems meet customer expectations and emission regulations.
3. Work with engine teams in the improvement of family Emission levels (FELS).
4. Follow through on engine design plans from development to production to ensure engine systems meet certification.
Location: Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Skills:
1. Strong knowledge of both 2 stroke and 4 stroke emission technology.
2. Demonstrated experience and accomplishments on 2 stroke and 4 stroke emission control preferably in the motor sports industry.
3. Good communication skills written and verbal.
4. Passionate - considerate - team builder/player.
5. Experience in combustion analysis.
6. Experience with engine bench and chassis dynamometers.
Education/Experience:
1) BSME or equivalent experience.
2) Five or more years of demonstrated experience and accomplishments in 2 and 4 stroke emissions control work.
Six Sigma Engineer
Responsibilities:
The Six Sigma Engineer is responsible for leading and executing quality / warranty improvement projects that are cross-functional and interdepartmental and will be accomplished by applying Six Sigma methodology. They will be responsible for managing projects teams and various project documents (project plans, issues log, monthly updates, etc.) and who can partner effectively with all levels of the organization. The Six Sigma Engineer must be an empowered leader who can drive results and work effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Be a knowledgeable expert in Six Sigma methodologies, tools, trends and best practices, both inside and outside of the organization
2. Introduce Six Sigma methodology and tools to team members and the organization.
3. Ability to utilize data driven methods that get to root cause in order to resolve the quality / warranty projects.
4. Demonstrated ability to motivate others and achieve results.
5. Proactively pursue continuous improvements to drive quality, improve delivery and reduce costs.
6. Ability to work cross-functionally as well as on multiple projects under time constraints.
7. Ability to prepare goals and plans for short and long term success.
8. Determine and document project requirements and ensure the project solution is of acceptable quality.
9. Apply Six Sigma tools to improve process capability and eliminate defects.
10. Successfully manage project timelines and deliverables.
11. Strong leadership skills with ability to communicate and work at all levels within the organization
12. Schedule monthly meetings to communicate project progress to the team members and cross-functional teams.
13. Coordinate with operating leaders and teams to uncover and assess Six Sigma opportunities.
14. Introduce / implement Design for Six Sigma to engineering
Location: Thief River Falls, MN
Skills:
1. Strong analytical and quantitative skills, statistically literate and familiar with Six Sigma quality concepts and tools.
2. Demonstrated experience in directing and managing a variety of large projects and ability to work with and advise management
3. Excellent communication, organization and leadership skills
4. Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguity
5. Proven coaching and mentoring capability
6. Passion for outdoor recreational activities
Education/Experience:
1. Engineering Degree
2. Certification as Six Sigma Black Belt
3. 7+ years of demonstrated history of Six Sigma methodology within the Design and Manufacturing process environments.
4. Masters degree preferred
Product Team Manager- ATV
Responsibilities:
The individual in this position will have the overall responsibility to assure that products are designed, developed on schedule, tested within costs targets and support the companys strategic direction for product development. Coordinate product improvements and innovations to enhance achievement of long-term product and corporate objectives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assure the end product achieves all requirements and specifications determined in the product plan including but not limited to design, development, testing and cost targets.
2. Attends and participates in all product planning meetings.
3. Assure documentation of all planning specifications and features are maintained.
4. Collaborate with Chief Engineer to assure the product plan achieves the optimum results set out in the corporate directives, continually identifying new products and/or features that improve customer satisfaction and keep the product at the fore front of the industry.
5. Compiles, updates and monitors Gantt charts to assure project is on schedule.
6. Compiles other charts to keep track of tooling, piece costs and prototype parts.
7. Coordinates this activity with representative from finance.
8. Reviews all layout drawing and checks detailed design drawings for completeness and conformity to Arctic Cat drawing format requirements.
9. Prepare ECN for and addresses dispositions to assure proper communications are being handles for all departments (purchasing, manufacturing, quality and service).
10. Direct the BOM construction (initially and running changes) and approve final configuration.
11. Assist project engineers and designers in the development and testing of engineering prototype models.
12. Approve 1st piece sample inspection components to assure the components meet design specifications and address any deviations.
13. Support manufacturing during the engineering confirmation, manufacturing pilot and production builds.
14. Provide assembly drawings, digital pictures, etc. to assure product is built consistently.
15. Coordinate and organize design activities with other product team managers and monitors the activities of the project engineers and designers.
