Quality Engineer (Manufacturing)

Quality Engineer opportunity in Huntington Beach, CA

Family-owned for over 75 years, Precision Resource is a leading global supplier of precision metal components and assemblies using cutting edge technology, including additive and fineblanking production methods. We provide solutions to quality, cost and production challenges for market-leading customers in industries such as automotive, heavy duty, medical, aerospace, electronics, tools, hardware, military and defense.


We offer :

• Benefits package including health, dental, life and vision insurance
• 401(k) with match and profit sharing
• Annual bonus based on division profitability
• Vacation and flexible paid holidays
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition reimbursement and paid training
• Work with an established team of long-term employees

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Position Summary

The Quality Engineer has "cradle to grave" quality system responsibility over a specified group of products.


What You'll Do

• Participate in all cross-functional Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) teams and issue status reports.
• Administration control required to ensure all applicable elements and phases of the APQP process is accomplished.
• Completes all applicable PPAP elements.
• Completes and issues ISIR and first article reports, as required.
• Initiates initial and revised PPAP elements (as applicable) for each family grouping of customer numbers or individual customer number as applicable.
• Creates and revises inspection instructions and quality records.
• Determines measurement and test equipment needs.
• Verifies inspection and tests feasibility.
• Creates inspection instructions utilizing correct metrology.
• Utilizes correct sampling plans and/or SPC subgroup sizes at proper sampling frequencies.
• Creates correct visual inspection methods and aids.
• Carries out the policy requirements as mandated in the Precision Resource Quality Manual and administers all applicable quality procedures as related to the applicable product line.
• Audits inspection functions to ensure full compliance to all applicable polices, procedures and work instructions.
• Processes customer returns and quality concerns.
• Processes requests for deviation as directed by MRB.
• Issues customer status reports.
• Review sample size, sample method, verification of inspector's findings and description adequacy.
• Issues status reports and corrective action forms for major, critical, or repetitive non-conforming issues.
• Initiates EN-007 form to make corrections and changes to tools and processes.
• Conducts new supplier qualification surveys and periodic and special supplier audits.
• Surveys new suppliers to determine if qualifications are adequate to add company to "Approved Supplier" list.
• Conduct periodic and special supplier audits as required.
• Trains and monitors inspector performance.
• Audits processes, equipment, and personal performance against the control plan for conformance.

What You Bring

• Associates degree or technical certification in manufacturing.
• 3 years quality engineering or equivalent experience in an automotive metal stamping or machining manufacturing environment.
• 3 years of experience working with ISO-9000 and ISO/IATF 16949 or equivalent quality system.
• Knowledge and experience with AIAG Automotive Manuals preparing PPAP's, GR&R and Capability Studies, SPC requirements, etc.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety requirements.
• Experience using (Microsoft Office) Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong advance math and statistical skills.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. or protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Precision Resource is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V. To learn more, visit