Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

The opening is due to a promotion and will offer you advancement potential in the future. The opportunity to work with a solid team of quality professionals with an average tenure of 12 years. The plant is investing 60M in the manufacturing area that YOU will be responsible for. YOU will average 40-45 hours a week, with minimal weekends so YOU truly have flexibility. Leading tier I automotive supplier is seeking a Quality Engineer to work in one of their fast-paced manufacturing areas. As the Quality Engineer, you will report to a Quality Manager and will work closely with process engineers and production. Daily you will be responsible for the following tasks in a specific area of the plant:

• Maintaining quality assurance standards in a specific area of the plant
• Coordinating with production and engineering to maintain and improve quality standards
• Gathering documentation and information to support the PPAP process
• Leading root cause analysis in the assigned area and establishing corrective actions
• Completing internal quality audits
• Creating and updating control plans and FMEA documentation
• Monitoring new launch processes and event trials
• Developing, coaching and mentoring quality staff
• Administering quality training
• Communicating with customers on any quality concerns or issues
• Presenting quality results and metrics on a regular basis to the management team
• Other duties as delegated by management

This is a hands-on position that requires qualified candidates to be on the manufacturing floor up to 50% of their day, conducting quality line support and overseeing projects. You will be on the manufacturing floor daily communicating with the production staff and working with your team to continuously improve quality initiatives. Candidates should enjoy working in a team environment, communicating with all levels of the company to improve quality standards and being creative in the root cause analysis and corrective action process. The company offers EXCELLENT medical benefits (including dental and vision) available day one of employment, short-term and long-term disability, 401K (50% up to 6%), paid holidays and vacations, tuition reimbursement, life and wellness plan.

Requirements for the Quality Engineer:

• Minimum of a high school diploma with at least two years of related manufacturing quality experience OR a Bachelor’s degree in a technical and/or operations related field
• Experience working in fast paced, mass production environments
• Experience with RCA and corrective actions
• Experience utilizing formal problem solving processes
• Experience completing internal audits
• Microsoft Excel experience, related to charts, graphs and formulas

Skills preferred but NOT required:

• Customer communication
• Machining or casting experience
• 5P or 8D problem solving
• Experience creating control plans and FMEAs
• Automotive supplier experience
• PPAP documentation

Reasons to work for this organization:

• Medical, dental and vision – GREAT medical perks available day one of employment
• Stable organization in the automotive industry that is adding new business and investing 60M in this area of the plant
• International organization
• Diverse business mix
• The opportunity to work minimal weekends and average 40-45 hours per week
• Candidates are preferred to be local to the Findlay, OH area.