Operations Quality Improvement Specialist

Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics !

Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.

We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit www.korry.com .

Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!

What You Will Do

The mission of the Operations Quality Improvement Specialist is to team up with Production Management, Quality and Manufacturing Engineers, Supply Chain and Engineering to resolve quality opportunities increasing throughput and labor efficiency. Individuals in this role will focus on analyzing quality data, lowering cost, increasing productivity, ensuring good parts are being sent to the manufacturing floor, and increasing first pass yield (FPY) through evaluation and systematic changes in process. In addition, this role will manage corrective actions for Operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead quality/design improvement projects
• Monitor, analyze, and improve quality performance (Scrap, rework, First Pass Yield)
• Assist in the determination of causes for rejected parts and their disposition
• Investigate root cause to permanently resolve product and production issues
• Prepare and present to various levels within the organization the status of Quality activities impacting operations, and develop recovery plans
• Manage corrective actions resulting from audits and customer returns
• Lead cross-functional teams in problem solving and corrective action activities
• Evaluate and improve the efficacy and effectiveness of corrective actions assigned to operations
• Establish and maintain a close rapport with production, quality, and engineering management
• Participates in PFMEA (Product Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and takes actions to eliminate the highest risk items.
• Work collaboratively with the Repair Station to reduce Warranty costs
• When required, interface with Customers to address elevated issues and concerns
• Promote a “sense of urgency” environment
• Other responsibilities as required
  
  

Preferred Education And Previous Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of progressive experience working in a Quality capacity within aerospace industry preferred
• Experience in a highly regulated industry is a plus.
  
  

Salary Range:

• Please note the typical hiring range is $150,000 - $170,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.
  
  

Where We Work

Our headquarters, a 216,000 square foot facility, is located in Everett, Washington. Everett is a great place to live and work; just 30 miles north of Seattle. This thriving community is an aerospace hub! The city, and nearby cities of Mukilteo and Snohomish, offer excellent public schools, fabulous parks, beaches, and safe streets. You can dip your toes in salt water and ski down a mountain all in the same day. Nature is truly right outside your door.

Benefits Package Details For Regular Full-time Employees

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) matching
• 12 paid holidays
• Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Long-term care plan options
• Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
• Vanpool subsidy
• Recognition awards
• Employee referral bonuses
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
  
  

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.

Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our application process as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at 425-297-9700.

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Job Family: Manufacturing/Operations

This is a full time position

Pay Rate: $150,000 - $170,000 annually