(Fastwater Staffing) Quality Specialist, MRB and nonconformance - Santa Ana/Costa Mesa, CA

Location: United States Location: on-site, LC1 (OC21), Santa Ana / Costa Mesa, CA. What you'll do: · Manages the site Materials Review Board (MRB) process · Be fully imbedded within manufacturing process to actively assist in providing resolution, containment, and improvement to nonconforming materials · Review Manufacturing Work Instructions and provide feedback · Support in providing clarification or go/no-go decisions to inspectors · Lead and own the execution of containment of nonconforming items including inspecting to verify non-conforming parts · Assist in the root cause analysis · Manage internal triage with engineering teams to support nonconformance dispositions and ensure the investigative tasks are completed in a timely manner · Ensure data collection and entry is accurate and complete for the MRB process · Communicate the process performance and quality issues to key stakeholders to drive improvements · Track and report out MRB metrics on a weekly basis · Execute vendor return material authorization (RMA) with partnership between Warehouse and Buyers to ensure material leaves the MRB area for suppliers. · Manage quality containment process for material, tooling, and inspection equipment that are involved in non-conformances impacting production capacity and capability. · Create inspection plans for incoming material, in-process inspection steps, and end of line inspection, as per direction from product quality engineers · Train technicians and inspectors to execute inspection plans and data capture in the process. · Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality engineers · Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to Client's quality policy. · Perform internal audits on processes and procedures, as per direction from Quality Systems Engineer · Deep dive into data and traceability investigations to identify trends, oddities, inconsistencies, and variation that impacts the effectiveness of processes, procedures, and product quality. · Stay current with new inspection technologies and techniques and recommend improvements to the inspection process Required Qualifications: · Must be a US citizen; must be able to obtain and hold a TS/SCI. · Associate degree or equivalent in a relevant fields, or equivalent experience in lieu of education · 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and/or a quality/engineering related role · Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting HW development and quality management · Proficiency with computer-aided design (CAD) software and inspection data management software. · Ability to work independently and as part of a team. · Attention to detail and strong organizational skills. · Experience with Calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Faro arm, OMM, etc.) · Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, CAD) · Analyze inspection results and provide feedback to production, manufacturing engineering, and quality engineering departments. · Experience using investigative equipment such as x-ray inspection, digital characterization, material certificate of compliance, etc. · Experience in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001, IATF 16949 or similar QMS standard · Experience with validation and testing assemblies and their components · Experience with communicating with suppliers and cross functional teams Preferred Qualifications: · Technical or Associates degree in related quality/mechanical/aerospace engineering field · Direct experience conducting First Article Inspection and Report for internal manufacturing · ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, or equivalent. IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification · Existing work experience is low rate production manufacturing environment · Knowledge & understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing as per Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) · Experience with inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components (Power Supplies, PCBs, wire-harnesses) · Experience with Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD) · Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment · Detail oriented self starter with minimal oversight - strong ability to communicate with different cross functional teams