Quality Engineer

JOB TITLE:

Quality Engineer

LOCATION:

Greenville, MI

REPORTS TO:

Quality Manager

DEPARTMENT:

Quality

JOB SUMMARY:

The QUALITY ENGINEER is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the Quality function to assure compliance to company standards and customer specifications.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains necessary records and initiates required actions to minimize the long range, overall quality costs of the organization in the interest of maximizing profit.
• Coordinates in-process and final inspection, dimensions, appearance and proper packaging of parts to assure quality parts at a minimum cost.
• Completes at the required intervals all audits including layered process audits.
• Reviews scrap and repair work to pinpoint problems and recommend corrective action to minimize scrap thereby improving plant profit.
• Responds to customer quality concerns and maintains the required customer-vendor relationship.
• Coordinates visits of customer representatives to our plant.  Must be prepared to show conformance to their requirements regarding dimensions, appearance, packaging and labeling.
• Coordinates the training and use of computerized data collection system.
• Conducts and evaluates capability studies on both present and new equipment and processes.  Provides documentation for production samples.
• Provides necessary surveillance over sample parts to ensure customer satisfaction at a minimum cost.
• Suggests areas requiring process improvement.
• Actively uses G-8D, FM TIPS, or other customer-required problem-solving tools.
• Maintains familiarity with Quality Management System requirements and works to maintain IATF and all customer certifications.
• This position is authorized to make quality calls on non-conforming product up to and including stopping production to protect the customer.
• Serves as a team member when required and represents the Quality function (on teams such as APQP, Quality Systems audits, new business opportunities, etc.)
• Serves as Quality representative on product launch teams.
• Prepares PPAP, PSO, and other quality documentation for product launches.
• Acts as a liaison to customer.
• Maintains records of customer quality concerns and concern PPM level for both OE and Aftermarket accounts.
• Conducts and provides direction on Gage R & R studies.
• Actively engage with operations in Poke-Yoke implementation and verification activity on the production lines.
• Performs other duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years’ experience in quality engineering/control preferred.  Experience in a Tier 1 automotive supplier environment experience preferred.  Gage R&R and calibration experience a plus.  Experience with OEMs preferred.  Knowledge of basic statistical tools preferred.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Computer skills – Statgraphics, Minitab, or related applications
• Basic understanding of statistics; capability calculation preferred.
• Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of Quality Systems (FMEAs, PPAPs, IATF, Ford Q1, DCX, GM, APQP, MSA, etc.)