The Quality Specialist will be responsible to control nonconforming product including containment, root cause analysis, preventive and corrective actions, and the validation of these actions for effectiveness.  The Quality Specialist shall participate in Continuous Improvement activities to standardize processes, reduce process variation, improve manufacturing yields and reduce Customer complaints at the Newport, DE manufacturing plant.  To this end, the Quality Specialist shall be expected to:

• Isolate and quarantine nonconforming product
• Conduct Failure Analysis/Defect Characterization in order to understand the failure mode of the product and/or process
• Perform Root Cause Analysis
• Identify Corrective and Preventive Actions which will prevent the nonconformance from recurring
• Implement Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Validate effectiveness of implemented Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Leverage Corrective and Preventive Actions to similar products and/or processes
• Utilize 8D (Eight Disciplines) problem solving methodology to improve supplied quality from ALAS vendors, internal quality from manufacturing operations, and external quality (i.e. Customer satisfaction)
• Utilize the DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) to drive continuous improvement and sustain it
• Be able to map a process and identify inputs and outputs, and whether they are controlled or not controlled
• Evaluate measurement systems through Measurement System Analysis including Gage R&R studies
• Assess process control and stability via Statistical Process Control (SPC) analysis
• Conduct data mining of manufacturing records in order to perform correlation analysis and/or hypothesis testing
• Participate in Supplied Quality nonconformance investigations
• Participate in Manufacturing continuous improvement teams
• Participate in Customer complaint investigations
• Participate in Quality Management System (QMS) Audits and Corrective Actions resulting from these audits
• Perform incoming inspection audits
• Perform manufacturing process audits
• Perform outbound shipment audits
• Comply with all Air Liquide policies and procedures
• Comply with all Air Liquide health, safety and environmental protocols
• Perform other duties as required to support changing business needs

Required 

• BS in Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or other relevant technical discipline
• Minimum one year work experience as a quality professional in manufacturing
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Standard
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge of Google Office (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive and Calendar)
• Working knowledge of Statistical Software (Minitab, JMP or equivalent)
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills
• Strong command of English, verbal and written

Preferred

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (LSSBB)
• Quality Engineer Certification (CQE)
• Advanced Technical degree
• Working knowledge of Aerospace Quality Standard AS9100
• Working knowledge of 8D problem solving methodology
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings