Oetiker Tool Corporation dba Elm City Tools, an Oetiker Company, is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of custom hand tool solutions. Our manufacturing and engineering facility, located just outside of New Haven, Connecticut, is equipped with a modern, flexible production system that enables us to address a wide range of customer demands, from niche market to mass market retail.

We pride ourselves on fostering a team-oriented culture focused on continuous improvement, productivity, and growth opportunities for our dedicated employees. In support of our growth, including a move to a newly constructed state-of-the-art facility located in Wallingford, CT USA in Q1 2024, we are expanding our team of talented engineers by offering several positions for qualified individuals looking for new opportunities in career development. If you have the desire, skills, and dedication to be part of an organization with a small company feel and access to internal global resources, we invite you to take a closer look at what we have to offer at Elm City Tools.

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Salary Range: $70000 - $95000

Implements corrective actions and continuous improvements of quality related systems to consistently achieve customer satisfaction and support a zero-defect culture.  Quality Engineer assists production personnel to identify and resolve product quality issues. They are the first contact in investigating customer issues and assist in developing and maintaining the OTC Quality Management System.  QE is also involved in the development of and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

• Responsible for internal quality issue fast response
• Documents, tracks, facilitates, and completes customer or internal corrective actions with cross-functional team
• Support robust problem solving methodology
• Drives initiatives to foster a zero-defect culture in the plant
• Is responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of customer and/or internal quality performance indicators
• Assist with analysis of customer part returns or internal non-conformances to determine root cause
• Supports customer visits/audits and internal non-conforming product containment and sorting activities
• Works directly with both management and employee level on continual improvements of our quality system
• Participates in and drives scrap reduction improvements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related work experience.
• Prefer a minimum of three (3) years of quality assurance experience
• Experience level ranging from entry level to mid-level candidate, 3 years of experience in quality work preferred
• Understanding of 8D problem solving, 5 Why Analysis
• Effective communication skills in English capable of inspiring a quality driven culture
• Able to read and interpret AutoCAD, SolidWorks drawings
• Proficiency with precision measuring tools
• Excellent communication and follow-through skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to promote transparency and effective reporting methods for audiences ranging from the “shop-floor" to the management / customer level
• High integrity, fair, emotionally mature, self-aware
• Familiarity with and/or working knowledge of ISO9001 standards preferred

Elm City Tools is an equal opportunity employer