Quality Engineer

General Function

To provide technical knowledge of customer requirements and needs, to ensure the Quality systems are implemented, maintained and adhered to in such a manner as to ensure that customer expectations are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Active participation in Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) for products and processes in assigned areas.
• Regulate and update the process control documents in assigned areas (i.e. Flow Diagrams, PFMEA, Control Plans, Product and Process Inspection Plan, Measurement system work instruction).
• Act as Customer liaison. Communicate containment and corrective actions to the customer using the applicable method (i.e. G8Ds, PRR, NCT, eCIMS, SCAR, F-M TiPS).
• Cookordinate special containment activities at the customer site and follow up on results until permanent corrective action validation.
• Initiate and lead a cross-functional team to effectively identify root cause analysis on all internal and/or external problems. Conduct corrective action follow-up, as well as lessons learned read-across on similar processes/products.
• Perform root-cause analysis on all internal and/or external problems using statistical problem solving methods (i.e. D.O.E., ANOVA, Regression Analysis) to prevent its re-occurrence.
• Communicate to plant personnel of quality related issues through Quality Awareness Bulletin (QAB), as well as promote quality awareness throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Lead or participate in the process of collecting, analyzing and summarizing scrap, rework and warranty data. Manage continuous review and research of product/process Quality improvements in assigned area to positively impact such indicators.
• Lead the MRB (Material Review Board).
• Analyze and disposition of quarantined material.
• Write and update standard operational procedures including special characteristics that control our Quality Assurance and Measurement Systems.
• Weekly review of Customer specific websites (Covisint, GM Supply Power, Chrysler eSupplier Connect, PLEX). Identify and report discrepancies in a timely manner. Provide training to employees in assigned area to improve QOS.
• Active participation on Internal, Customer and ISO TS/16949 Audits.
• Quality planning, assurance and implementation associated with engineering changes (ECRs).
• Develop and maintain Layered Process Audits (LPA) and Error-Proofing Validation (EPV) lists in assigned areas.
• May be given certain authority within job scope by Manager

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in related field or 5+ years experience in quality related field
• Mandatory experience must be in a manufacturing environment
• Must have ISO/TS 16949 experience
• A thorough understanding of advanced SPC, D.O.E.’s, FMEA’s, Control Plans, Process/Product capability analysis, APQP, and Specific Customer Requirements
• Minitab Statistical Software Preferred but not Required
• Strong interpersonal skills to work well with customers and other engineers and operators
• Familiarity with problem solving methodologies (G8D, PRR, 7 Step, 3L5W, Deep Drill and Wide)
• Familiarity with Microsoft computer platforms and software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to train/teach others
• Ability to obtain ASQC Certificate