16. Continually promote product design to provide improved quality, competitive features, least cost and quickest entry into production.
17. Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing to implement concurrent engineering where applicable.
18. Develop understanding of latest material developments, tooling, design aids, manufacturing processes and new technologies applicable to the product.
19. Coordinate all press and dealer show models if required. Approve the product before it can be released to marketing.
20. Participates in the development of owner, part and service manuals.
21. Analyze warranty and service parts usage to predict trends and identify potential issues at an early stage.
22. Provide cost reduction ideas and support design improvements suggested by manufacturing and purchasing.
23. Compile as directed and adhere to an annual budget, including but not limited to projected development cost, equipment and staff requirements.
24. Participates in staff interviews.
25. Restrict confidential material from being expressed in written, pictorial or verbal form without proper authorization.
26. Participate in and encourage the highest level of quality, efficiency and professionalism.
27. Communicate effectively and encourage assigned team members efforts.
28. Promote positive interaction with all internal disciplines and external suppliers.
Location: Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Skills:
1. Demonstrated ability to lead a project from concept to production.
2. Proficient in verbal and written communications and capable of using PC based spreadsheet and word processing programs.
3. Literate in CAD systems and capabilities.
4. Possess riding and evaluation skills.
Education/Experience:
1. BS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
2. Eight years engineering project/design management experience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Capable of riding ATV=s in a wide variety of conditions.
2. Ability to lift up to 100 pounds.
MIS
Director of Information Technology
Responsibilities:
The individual in this position will be responsible for developing and maintaining an information and communications environment to meet the business needs of the Company. Contributes to general business planning for technology and systems required to maintain company operations and competitiveness. Recognizes new developments in information systems technology, and anticipates organizational modifications. Directs the activities of the Technical Services Department; responsible for developing short and long term technology plans, preparing budgets for new/replacement investments, and managing annual operating costs.
Oversees IT operations: data center and network management, telecommunications, security, capacity planning for hardware, and performance monitoring of systems. Ensures confidentiality and reliability of corporate data, proprietary information, and intellectual property. Functions as top level contact to assist business and application systems areas with project planning and potential IT solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Monitor and control the activities of technical projects to ensure schedules are
developed and communicated and that project deadlines are met. Communicates project status on major initiatives to senior management where appropriate.
2. Leads the development and maintenance of long-term and short-term plans to guide the direction of the organization’s information, communication, data distribution and access, technical and process automation system platforms based on overall company objectives provided by senior management.
3. Provides for development, implementation and support for company wide applications, including testing environments.
4. Organizing, leading, facilitating the Technology planning process, including strategic planning, organizational planning, communications and budget management for a highly dynamic IT organization.
5. Responsible for developing and implementing operational policies, procedures and controls. Ensures that objectives are met and takes corrective action when necessary.
6. Ensures company-wide technical standards and guidelines for software, hardware, processes, tools, and documentation are adhered to.
7. Oversees security administration: reviews and approves requests for access to business systems and communications capabilities. Responsible for security of equipment and data. Coordinates security and legal discovery investigations as well as annual IT audits.
8. Directs and coordinates hardware capacity and performance monitoring to ensure that production systems and projects under development operate at published levels of service and availability.
9. Maintains a reliable company wide data and telecommunications network.
10. Responsible for development of strategic and tactical equipment plans and capital budgets that successfully support the business, technical and information needs of the organization.
11. Communicates frequently with suppliers when planning the purchase of new products or services, as well as maintaining current contacts.
12. The position will work closely with Business and Application Systems areas and functions to ensure smooth production systems operations. The position will leverage expertise across IT and functional business areas within the company to execute project operations and change management. The position will act as a Management Planning and Project Management expert in guiding all groups across the company to execute effectively.
13. Keeps abreast of current Information Technology products, methodologies, future directions and organizational trends.
14. Seeks reductions in the total cost of ownership within IT operations and strives for process improvement and efficiency in managing IT functions.
15. Recruits, selects, trains, appraises performance and administers salaries of reporting employees. Determines assignments and changes employee status in accordance with company policy.
16. Plans, develops and implements staffing goals in accordance with company policy and needs.
Location: Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Skills:
1. Knowledge of an operational function such as Finance, Marketing, Manufacturing, R&D, etc.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills and communication capability.
3. Strong customer service orientation, analytical skills and leadership abilities.
4. Well demonstrated planning and organizational ability.
5. Ability to initiate projects, improvements and ideas for improvement.
6. Excellent project management skills.
Education/Experience:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems.
