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O.K. I'm having serious problems with my engineers following the ECR procedure, They're saying this isn't how they have ever done it. I have rewritten procedures I have used and combined them with some other procedures that I have researched and made it work with what we have to use at this company. Can you review the process below and tell me if it's me or if it's just people not wanting to get on board. The One person that follows this procedure has no issues with it and everything flows smoothly. Feedback good or bad is welcome!!!! I know ECR may not be the ideal term to use but it's what we use here.
5.4.2.1 Personnel on all levels are encouraged to identify the need for, and purpose changes to engineering drawings. Personnel are also encouraged to critically evaluate the drawings they use and request revisions to correct errors and inconsistencies or to provide improvements.
5.4.2.2 The originator of a change request will obtain a copy of the documentation that is to be revised from the “Released” folder on the drafting server so as to obtain the most current revision level.
5.4.2.3 The originator will then Mark-up drawing as required and completely fill out section 1 of the ECR form and forward the package to the Quality Manager or his/her designee.
5.4.2.4 The Quality Manager or his/her designee will assign an ECR Control Number from the ECR Log. The number assigned will contain the current calendar year and a consecutive number ex. ECR-2007-06, where ECR stands for Engineering Change Request, 2007 stands for the year 2007 and 06 stands for the sixth ECR assigned in that year.
5.4.2.5 As part of assigning an ECR Control Number, Quality is to watermark the drawing in the released folder as “Under Revision, ECR No.” so personnel pulling the drawing are aware that the there is a pending change.
5.4.2.6 The ECR will then be converted to PDF Format and be saved in the Engineering Change Request folder in the following location on the Kronus server: \\Kronus\QUALITY_SYS|AS9100 TDI Quality Management System\Engineering Change Requests, under the current calendar year.
5.4.2.7 The Quality Manager will then notify the Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee that the ECR is in the folder.
5.4.2.8 The Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee will fill out section 2 and review the ECR for the following:
5.4.2.8.1 The technical impact of the change on the affected processes, drawings, and or product
5.4.2.8.2 Other necessary reviewers, to include customer engineering.
5.4.2.9 When the Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee is satisfied the change is acceptable, he/she shall electronically sign and date Section 2 of the ECR Form and distributes it to a designer/draftsmen for change implementation.
5.4.2.10 The designer/draftsmen will make the necessary changes to the drawing as required: enter the change information into the revision block to include ECR #, change revision number and date.
5.4.2.11 Once the change to the drawing is complete, the responsible designer/draftsmen will sign-off the ECR Form on the “Document Prepared By” line in Section 3. The drawing is saved as a “B” sized PDF File in the Job folders “Not Released” folder.
5.4.2.12 The ECR will then be forwarded to the Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee for review and approval.
5.4.2.13 The Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee will review the newly revised drawing(s) for accuracy and completion per the intent of the change requested and to ensure it meets the technical requirements. If acceptable he/she will check the appropriate box in Section 4 of the ECR Form, electronically initials and dates the form, and checks the approved box. The ECR is then forwarded to Operations along with the newly revised drawing(s).
5.4.2.14 The V.P.O or his/her designee will review the newly revised drawing(s) for accuracy and completion per the intent of the change requested.
5.4.2.14.1 The Technical impact of the change on the affected processes, drawings, and or product.
5.4.2.14.2 Issues that pertain to production
5.4.2.15 When operation’s is satisfied the change is acceptable, he/she electronically initials and dates section 4 of the form, checks off the approved box and then forwards the ECR to Quality.
5.4.2.16 The Quality Manager or his/her designee will review the newly revised drawing(s) for accuracy and completion per the intent of the change requested. When quality is satisfied the change is acceptable he/she electronically initials and dates section 4 of the form, checks off the approved box.
5.4.2.17 If for any reason any of the “Not Approved” boxes is checked, the person not approving the change will set up a meeting to discuss required changes and form will be updated to show change.
5.4.2.18 If ECR is not signed by all required parties up to the “Quality Initials” portion of section 4 the ECR will be rejected by Quality and returned to engineering.
5.4.2.19 Once all “Approved” boxes have been checked and all signatures and initials are gathered up to the “Quality Initials” point on the ECR, quality shall watermark the revised drawing as “APPROVED” and place it in the appropriate “Released” job folder in the drafting server. The replaced revision will be moved to the archive folder of the job file. All “Controlled” copies of the old document / drawing shall be collected and destroyed and the Master Document List will be updated to show newest revision(s).
