Quality Specialist - Gage

About the role

DAUCH is recruiting for a Quality Specialist to support our North Vernon team. The Quality Specialist performs inspection, testing, measurement, and quality assurance activities to ensure products meet customer and internal requirements. This position supports production and engineering through laboratory testing, metrology, quality data analysis, and calibration management.

Responsibilities

• Follow all environmental and safety requirements.
• Perform inspection, testing, and measurement activities using approved inspection methods.
• Verify incoming materials, in-process product, and finished product meet specifications.
• Perform receiving, in-process, final, and dock audits.
• Identify, document, and segregate nonconforming material.
• Accurately record inspection and test results in a timely manner.
• Maintain quality records in accordance with document retention requirements.
• Support compliance with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Perform routine verification of inspection and test equipment.
• Support internal and customer audits as required.
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Support quality improvement activities.
• Communicate inspection results effectively with production, engineering, and quality personnel.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Assist other quality team members with project and/or inspection activities when assigned work is completed.
• Perform gage calibration and repair activities.
• Manage gage inventory, gage calibration schedule, and associated records.
• Develop and modify CMM and vision inspection programs.
• Develop work instructions and inspection documentation.
• Conduct capability studies, Gage R&R studies, PPAP submissions, annual layouts, and special quality projects as required.
• Conduct and analyze SPC and Measurement System Analysis studies.
• Troubleshoot damaged or out-of-tolerance gages.
• Manage procurement and implementation of inspection equipment and lab supplies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1-3 years of manufacturing or quality experience preferred.

About the company

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.