2. Ten years of experience in appropriate technical positions.
3. Ten years of management experience.
4. Experience with SAP.
Sales/Marketing
International Sales Director
Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the development and management of sales activities for all Arctic Cat products outside North America. The primary responsibility is to increase international sales growth for snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and associated parts, garments, and accessories.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Attain and exceed sales objectives by developing and executing plans necessary to grow Arctic Cat’s business outside of North America.
2. Generate new accounts in Europe, Asia/Pacific, Australia and Latin America.
3. Identify and prioritize the markets with the greatest potential for growth.
4. Identify, screen, and select distributor candidates.
5. Establish sales targets for distributors.
6. Maintain contact and provide assistance to distributors to ensure achievement of goals.
7. Regular communications with distributors.
8. Coordinate on a regular basis with departments and personnel within Arctic Cat to achieve growth goals including Credit, Service Parts, Service and Warranty, Product Planning, etc.
9. Advise and assist Arctic Cat management regarding development of products and distribution strategies for continued International expansion.
Location: Plymouth, MN
Skills:
1. Demonstrated success in starting and growing durable consumer products business overseas, preferably in Europe, Asia, South America, Russia, and Australia.
2. An in-depth knowledge of international distribution, market development, and sales strategies for durable consumer products.
3. Experience dealing effectively with diverse International cultures and an understanding of the dynamic and changing International marketplace.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills and strong personal presence.
5. Strong communication and presentation skills.
6. The desire, determination, and ability to consistently achieve goals in a highly competitive and dynamic environment.
7. Foreign language skills a plus.
8. Having lived outside North America is a plus.
9. Leadership, creativity, and innovation.
10. Ability to manage multiple complex projects.
Education/Experience:
1. College degree in Business Management or Marketing, preferably MBA
2. Minimum of 10 years of progressive business experience in domestic and international operations
3. A highly metrics driven and customer focused leader with demonstrated success in implementing processes and procedures to drive quality and customer satisfaction
4. A strong leader with a “rolled up sleeves” style to go deep into the tactical details to achieve success
Purchasing
Commodity Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for locating, qualifying, developing, and managing sources for parts within assigned commodity groups. Will negotiate purchase order agreements, implement and administer contracts, coordinate supplier certification programs, resolve supplier issues, and support supply management concepts, goals and procedures. It is the Commodity Manager’s responsibility to assure that all relevant data in the planning systems used to support the material requirements against a production plan/process, or project schedule is available, timely, and correct.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Commodity Manager will assure that all components or material for any product, process or project are available at the right time and place, of the specified quality, and are within inventory and unit cost goals by:
Coordinating the process of product, assembly, or part creation through:
1. Attendance at project meetings
2. Attendance of design reviews
3. Review of Engineering Change Orders
4. Providing assistance of supplier technical support
5. Monitoring lead times of their assigned commodities
6. Monitoring price and process trends
Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling sourcing activities that provide for the optimal quality, cost, and delivery for assigned items in line with the company’s new product introduction programs, production requirements, inventory and other supply objectives.
Coordinating the activities of the MRP/SAP planning and Demand Flow Technology (DFT) scheduling and releasing systems to ensure that the appropriate information is produced and the selected suppliers are fully compliant, including:
1. Produce a daily shipment request
2. Produce a 52 week forecast
3. Receive an Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
Manage the activities of assigned buyer/planners to ensure effective operational execution for assigned parts/materials/commodities.
Manage ongoing supplier performance in quality, cost, and delivery and conduct corrective action and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve established objectives.
Location: Thief River Falls, MN
Skills:
1. Knowledge of purchasing, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, production processes, and inventory management procedures.
2. Understanding the company’s material planning system and using it effectively in day-to-day activity.
3. Strong organizational, planning, analysis, and negotiation skills.
4. PC skills, including fluency in word processing and spreadsheet programs.
5. Understand and use technical information, including CAD system output, hard copy drawings, engineering bills of materials, indented bills of materials, process route sheets and quality assurance instructions.
6. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
7. Ability to work effectively in a cooperative, team-oriented, and fast paced environment.
Education/Experience:
1. BA or BS degree in a business, technical or related discipline.
2. Five years of relevant work experience.
3. Continuing education in purchasing and supply management preferred.
Human Resources
Manager-Talent Acquisition
Responsibilities:
Individual in this position is responsible for technical, professional and managerial staffing required to meet current and future needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Works with hiring managers and supervisors to identify current and future technical, professional and managerial staffing needs.
