American Appliance Products, LLC (AAP), in Newport, TN, is a division of SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC, a global leader in metal forming for the consumer products industry (i.e. oven racks including product finishing).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interpret product drawings and technical standards in order to develop and implement quality controls and product check methods.
• Responsible for product quality conditions.
• Responsible for accomplishment of External Quality goals and performance assuring coherence with the corresponding internal goals.
• Stops production if non-conform or suspicious products are about to be produced.
• Integrates the Team for New Projects and as a role of verification on the use of the good methodologies.
• Participates in Lean process development.
• Initiate “8-D’s” when required for customer or internal rejects and follow up with effective problem-solving efforts by creating teams to determine root cause, corrective action, and verification.
• Implement improvements on the manufacturing floor and work on internal quality issues
• Provide training to operators
• Work closely with manufacturing floor side activities.
• Utilize preventative quality techniques to improve product quality, reduce in-line defects, and reduce scrap.
• Lead Corrective Action activities and communicate to the customer or suppliers as required.
• Develop, review and maintain FMEA’s, Control Plans, and Quality Check Sheets.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / WORK CONDITIONS

• Work time will be spent in a standard office environment with the majority of work time spent on the manufacturing plant floor.
• Temperature and noise may vary depending on external environmental conditions.
• Personal protective equipment is required on the production floor.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Able to communicate, verbally or written, to internal and external contacts.
• Ability to interpret product drawings (GD & T) and technical standards.
• Ability to make formal presentations.
• Good problem-solving skills utilizing corrective action disciplines.
• Good understanding of Microsoft software packages.
• Ability to work within and lead a team.
• Experience in a variety of basic operation disciplines: Manufacturing, Quality, Process / Tooling, and Shop Floor Supervision.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s Degree in engineering is required.
• 3 years of quality engineering experience is required. Automotive industry experience preferred.
• Experience as a Direct Customer Contact with Major OEM’s