Quality Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY

The Quality Engineer is responsible for maintaining a good Vendor/Customers’ relationship by consistently exceed customer expectations, throughout proper product development and supply in a world class condition. All systems/criteria shall be deployed, documented, and maintained to ensure consistent quality assurance. This is a first shift role.

Specific Duties

• Prepare PPAP submissions for Customers. Interact with vendors to complete first time submissions. Coordinate with Materials and Production departments to ensure effective, on time, implementation.
• Understand full build processes to provide world class interior products to Customers.
• Follow through with process/product changes and implement changes according to plan.
• Read and interpret blueprints, verifying product compliance by utilizing various measurement tools.
• Develop or review forms for data acquisition from inspection operations.
• Coordinate the engineering build of development samples to verify proposed changes.
• Assist with the training of the Quality technicians, Quality Auditors and Liaisons of their duties.
• Promote safety and positive communications between the Quality Department Plant Personnel, Corporate Personnel, and the Customers.
• Provide leadership in troubleshooting, to analyze a timely resolution to material and/or any internal problem which may cause an interruption of work class product delivery to our customers. Ability to problem solve and resolve issues.
• Responsible for updating Global Issue Management System (GIMS) and attending customer meetings.
• Ensure 8D problem solving and Quality tools are completed for each NCT/GIMS issued to plant.
• Verify/update Poka Yoke audits and Product Audits.
• Monitor assembly operations to determine compliance with Customers’ statistical process control requirements to maintain the process within control limits.
• Create Quality alerts and post at station and manage quality alert log.
• Review daily customer scoreboard/ concerns/ other feedback and report out in the absence of the Quality Manager.
• Responsible for performing Control Plan walks and updating core documents.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor Level Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent of fours years in quality experience in the Automotive Industry.
• Three to five years of experience in Quality Assurance with emphasis on supplying the automotive industry. Familiar with IATF 16949 & ISO 9001:2015 Standards. Statistical Quality Control Knowledge a plus.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Northwood Facility