2. With hiring managers and supervisors, identify critical competencies for vacant positions.
3. Analyze and select best recruiting approach.
4. Conducts preliminary screening against required competencies.
5. Collaborates with hiring manager or supervisor to select best candidate.
6. Manages outside recruiting resources to assure the company is securing the best talent in the most cost effective manner.
7. Performs reference checks.
8. Coordinates company’s college recruiting and internship programs.
9. Evaluates the effectiveness of the company’s staffing process on an annual basis.
10. Full cycle recruiting from concept of requisition through orientation.
11. Other duties as assigned by VP Human Resources
Location: Thief River Falls, MN
Skills:
1. Knowledge of employment law.
2. Ability to act as internal staffing consultant.
3. Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
4. Advanced working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software is always required (Microsoft office preferred).
5. Promote an environment of high morale and teamwork. Desire to broaden skills and experiences in all aspects of Human Resources required.
Education/Experience:
1. Four year Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field.
2. Five (5) years prior staffing experience.
3. Some generalist experience preferred.
4. Experience recruiting for technical engineering positions.
POGA (Parts, Oil, Garments, Accessories)
Arcticwear/Sportswear Coordinator
Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible to research, recommend, coordinate, and execute approved product plans and activities related to current and future select group of snowmobile, ATV & ROV, Drift Racing sportswear products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Coordinate with external designers & suppliers, as well as internal, to develop product concepts, prototypes, relating testing and final products.
2. Ensure proper market segmentation provided to supplier and related information.
3. Coordinate the sportswear section of the Catalog including travel to studio and location photo shoots.
4. Create annual design overall, direction and product plan. Maintain accurate records of current, new and potential products.
5. Coordinate with suppliers to negotiate prices, terms and conditions.
6. Be knowledgeable about industry competitors, their products and marketing methods.
7. Assist as required on projects such as sales meetings, dealer shows, seminars, etc.
8. Will travel approximately 2-4 weeks per year.
9. Maintain sales, unit data, trends and activities.
Location: Thief River Falls, MN
Skills:
1. Strong Sense of Style
Required to be an active outdoor motor sports enthusiast capable of reading apparel and sportswear market trends and visionary for future product lines. Must be able to develop color, graphics & product features while achieving margin and price point.
2. Creative
Ability to solve Design incongruence’s and develops product and process solutions.
3. Process Driven
Utilize and improve procedures and processes to increase product development quality, speed, & design while lowering costs.
4. Negotiator
Ability to negotiate prices, terms, & conditions and deal with conflict effectively.
5. Enterprising
Driven to accomplish projects, improve margins, as well as sense, prove, and pursue opportunities.
6. Decision Maker
Willingness to accept responsibility for decisions and make them on a timely basis.
7. Multi-task
Strong organizational skills are required will be simultaneously managing development of 250+products from start to finish, along with other tasks.
8. Mathematics
Excel spreadsheet skills and ability.
9. Communicator
Ability to express ideas and positions verbally as well as visually through sketches. Present product to DSM’s, dealers, and consumers.
Education/Experience:
1. High school diploma is required. Post-secondary education or significant experience in a related field preferred.
2. Experience and knowledge of outdoor and motorsports apparel as well as OEM and aftermarket competitors.
3. Experience and knowledge of outdoor and motorsports and related accessories via a past work history involving manufacturing engineering, marketing or retail.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to actively participate in the evaluation, testing and development of the company products in all types of environment conditions. Must be able to stand up to 2 hours on concrete surfaces and be able to meet the OSHA weight lifting standards.
Quality
Quality Engineer - St Cloud, MN
Responsibilities:
This individual will design, install, and evaluate QA process sampling systems, procedures, and statistical techniques. Interface with all other quality and engineering personal at Arctic Cat. Assist in the development and administration of Internal and External Quality Metrics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Document data - assist in the development and maintenance of the document and data collection systems for our internal systems. Develop and write standard work instructions for this process.
2. Quality audits - take part in Internal Quality Audits for Quality Systems.
3. Quality planning - key member of the quality planning group for the Quality Assurance Department.
4. Production and efficiency - seek and recommend ways to improve product and processes capability based on company metrics.
5. Problem solving - solve production quality problems using scientific problem solving tools (TQ, DOE, SPC, etc.) in the execution of normal work assignments.
