Quality Engineer

Description

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for the identification, evaluation and communication of quality related items associated with the various products manufactured in this facility.  This includes but not limited to new product quality criteria in product launches, non-conforming product, non-standard operations, and any other production or quality items found in the plant.  This position is also responsible for customer contacts for quality and corrective and preventive actions. 

Essential Functions of the Job:

1. Develop and maintain plant-wide Control Plans and FMEAs
2. Coordinate new project APQP with other departments and customers.
3. Develop other PPAP information for projects as required, including identification of critical characteristics, flow charts, gage R&Rs, inspection criteria and visual aids.
4. Develop and maintain Statistical Process Control system to monitor critical and key product characteristics
5. Active in the Internal Audit program to identify plant conformance/improvement opportunities and monitoring of action items
6. Audit quality management system based on IATF 16949 requirements
7. Support plant-wide continuous improvement programs
8. Develop and maintain Visual Guides and product criteria inspection instructions
9. Train QA and production personnel on quality criteria for products manufactured in plant.
10. Assist Quality and Production personnel in making quality judgments on defects during production runs.
11. Review in-process non-conforming material and report on analysis; review and take action with production departments
12. Liaison with customers to address problems and improvements to products
13. Assist with the Corrective Action system, coordinate teams and submit responses

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred
2. Experience in a quality assurance environment required
3. High proficiency in computer technology and systems operations
4. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
5. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
6. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
7. Able to work efficiently in a team environment
8. Basic arithmetic skills