Quality Engineer

Job Description

• Main quality contact during the advanced quality planning process (APQP) on new and/or current programs. Responsible for establishment and maintenance of the control plan, analyze process capability data.
• Key person in obtaining production part approval (PPAP) on new and revised programs with our customers, as well as subcontractors to the Port Huron, MI facility.
• Provide quality-engineering solutions to quality related problems encountered in the manufacture and customer acceptance of headliners and headliner systems.
• Maintain a record of all customer related quality issues, and resolution timing is expedited.
• Work with subcontractors under their responsibility on establishing inspection and testing requirements, product certification, process capability, and subcontractor development.
• Work with internal engineering and manufacturing to establish inspection and testing requirements for programs under their responsibility. Analyze inspection data/charts to detect quality-related concerns and recommend corrective and/or preventative action.
• Implement statistical techniques and/or advanced problem-solving techniques as required to correct or prevent quality related issues.
• Review with quality manager product specifications and quality related issues as deemed necessary based on experience and product knowledge.
• Primary contact for customer and/or quality resident engineers on programs of their responsibility.
• Prepare periodic and special status reports and perform other related duties as required.
• Establish and assist in providing training to individuals associated with the inspection and testing of programs under their responsibility.
• Provide support and input to achieve established goals and objectives of the plant.
• Aid in the preparation of various quality reports, i.e., CP/CPK, Cost of Quality, PPM, IATF, Ford Q1, GM BIQS and performance metrics.
• Promote interplant relations and perform other duties as assigned by the Quality Manager.
• Key person in scheduling and tracking IATF, BIQS & ISO 14001:2015 internal audits, Ford Q1 corrective actions and training.
• Support the testing/certification of incoming materials/parts prior to use in plant processes.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of quality experience required
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment preferred
• Associates degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or 2 to 3 years’ experience in related field
• Problem solving, organizational skills, PC knowledge
• Self-directed, detail oriented, reliable, and strong initiative
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with leaders, peers, and others as required
• Good written and verbal communications skills