Quality Specialist

Summary of Position: 

 Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality of manufactured products by monitoring and testing them throughout the production process, identifying potential issues, implementing corrective actions, and collaborating with other teams to maintain compliance with company and industry standards, ultimately guaranteeing that products meet customer expectations and are safe and reliable. Analyze quality problems with root cause with quick resolution. 

Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Responsible for using problem analysis and root cause techniques, and implementing solutions under tight deadlines (8D,3Panels,5 Why’s, AMP panel)
• Weekly meetings with customer to review, discuss and assign responsibility for all frame related issues. Feedback to team of any issue related to process and supplier
• Provide direct communication to include one-on-one conversations, group meetings, presentations, and reporting to customers as well as internal management
• Organize, coordinate and document all reduction initiatives involving management to generate the proper actions, feasibility analysis, cost impact, and follow up on implementation dates, including clean points of every action
• Ensure all necessary reports, documentation, and samples are submitted to customer in a timely manner
• Responsible to attend all quality meeting related to frame issues/concerns
• Managing welding/frame assembly qualifications and generating welding/ assembly procedures to help the manufacturing assembly process.
• Investigating production problems
• Using both destructive and non-destructive techniques to test composition
• Analyze engineering designs for welding and frame requirements
• Create and submit technical reports on a daily basis
• Frequent monitoring of KAGA system for frame related issues
• Maintain Transys established KPI goals
• Follow requirements of Quality policies and standards, such as, ISO 9001, TS16949, IATF16949
• Always follow all safety policies
• Other duties as assigned

Technical Skills Required:

• Core Tools (SPC, MSA, PPAP, APQP)
• 5Phases, Drill Deep & Wide, 8D’s, 3Panel’s
• GD&T- Drawing Interpretation
• Familiarity with IATF 16949 or ISO/QS 9000 preferred
• Customer satisfaction oriented 
• Data driven & results oriented 
• Proven experience with complex data and problem analysis, root cause techniques, and solution
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to interact positively with people of diverse cultural backgrounds and level within organization
• Effective oral and written communication skills with all levels of employee/customer
• Must be proficient using MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Must be a team player and work well with others in process development, corrective action and problem solving
• Must be bilingual (English/Korean)

Education Required:

Working Experience Required:

• 3-5 years of experience in welding and frame assembly
• Must be bilingual have excellent written and verbal communication skills (Korean and English)
• Previous experience in an automotive frame manufacturing assembly environment required  
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Full working knowledge of APQP process, flowcharts, work instructions, and control plans
• Full working knowledge of and committed to continuous improvement principles
• Ability to effectively handle multiple activities simultaneously and successfully function in a fast-paced cross functional manufacturing environment 

Physical Demands / Working Conditions:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Frequently required to sit, stand, bend at the knees and waist, and walk
• Required to use hands to type, handle objects and paperwork
• Required to reach and hold on to items at chest level or reach above the shoulder
• May be required to lift and carry objects weighing up to 30 lbs.
• Required to use close vision and be able to focus
• Must have a valid driver's license, good driving record and in compliance with company policy
• Ability to work extended hours as needed
• Ability to travel domestic US and/or international if needed

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating Systems, LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.