• Job Description

  Req#: CORPO002426

  Are you passionate about pushing boundaries of what’s possible? We are committed to technological innovation and excellence in everything we do. KEMET, a YAGEO Group company, is seeking a Corporate Quality Engineer at our Simpsonville, SC location.

  Job Description:

  • Be an integral team member with the KEMET Internal Quality Audit (IQA) system.
    • Execution
    • Follow-up
    • Reporting
  • Help provide support during KEMET 3rd party quality certification audits, such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and AS 9100, assisting manufacturing locations by providing technical support during the audits, as needed.
  • Continually review for industry changes that could have an impact on the KEMET Quality Management System (QMS) and provide input on revisions to Corporate Documentation (Quality Operating Documents) accordingly. Provide support to manufacturing locations to help with understanding of requirement changes.
  • Provide input to revisions of KEMET Quality Operating Documents.
  • Provide input to review of Customer Quality Requirements.
  • Gain knowledge of Military Specifications applicable to KEMET.

  Competence:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in related field and/or applicable work experience. Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a Quality role.
  • Proficiency in English verbal and written skills.
  • Excellent people skills with the ability to coach and train others.
  • Understanding of QMS purpose and ability to provide input for continual improvement.
  • Ability to thoroughly review and understand Quality Standards, Military Specifications, and Industry Standards and apply this knowledge to the KEMET QMS.

  Other:

  • Manufacturing experience (Quality or Process Engineering)
  • Travel Requirement: ~25 – 40%, mostly International.

  This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

  YAGEO/KEMET does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in making employment decisions including but not limited to hiring, wages, promotions, rewards, and access to training. Qualified applicants and workers shall be provided with reasonable accommodation for disability and religious practices.

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
  This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• About the company

  KEMET Corporation, a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation,is an American company which manufactures a broad selection of capacitor technologies such as tantalum, aluminum, multilayer ceramic, film, paper, polymer electrolytic, and supercapacitors.

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