
Quality Engineer
Ariens Company · Brillion, WI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Ariens Company (industrial) in Brillion, WI. In this role, you will help ensure that manufacturing processes and products consistently meet quality standards, specifications, and customer requirements.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, APQP, Control plans, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
How this role compares
Against 36 other live quality postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $77k–$120k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 65%
- Supplier quality 46%
- SPC 43%
- ✓ FMEA 43%
- Team leadership 38%
- ✓ Control plans 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Ariens Company
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Ariens Company in Brillion
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Full description from Ariens CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
At AriensCo, we build more than exceptional products – we create opportunities that impact careers. Our culture values innovative thinking, hard work and determination. We interact in teams, collaborate together and make decisions quickly.
We see growth potential in every team member, and are committed to supporting our employees with continuous training and advancement opportunities.
Our environment? We’re corporate, without being “corporate.” Whether you work at our headquarters, manufacturing facilities, or one of our global distribution businesses, you’ll always have the freedom to create and contribute. Our company vision is “Passionate People, Astounded Customers.” Quite simply: it revolves around people
Speaking of people, you’re not just employee #1,762 to us. You’re family and your role is invaluable. Without exceptional people, we can’t continue to produce the amazing products we're known for around the world.
Ready for the ride of your career? Then come join us. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work in a rewarding workplace with a strong sense of community.
Job Description
AriensCo is seeking a passionate Quality Engineer to join our team in Brillion, WI. In this role, you will help ensure that manufacturing processes and products consistently meet quality standards, specifications, and customer requirements. You will also play an integral role in establishing, implementing, and managing both existing and new quality initiatives, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to promote a culture of quality throughout the organization.
THE DAY TO DAY...
- •Collaborate with internal and external customers’ quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design. Make recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production
- •Provide Quality Engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques
- •Resolve quality issues by identifying problems, examining solution options, implementing action plans, and providing resources
- •Effectively communicate and reinforce company commitment to quality improvement efforts
- •Determine when process capability studies should be performed on existing processes. Review and analyze results. Recommend changes to processes based upon findings and perform follow up to verify effectiveness.
- •Participate and coordinate with other department (i.e.: Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Tooling, Operations, etc.) product Quality planning activities to determine appropriate use of existing and new products and processes
- •Facilitate and promote use of appropriate problem-solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action
- •Drive continuous improvement and elimination of waste using KPI metrics
- •Responsible and accountable to the performance of the Quality team/group
- •Define and help resolve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- •Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
THE QUALIFICATIONS...
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations and/or technical discipline or equivalent experience
- •ASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferred
- •APQP Experience preferred
- •Technical knowledge of steel fabrication and assembly processes
- •Project management experience
- •Capable of reviewing, understanding and critiquing Engineering drawings
- •Exceptional mechanical aptitude
- •Firsthand experience in the creation of Control Plans and FMEA records
- •Solid understanding of the value of process auditing
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
About AriensCo
Since 1933, the AriensCo name has been associated with reliable, durably crafted, high-performance outdoor power equipment. Our core values – Be Honest, Be Fair, Respect the Individual, Keep our Commitments, and Encourage Intellectual Curiosity define our culture and inspire our team. We believe passionate people and astounded customers lead to unstoppable success.
Our employees’ quality of life is important to us. When people feel appreciated, respected and supported, careers thrive and ideas come to fruition. AriensCo employees are provided various great benefit opportunities which may include:
- •Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
- •Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan
- •401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
- •Life Insurance
- •Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- •Short Term Disability
- •Parental Leave
- •Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations
- •Paid holidays
- •Employee Assistance Program
- •Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs
- •Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
- •Employee Product Purchase Program
- •50% Daycare discount **Brillion Early Learning Center
- •10% tuition discount at KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide **Excludes Brillion Early Learning Center
- •Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health **Brillion Campus Only
- •Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options **Brillion Campus Only
EEO Statement
The concept of diversity is important to us at AriensCo. That’s why we’ve created a culture that is inclusive, accepting and understanding. We embrace diversity among our partners, suppliers and employees. We also strive for diversity in the quality of our ideas. Inclusion and acceptance means that, regardless of who you are, you will always be standing on our welcome mat.