6. Plan & organize projects - key member of the team in using company and vendor data to implement continuous improvement projects.
7. Technical support - provide technical support and information to other departments, vendors and customers as requested based on data collected from company metrics, vendor metrics and inspection data.
8. Continuous improvement of existing systems and product efficiencies.
9. Continuing education - preserve professional and technical competence by pursuing related continuing education.
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Skills:
1. Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal/written) effectively with customers, suppliers, and employees.
2. Demonstrated understanding of Quality tools, SPC, CPK, Gage R & R and inspection tools and procedures.
3. Demonstrate ability to work in a cooperative and team oriented environment.
4. Demonstrated ability to work and make decisions independently and lead others to the completion of assigned tasks.
5. Thorough knowledge of engine components and tolerances.
6. Thorough knowledge of calibration.
7. Demonstrated understanding of inspection techniques.
Education/Experience:
1. BS or BA degree in Mechanical, Industrial Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or a related field.
2. ASQE certification preferred
3. Demonstrated understanding of Geometric tolerance, tolerance stacks, and the ability to read prints.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of ISO 9001 and TS 18949, QS Quality System and active member of APQP, control plan and FMEA development.
5. Thorough knowledge of engines and engine components.
6. Demonstrated knowledge and experience using Statistical Scientific Problem Solving Tools including DOE and SPC.
7. Demonstrated ability to write standard operating procedures.
8. Demonstrated thorough knowledge of quality system: policy procedures, work instructions.
9. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form. Establish good working relationships with all manufacturing, design and material control personnel.
Quality Technician
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for product/process verification activities, including auditing as well as verification of purchased and internally produced components for a variety of quality related assembly activities. The Quality Technician will act as a quality liaison between manufacturing, engineering, quality and purchasing. The candidate will coordinate resources between departments to prevent and resolve production quality issues; participate in Management for Daily Improvement (MDI) meetings, and other quality related duties as assigned. This position will report to the Director of Quality with a dotted line relationship to the Production Manager.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Insure that the product received, as well as built, is in compliance to published engineering requirements and specifications when issues arise. Communicate part compliance problems to the Supplier Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering where applicable, and Commodity Manager.
2. Provide additional information when needed on IDRs (Inspection Disposition Reports) to enable timely disposition.
3. Notify Materials personnel when replacement parts are needed due to a sort or nonconformance or to arrange to sort inventory in support of production.
4. Notify and communicate internally produced part quality issues to appropriate department personnel (i.e. machine/welding/paint, etc.).
5. Participate as needed in assembly improvement projects.
6. Participates on process improvement teams and teams formed to accomplish specific tasks relating to the Quality goals and objectives.
7. Lead or assist in investigation and containment when safety issues are found.
8. Problem solving utilizing scientific problem-solving methods to include but not limited to: Taguchi methods, Design of Experiments (DOE) SPC, FMEA, 5 Whys, Six Sigma, PDCA and support lean manufacturing principles.
9. Pursue educational goals established by Assembly/Quality Department.
10. Participate in Management for Daily Improvement (MDI) meetings
11. Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate current processes as well as the results of process changes.
12. Other work as required by the Assembly/Quality Department.
13. Develop standard work instructions as well as process instructions.
Location: Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Skills:
1. Thorough knowledge of blue print reading, including geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD & T) and Engineering BOM’s.
2. Ability to use basic measuring tools and test equipment.
3. Strong organizational skills using a data based decision process.
4. Thorough understanding and interpretation of Quality tools including but not limited to SPC, Capability Analysis (Cp, CpK, PpK), Gage R & R, metrology tools and techniques, FMEA, disciplined problem solving, etc.
5. Ability to prioritize work, makes decisions independently, and leads others to the completion of assigned tasks.
6. Thorough knowledge of what makes up a working quality system, as well as the ability to clearly generate standard operating procedures, work instructions as well as reports.
7. Ability to work in a cooperative and team-oriented environment.
Education/Experience:
1. High school diploma / 2 years of college or technical training in quality, or 5 years of quality related employment in a manufacturing environment.
2. American Society for Quality Certifications: Certified Quality Technician is a plus.
3. Demonstrated understanding of geometric tolerances, tolerance stacks and blue print reading ability.
4. Knowledge of ISO-9001/TS16949 Quality Management Systems and related tools, including APQP, PPAP, control planning, and failure modes and effects analysis.
