Quality Engineer

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

The Quality Engineer will oversee and direct quality activities in the area of capability studies, dimensional checks, material testing, product inspection, print changes, and process/product documentation and in order to obtain optimum productivity and quality levels while complying with customer specifications. The Quality Engineer is to provide quality support to internal and external customers. Responsibilities will include documentation of processes, procedures and equipment; coordinating the completion of all quality function tasks and the resolution of all quality issues in a timely and robust fashion. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for providing quality support within the new product introduction project team for all aspects of a project from final design release through Job #1 and play a key role in providing technical support to the customer.

The primary responsibility will be to achieve premium levels of customer satisfaction for product and services supplied by the plant through operator awareness, appropriate inspection, audit programs and continuous improvements and customer visits to the plants for monitoring and feedback. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for achieving product target cost, efficiency, and quality for existing products.

In addition, this position will be responsible to lead the plant in customer satisfaction, PPM reduction, and quality system development. The Quality Engineer will report directly to the Quality Manager, but will also be an active member of the Launch team. The Quality Engineer will be required to support multiple projects and work with the plant to maintain third party registration to IATF: 16949 standards and obtain customer quality awards and certifications.

Job Functions:

• Support project launch strategy
• Participate in identifying open item issues
• Support and project timeline
• Provide support for all pre-production builds requiring components and/or services from the manufacturing site
• Work with team to develop processes, establish process documentation and controls, and plant training needs of the new project
• Assist with training of production personnel for processing and quality standards
• Ensure product conforms to customer engineering standards
• Support and develop process documentation Coordinate problem solving of quality issues, as required
• Review component supplier performance and submission
• Determine possible quality problems and prepare a list of concerns to be discussed with the launch team
• Monitor customer concerns/rejections during pre-production and after Job #1
• Perform capability studies via gauges, measurement equipment, statistical analysis, and problem-solving investigation
• Work with tool and part suppliers on PPAP requirements and submission
• Review and approve supplier PPAP package
• Support elements of IATF: 16949, APQP and PPAP
• Gage R&R studies, procedures and certification
• Review of production quality performance with Quality Manager/Supervisor
• Assist Engineers in development of FMEA, and process flowchart
• Work with the team to develop processes, tune-in equipment and tooling. Establish process controls, assist in execution of new projects

Deliverables:

• Support quality/dimensional control system (i.e., X&R charts, gage studies, six sigma)
• Dimensional Capability studies
• Quality documentation, as required
• Maintain PPAP booklet on assigned programs
• Support development of PPAP submittal with Engineers
• Develop and maintain quality technician and inspector assignments as required
• Maintain process documentation (i.e., PFMEA, flow charts)
• Maintain internal and external database: 8Ds, Process Alerts, and
• Rejections
• Annual product certifications

Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor s Degree, preferably in a technology or engineering discipline
• At least 5 years of quality experience in a similar role
• 3 years of auditing experience
• Plastics experience preferred.
• Injection mold experience preferred
• Six Sigma Greenbelt preferred
• Highly motivated, able to communicate effectively with both customers and peers, and have the ability to handle difficult situations in a calm, thorough, and time conscious manner
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to analyze and utilize data to make informed and strategic decisions

Relocation Expenses provided