Quality Engineer

About the role

Vitro's Elkin, NC Automotive Glass plant is looking for a Quality Engineer to join an outstanding local team on their journey to Best-in-Class Quality. The Quality team is very focused on ensuring process control, integrated support from all departments, and metrics that help drive and highlight the team's growth week after week. Our customers deserve the top quality that Vitro offers. It takes the entire site pulling together to ensure that happens. This role will help to lead the initiatives, programs, and customer support tied to product quality.

The Quality Engineer reports directly to the Plant Quality Manager and will work closely with the Elkin staff to drive plant results as a team. This position supports and administers activities in the Quality Control Department by accumulating and analyzing quality data of in-process and out-going production.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining current and long-range quality objectives for the plant
• Designing Quality Control Systems and developing improvements for existing systems through the application of experience and acquired knowledge
• Using the developed quality standards and technology of the Company with respect to costs, product quality, and customer service
• Leading analysis of field complaints, inspecting field returns, and making periodic visits to customer facilities as necessary
• Leading all compliance audits required (i.e. IATF16949, CC, InMetro, India BIS, FMVSS, etc.)
• Managing in-plant Certification testing programs and evaluating results to assist in problem-solving and product improvement in cooperation with the Production Departments
• Evaluating borderline quality characteristics and rendering assistance based upon thorough knowledge of product specifications and customer requirements
• Determining whether product meets stated requirements, and providing judgment in those areas where requirements may not exist

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus three to five years or more in industrial experience in quality control or related function(s)
• Aptitude in mathematics and statistics
• Skill in oral and written communication
• Ability to effectively supervise and develop subordinates if necessary
• Working knowledge of IATF16949 standards, Red X methodologies, GD&T, MiniTab & Microsoft Office software, DFSS, Statistics, Export compliance, etc.
• Good organization skills