Quality Engineer

International Automotive Components

Quality Engineer

Alma, MI
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    • Main quality contact during the advanced quality planning process (APQP) on new and/or current programs. Responsible for establishment and maintenance of the control plan, analyze process capability data.
    • Key person in obtaining production part approval (PPAP) on new and revised programs with our customers, as well as subcontractors to the Port Huron, MI facility.
    • Provide quality-engineering solutions to quality related problems encountered in the manufacture and customer acceptance of headliners and headliner systems.
    • Maintain a record of all customer related quality issues, and resolution timing is expedited.
    • Work with subcontractors under their responsibility on establishing inspection and testing requirements, product certification, process capability, and subcontractor development.
    • Work with internal engineering and manufacturing to establish inspection and testing requirements for programs under their responsibility. Analyze inspection data/charts to detect quality-related concerns and recommend corrective and/or preventative action.
    • Implement statistical techniques and/or advanced problem-solving techniques as required to correct or prevent quality related issues.
    • Review with quality manager product specifications and quality related issues as deemed necessary based on experience and product knowledge.
    • Primary contact for customer and/or quality resident engineers on programs of their responsibility.
    • Prepare periodic and special status reports and perform other related duties as required.
    • Establish and assist in providing training to individuals associated with the inspection and testing of programs under their responsibility.
    • Provide support and input to achieve established goals and objectives of the plant.
    • Aid in the preparation of various quality reports, i.e., CP/CPK, Cost of Quality, PPM, IATF, Ford Q1, GM BIQS and performance metrics.
    • Promote interplant relations and perform other duties as assigned by the Quality Manager.
    • Key person in scheduling and tracking IATF, BIQS & ISO 14001:2015 internal audits, Ford Q1 corrective actions and training.
    • Support the testing/certification of incoming materials/parts prior to use in plant processes.

    Job Requirements

    • Minimum 5 years of quality experience required
    • Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment preferred
    • Associates degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or 2 to 3 years' experience in related field
    • Problem solving, organizational skills, PC knowledge
    • Self-directed, detail oriented, reliable, and strong initiative
    • Ability to communicate effectively and work with leaders, peers, and others as required
    • Good written and verbal communications skills