Tyler Union - Quality Engineer

Tyler Union in Anniston, AL offers great opportunities, pay, and benefits!

Tyler Union, a division of McWane, Inc., is the nation's leading manufacturer of Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings and Appurtenances has an immediate opening for aQuality Engineer.The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all products manufactured meet internal and external quality standards. This role involves developing and implementing quality control systems, analyzing production data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in casting processes and product reliability. Conduct tests to determine quality of finished products, process cast samples, returned product, scrap, plant processes and perform ISO audits. Tyler Union's main manufacturing facility is located in Anniston, AL.

This is a salaried exempt position, with an excellent benefits package with health, life, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, vacation, holiday pay and 401(k).

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All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote and uphold The McWane Way principles, values, and behaviors.

• Adhere to safety protocols outline in the Tyler Union Safety Management Program.
• Assist supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Follow ergonomic and safe lifting techniques.
• Perform daily equipment inspections and report any issues.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols specific to green sand molding and casting operations.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Conduct internal audits and support external audits.
• Monitor and analyze sand properties, mold integrity, and casting quality.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to identify root causes of defects and implement corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Six Sigma, Lean, or other methodologies.
• Oversee dimensional and visual inspection of castings.
• Utilize tools such as CMMs, spectrometers, and hardness testers to validate product quality.
• Develop and maintain inspection documentation and control plans.
• Address customer complaints and non-conformance reports with thorough investigations and resolution plans.
• Work with suppliers to ensure incoming materials meet specifications.
• Maintain accurate records of quality metrics, test results, and corrective actions.
• Prepare reports for management review and customer communication.
• Perform product testing on samples and returned product as required. Tests may include dimensional inspections, pressure tests, micrograph analysis, hardness testing and/or any special tests required to qualify new product or certify returned product.
• Process returned products; maintaining data and reports for all manufacturing locations and vendors.
• Perform quality ISO audits.
• Review yard scrap to include maintaining data and reports.
• Work with management in developing and maintaining statistical process charts that will monitor plant processes.
• Conduct quality training to hourly personnel within the production departments.
• Approve outside vendor samples, machined product, and in process inspections. Issue quality alerts and corrective actions to vendors and follow up through closure.
• Review opportunities for continuous improvement and work closely with the production departments to incorporate a focus on "quality at the source".

Inspect all plant processes and product lines for conformance to published internal and external specifications.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanic, Industrial, or Materials Engineering preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Experience in green sand molding environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of metallurgical principles and casting defects.
• Proficiency in quality tools such as SPC, FMEA, 8D, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Knowledge: Production and processing, mathematics, MS Excel, Access, and Word.
• Skills: Quality control analysis, active listening, critical thinking, monitoring, reading comprehension, speaking, coordination, judgment and decision making, operation monitoring.
• Abilities: Oral comprehension and expression, near and far vision, flexibility of closure, problem sensitivity, written comprehension, deductive and inductive reasoning, category flexibility, information ordering, perceptual speed, selective attention, speech clarity and recognition.

Physical & Cognitive Abilities

• This role involves frequent physical activity, including climbing, walking, standing, stooping, balancing, and handling tools and materials. Employees must be able to lift to 50 pounds, as needed.
• The work environment varies between a standard office setting and a manufacturing plant. Plant conditions may include exposure to heat, cold, dust, and noise.
• Regular walks through the plant are required. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn as needed, including safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and hard hats.
• Reasonable accommodation will be provided to support individuals with disabilities in performing essential job functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.