Driver and champion of quality excellence in a high paced automotive environment with specialized machining operations to complex assembly. This individual will be high-level contributor and driver of the organization to progress the quality of both the product and culture.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the ability to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below 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.

Standard Duties:  

The QE will act as the liaison between manufacturing and the customer, ensuring that the overall customer quality and regulatory requirements and expectations are met.

• Facilitate all quality-related activities associated with customer product introductions within APQP
• Ensure PPAP target dates are successfully met
• Proactively work with customers to minimize and/or eliminate issues
• Create and submit PPAP to customers
• Responsible for ensuring all PPAP requirements are met and documentation is up to date and on file
• Understand and comply to customer specific requirements as applicable
• Ensure compliance to special characteristic requirements
• Customer quality liaison and scorecard improvement champion
• Lead problem solving and risk assessments
• Use of statistical analysis tools and methods for problem solving
• Facilitate resolution of proactive quality initiatives, continuous improvement, preventative actions, mistake-proofing, etc.
• Facilitate resolutions of reactive quality initiatives; containment, root-cause, corrective actions, customer issues, etc.
• Facilitate and participate in quality metrics reporting and communication
• Lead First Pass Yield (FPY) and scrap reduction improvements
• Coach and mentor individuals and cross-functional teams in quality systems, tools, and philosophies
• Approval of all product and process changes (PDSCR, CISEN, deviations, etc.) to ensure customer requirements and expectations are met, verification that changes are correctly implemented, and product integrity is maintained
• Monitor processes (through auditing, metrics, etc.) to ensure product conformance
• Support external audit activities relative to product requirements
• Responsible for verification of corrective actions
• Lead MSA and gauging improvement
• Other projects and priorities as assigned by the Plant Quality Manager

Safety and Physical Requirements:

• All employees are responsible for knowing, understanding and complying with the safety policies and procedures.
• Wear PPE when appropriate in designated areas.
• Lifting shoulder high up to 35 lbs. on occasion.

Key Competencies

Customer Focus Decision Quality Priority Setting Problem Solving Process Management Drive for Results Functional Technical Skills

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering disciple.
• 5 years’ experience required.
• Equivalent industry experience of 4+ years is highly desirable
• Knowledge in manufacturing problem solving (8-D Methodology) and processes required
• Demonstrated working knowledge of core quality tools including: Control Plans, Process Flow, FMEA, MSA, SPC
• Effective at defining problems, collecting data, analyzing data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions
• Effective presentation skills and professional verbal and written communication skills
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook,  and PowerPoint
• Experience in Minitab for statistical analysis preferred
• Trained Auditor (IATF16949 preferred)
• Strong understanding and experience of working to IATF16949 and related standards
• Shainin RedX Apprentice or Journeyman is a plus.

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