Quality Engineer

QUALITY ENGINEER NE INDIANA

Responsible for maintaining Company quality systems, standards and policies, supporting Manufacturing and other support functions to resolve concerns, driving corrective and preventative actions, and continually improving processes to prevent problems.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Creation and maintenance of Control Plans, FMEA's, Flow Diagrams and In-Process Inspection documentation


• Provide guidance to Production group related to part inspection


• Responsible for CMM programming and training


• Aid in gage design reviews and purchase of applicable gages


• Assist production with inspection, SPC, gage use


• Lead Problem Solving activities for the timely resolution to internal and external CAR's and customer quality related issues


• Lead Corrective and Preventative teams, maintain and track Open Issues Logs


• CMM Operation and part verification to support Company's quality system as necessary


• Perform weld / assembly validation (cut and etch, push-out, torque, tensile test, etc..) as required


• Perform annual validations / PPAP as required


• Perform routine inspections, dimensional studies, and investigations, as necessary


• Ensure proper containment procedures are followed when poor quality is detected


• Support manufacturing when abnormalities occur, solve the problem or escalate upward


• Ensure that all abnormalities to the standards are documented, escalated, and resolved while working together with Team Members to improve the standard for better Safety, Quality, and Productivity


• Provide support in the absence of the Senior Quality Engineer or Quality Manager


• Participate in Layered Audit process


• Participate in New Product Development as necessary


• Support and assist EPC team by providing leadership and basic quality direction


• Support Internal/External/Customer audits as required


• Coordinate individual, team and plant improvement activities


• In addition to performing primary duties, the individual shall provide support where deemed necessary by Management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor degree in industrial, mechanical, electrical or electronics engineering

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years manufacturing automotive experience


• Minimum 3 years in same position

Personal/Technical Skills:

• Thorough understanding of Control Plans, FMEA's, Flow Diagrams and In-Process Inspection


• Thorough knowledge of GD&T, SPC, Gage R&R, and gage use


• CMM Operation after programs and set up are established


• Understanding of weld / assembly validation (cut and etch, push-out, torque, tensile test, etc..)


• APQP, PPAP, MSA, Core Tools


• Thorough understanding of Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis


• Detail oriented and able to work with minimal supervision


• Demonstrate strong leadership abilities.


• Demonstrate and model Hands-on, involved, Go-See approach


• Highly organized


• Strong Interpersonal communication skills


• Will have the ability to work schedule that allows completion of the job on a daily basis

Language Skills:

• Able to clearly communicate in verbal or written forms and act as a liaison between Production and Quality


• Ability to speak and write in the primary language of the NASG facility of employment

Computer/Software:

• Computer (PC) and Microsoft Office


• PC DMIS


• Customer Portals

Training:

• Internal auditing


• Automotive Core Tools, PPAP'S, APQP, etc


• CMM operation


• Fundamentals of IATF 16949


• Other Baseline items