Quality Engineer

Valued Team member: We are glad you are exploring new opportunities within Zimmer Biomet!What You Can ExpectResponsible for assuring products conform to established requirements and standards through appropriate audit, inspection, and test activities. This includes analysing quality trend data and taking appropriate action; supporting production on all quality related issues; investigating customer complaints; qualifying, auditing and monitoring suppliers and ensuring an effective and robust quality system which complies with all relevant regulatory requirements; Interacts with many different functional departments, suppliers, and experts outside Zimmer to implement Zimmer Quality goals.How You'll Create Impact 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. Develop and maintain an effective and robust quality system which complies with all relevant regulatory requirements. Ensure all validation activity is effective and documented in a compliant manner. Complete in-depth investigations into customer complaints and implement corrective and preventative actions, as appropriate. 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. Evaluates new suppliers as required and co-ordinate supplier supplier corrective actions where necessary. Ensures that the Receiving inspection process is implemented in a complaint and effective manner. This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions What Makes You Stand Out Third level degree in engineering or Science degree. Certification as a quality engineer (e.g. CQE) is preferred. 5+ years experience in a Quality Engineering role. Your Background Microsoft Office Suite. Expert knowledge of blueprint reading and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Understanding of QSR/ISO regulations Quality system auditing techniques. Design assurance, FMEA, and product testing methods, and able to use optical comparators and CMMs. Knowledge of statistics, process control, and process capability. 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. Travel ExpectationsEOE/M/F/Vet/Disability