Quality Engineer

About us

Laepple Automotive is a leading supplier in the automotive industry, specializing in high-quality components and systems for body manufacturing. Our innovative technologies and efficient production processes set benchmarks in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Identify data requirements and implement data collection processes necessary for accurate assessment of product and process capability, identify trends, and implement solutions.
• Investigate internal quality concerns, lead root cause analysis activities using structured problem-solving tools, implement preventive and corrective actions, and verify results.
• Support daily production activities, partnering with the team to improve quality, reduce scrap and rework, and reduce downtime.
• Ensure containment actions and sorting/auditing requirements are effectively implemented as necessary.
• Participate in internal and external audits, support the team in ensuring the quality management system is effective, and compliance with standards is maintained.
• Train/mentor quality technicians and production operators in inspection standards, critical characteristics, and quality specifications.
• Assist in new product launch activities (i.e. PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, Run-at-Rate, etc.).
• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data using quality tools such as SPC, Cp/Cpk, MSA, etc.
• Ensure KPIs are met by working to the overall plan.
• Adhere to workplace safety regulations.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or other related field.
• GD&T certification.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Quality Assurance in the automotive manufacturing industry, preferably specializing in Class A surfaces.
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience presenting to cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.
• Experienced problem solver and team builder.
• Experience developing processes, work instructions, quality alerts, and root cause analysis presentations for internal teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Working knowledge of customer and supplier systems.
• Knowledge of Material Data System.
• Proven experience dealing with customers and suppliers.