What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Grede?
Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that values innovation, dedication, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for teamwork, customer service, and operational excellence. If you want to join an industry-leading company that focuses on your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you!
The Quality Engineer’s role is to support activities to improve quality and efficiency of product at the customer, internal, and supplier levels. These activities will include working with: customers and suppliers on PPAPs, audits, and corrective action projects; monitoring and reporting on KPIs including customer scorecards, supplier performance, and internal metrics; performing gage and capability studies; updating and controlling documents; problem solving; auditing and improving our internal processes; training operators and inspectors; calibrating gages and managing the calibration process.
What You'll Do:
- Coordinate APQP activities with the responsible Manufacturing Engineer for all products, existing and new launches. This includes AIAG core tools (FMEA, MSA, Control Plans, PPAP & SPC) and applicable customer specifics.
- Lead, conduct, document, compile, interpret, and participate in:
- Gage R&R Studies
- Capability Studies
- Corrective Action and Improvement Projects
- Put together PPAP submission to customers and upload to customer portals.
- Determine Supplier PPAP requirements, review, and disposition PPAP submissions.
- Lead or participate in root cause analysis for corrective actions from the management of containment activities through 8D closure.
- Perform audits as required, which may include layered, process (Control Plan), supplier, safety, product, and systems audits.
- Regularly communicate with Engineering, Manufacturing and Purchasing to identify opportunities for internal and supplier process improvements.
- Measure and monitor KPI metrics
- Participates as a trainer in Quality Control and Manufacturing employee training programs.
- Interpret product drawings and technical standards to develop and implement quality controls and product check methods.
- Manage Document Control activities
- Manage and perform calibration activities
- Manage Nonconforming Material Reviews – document, track, update system, disposition, and lead MRB meetings.
- Maintain 8D, Quality Alert and Visual Aid tracking logs.
Why You'll Love Working for Us:
- Competitive pay
- Matching 401K
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- Company Paid Term Life Insurance
What We Need from You:
- Ability to interpret parts and GD&T drawings.
- Intermediate knowledge of business systems software (Minitab, ERP software, Word, Excel, Access, and Power BI).
- Ability to multitask and make good decisions in a busy environment.
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
- Ability to work as a team with little supervision.
- Can effectively communicate with other stakeholders, including both external and internal customers.
- Must maintain a good attendance record.
- Some travel may be required.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
- Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Preferred Training:
- AIAG Core Tools
- Casting Defect Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- GD&T
- Minitab Software
- Desired Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- ASQ Certified Engineer
- ASQ Certified Auditor
- Six Sigma Black belt
As a Fair Chance employer, Grede is committed to considering individuals who are rebuilding after past challenges. We believe full-time employment can be a powerful step toward long-term success.
To learn more about Grede, please visit our website at www.grede.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.