Senior Quality Engineer

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer will support the plant quality / production group through daily involvement in on-the-floor quality activities and by providing assistance in areas including but not limited to product launch, corrective action resolution, reviewing incoming supplier product, maintaining key quality documentation and communicating with customers & suppliers on quality related concerns.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 


* Provides daily on-the-floor assistance with any quality related issues.


* Assists with completion of corrective actions (8D’s) for customer related concerns and discussing actions taken with the customer as required.


* Completes and documents Measurement System Analysis Studies (i.e.

Gage R&R).


* Completes and document part capability studies (i.e.

CPK, PPK).


* Documents and maintains Control Plans, PFMEA and Flow Charts.


* Reviews, coordinates, and maintains all activities for IATF 16949


* Assists Quality Manager with internal and external customer issues.


* Creates new procedures, control plans, FMEA, and keeps updated as required.

 

Qualifications

Education & Experience 



* Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university (preferably in quality engineering or business management) or minimum 5+ years in the automotive / trucking industry specifically associated with activities listed above.

Mathematical Skills 


* Strong quantitative and analytical skills.

Reasoning Ability



* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.


* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.


* Ability to deal with multiple issues at any given time and be able to prioritize based on immediate urgency.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 


* Six Sigma Certification desired.


* Certified IATF 16949 Lead Auditor desired.

Other Skills 



* Experience working in an IATF 16949 certified manufacturing environment is required.


* Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office software to include (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).


* Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.


* Ability to work well under tight deadlines as well as ability to multi-task, handling several projects / activities at once.


* Experience with SAP is desirable.


* Experience using CMM and measurement software (PC-DMIS, Measuremax) is desirable.

 

Environmental & Physical Demands


* Typically, an office environment but will be exposed to manufacturing areas of foundry, machine shop and assembly.

Safety glasses, earplugs, and steel-toed footwear are required at key locations.


* Work is performed while sitting at a workstation for extended periods of time using computer technology.


* The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essen...