Quality Engineer
Description
Quality Engineer is responsible for monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring issues are resolved timely and effectively and quality standards are maintained. You will report to a Quality Manager and work side-by-side with a Quality Team members and other cross functional teams.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assist manager in establishing, implementing and maintaining the quality management system.
- Responsible for continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system.
- Monitor customer quality performance including supplier/or customer interaction and development.
- Respond to and communicate internally and externally on customer quality issues including updates to customers on status of corrective actions.
- Lead coordination of containment issues to include root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.
- Work with the cross function teams (ex. production team) to address customer quality issues, timely resolution of issues, corrective actions and preventive actions.
- Participate in or lead problem solving teams as assigned, analyze failure, corrective and preventive action to respond to customer complaints.
- Support the quality inspection process to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system.
- Support EHS objectives
- Other duties may be assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERINCE:
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field required.
- 1-3 years related experience in an automotive manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with high volume production process preferred.
- Basic metrology skills, Blue print reading and SPC knowledge.
- Computer skills to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent analytical skills.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
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WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Office Work Environment.
• Plant work environment with fluctuations in temperature (hotter in the summer, cooler in the winter). Exposure to certain noise levels and bright lights.
• Required to wear company-issued personal protective equipment and follow safety-related requirements.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Lifting up to 50 lbs (with assistance).
• Standing /Walking for extended periods.
• Sitting for extended periods.
• Frequent bending, reaching with arms forward/above the shoulders.
• Ability to stay focused for extended periods of time.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to analyze information, identify problems.
TRAVEL:
Travel by car or plane may be required occasionally.