Quality Engineer

About the role

The Quality Engineer is responsible for providing value to the Vitro organization by contributing leadership, planning, and technical knowledge to ensure compliance with Vitro, customer, and governmental quality specifications and regulations. The Quality team is focused on ensuring process control, integrated support from all departments, and metrics that help drive and highlight the team's growth week-over-week. This role will help to lead the initiatives, programs, and customer support tied to product quality.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the Plant Quality Manager and works closely with the Crestline, OH staff to drive plant results as a team.
• Supports and administers activities in the Quality Control Department by accumulating and analyzing quality data of in-process and out-going production.
• Provides necessary documentation, charts, graphs, and supports customer activities.
• Establishes and maintains current and long-range quality objectives for the plant.
• Designs Quality Control Systems and develops improvements for existing systems through the application of experience and acquired knowledge.
• Uses developed quality standards and technology of the Company with respect to costs, product quality, and customer service.
• In frequent contact with the Quality Manager, Plant Manager, VSMs, and Shift Supervisors concerning quality procedures, product quality levels, and customer response.
• Leads analysis of field complaints, inspects field returns, and makes periodic visits to customer facilities as necessary.
• Serves as the lead for all compliance audits required (e.g., IATF16949, CC, InMetro, India BIS, FMVSS, etc.).
• Manages in-plant Certification testing programs and evaluates results to assist in problem-solving and product improvement in cooperation with the Production Departments.
• Works with the Production Department to evaluate borderline quality characteristics and render assistance based upon thorough knowledge of product specifications and customer requirements.
• Has the responsibility and full decision-making power to determine whether product meets stated requirements and to provide judgment in those areas where requirements may not exist.
• Contributes to the morale of all Quality Control personnel and creates an atmosphere of confidence, mutual trust, and respect.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a technically related field.
• Three or more years of industrial experience in a 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, and Export compliance.
• Good organization skills.