Sam Taylor

About Sam Taylor

An Engineer with over 25 years of Quality Assurance and Engineering experience. Possess…

Experience

1. Quality Engineer

   CommScope

   Aug 2016 — Present

   Support the quality assurance program through technical expertise and quality systems analysis. Develop quality procedures and documentation according to ISO and other stated requirements. Recommend corrective actions on quality issues and facilitate preventative actions by identifying, recommending, and driving continuous improvement activities to improve processes, reduce waste, and eliminate errors. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES: •Develop and improve Quality Management System elements to ensure compliance with standards and facilitate product conformance to requirements. •Perform audits of the quality systems to assure effectiveness and compliance to all corporate and local policies, as well as to national and international standards and legislation. •Identify and report quality problems or trends based on data from a variety of sources. Assist teams in identifying and eliminating the root cause of these problems. •Review all documentation related to product quality such as test procedures, design drawings and changes, process procedures, procurement documents, and operation sheets, and approve as appropriate to ensure product and process conformance. •Develop and write quality plans, procedures, and assist in defining testing/validation plans for new or revised products. Identify/correct training deficiencies that affect the plant\'s ability to produce quality products. •Evaluate customer complaints and product returns to identify any failure trends as well as performing failure analysis. Ensure corrective actions have been implemented. •Serve as liaison with suppliers to facilitate corrective action and continuous improvement of purchased materials. •Promote and practice continuous improvement through use of quality tools and training. •Participate in collaborative cross-functional teams to deliver effective quality solutions through benchmarking and incorporating best practices.

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Root Cause Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Quality Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Electronics
• Supplier Quality
• Plastics
• Engineering
• Automotive
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Minitab
• Kaizen
• Quality Assurance
• Ppap
• Iso Standards
• Product Development
• Injection Molding
• Quality System
• Quality Systems
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Iso 9000
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Optimization
• Manufacturing
• 5s
• Dmaic
• Quality Control
• Spc
• Fmea
• Iso
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Design of Experiments
• Quality Management