5.4.2.20 The Quality Manager or his/her designee shall file the completed ECR Form numerically in a closed ECR file. The ECR Log will be updated to show that the status of the ECR as complete.
5.4.2.1 Personnel on all levels are encouraged to identify the need for, and purpose changes to engineering drawings. Personnel are also encouraged to critically evaluate the drawings they use and request revisions to correct errors and inconsistencies or to provide improvements.
5.4.2.2 The originator of a change request will obtain a copy of the documentation that is to be revised from the “Released” folder on the drafting server so as to obtain the most current revision level.
5.4.2.3 The originator will then Mark-up drawing as required and completely fill out section 1 of the ECR form and forward the package to the Quality Manager or his/her designee.
5.4.2.4 The Quality Manager or his/her designee will assign an ECR Control Number from the ECR Log. The number assigned will contain the current calendar year and a consecutive number ex. ECR-2007-06, where ECR stands for Engineering Change Request, 2007 stands for the year 2007 and 06 stands for the sixth ECR assigned in that year.
5.4.2.5 As part of assigning an ECR Control Number, Quality is to watermark the drawing in the released folder as “Under Revision, ECR No.” so personnel pulling the drawing are aware that the there is a pending change.
5.4.2.6 The ECR will then be converted to PDF Format and be saved in the Engineering Change Request folder in the following location on the Kronus server: \\Kronus\QUALITY_SYS|AS9100 TDI Quality Management System\Engineering Change Requests, under the current calendar year.
5.4.2.7 The Quality Manager will then notify the Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee that the ECR is in the folder.
5.4.2.8 The Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee will fill out section 2 and review the ECR for the following:
5.4.2.8.1 The technical impact of the change on the affected processes, drawings, and or product
5.4.2.8.2 Other necessary reviewers, to include customer engineering.
5.4.2.9 When the Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee is satisfied the change is acceptable, he/she shall electronically sign and date Section 2 of the ECR Form and distributes it to a designer/draftsmen for change implementation.
5.4.2.10 The designer/draftsmen will make the necessary changes to the drawing as required: enter the change information into the revision block to include ECR #, change revision number and date.
5.4.2.11 Once the change to the drawing is complete, the responsible designer/draftsmen will sign-off the ECR Form on the “Document Prepared By” line in Section 3. The drawing is saved as a “B” sized PDF File in the Job folders “Not Released” folder.
5.4.2.12 The ECR will then be forwarded to the Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee for review and approval.
5.4.2.13 The Engineer in charge of the project or the Engineering Manager or his/her designee will review the newly revised drawing(s) for accuracy and completion per the intent of the change requested and to ensure it meets the technical requirements. If acceptable he/she will check the appropriate box in Section 4 of the ECR Form, electronically initials and dates the form, and checks the approved box. The ECR is then forwarded to Operations along with the newly revised drawing(s).
5.4.2.14 The V.P.O or his/her designee will review the newly revised drawing(s) for accuracy and completion per the intent of the change requested.
5.4.2.14.1 The Technical impact of the change on the affected processes, drawings, and or product.
5.4.2.14.2 Issues that pertain to production
5.4.2.15 When operation’s is satisfied the change is acceptable, he/she electronically initials and dates section 4 of the form, checks off the approved box and then forwards the ECR to Quality.
5.4.2.16 The Quality Manager or his/her designee will review the newly revised drawing(s) for accuracy and completion per the intent of the change requested. When quality is satisfied the change is acceptable he/she electronically initials and dates section 4 of the form, checks off the approved box.
5.4.2.17 If for any reason any of the “Not Approved” boxes is checked, the person not approving the change will set up a meeting to discuss required changes and form will be updated to show change.
5.4.2.18 If ECR is not signed by all required parties up to the “Quality Initials” portion of section 4 the ECR will be rejected by Quality and returned to engineering.
5.4.2.19 Once all “Approved” boxes have been checked and all signatures and initials are gathered up to the “Quality Initials” point on the ECR, quality shall watermark the revised drawing as “APPROVED” and place it in the appropriate “Released” job folder in the drafting server. The replaced revision will be moved to the archive folder of the job file. All “Controlled” copies of the old document / drawing shall be collected and destroyed and the Master Document List will be updated to show newest revision(s).
5.4.2.20 The Quality Manager or his/her designee shall file the completed ECR Form numerically in a closed ECR file. The ECR Log will be updated to show that the status of the ECR as complete.

It causes them a bit of work.