Quality Engineer

General Description

• To provide Quality Engineering support to SL Tennessee

Responsibilities

• The primary responsibility is to provide dimensional support to the plant.

• Develop and /or revision of PPAP documentation

• Supplier development activities (As needed).

• First point of contact for customers.

• Primary Corrective and Preventive Action generator.

• Develop and /or revise TS16949 procedures and work instructions for quality.

• Root Cause Analysis of quality issues.

• Any other responsibilities assign by the Quality Manager.

• Under the guidance of the Launch Coordinator, make preparations for the launch of new platform programs.

• Track the progress of newly launched platform

• programs and lead the effort in securing customer specific awards

• The principle goals of this position are to prevent/eliminate defects, increase customer satisfaction and achieve cost savings through Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) techniques.

• Assigned to cross-functional team.

• Prepare or assist in the development of quality documents that include PPAP submissions, PCPs, FMEAs, Flow charts , statistical studies, gage studies

• Evaluation of statistical Cp, CpK

• Initiate and follow-up corrective actions

• Analysis of customer complains

• Prepare and carry out presentations to the customer

• Evaluate the quality of the product in customers’ locations

• Coordinate the sorting and containment of the faulty or suspicious finished product

• Communicate potential problems to these involved

• Establish the acceptance criteria for cosmetic matters

• Begin validation of the equipment, MSA studies

• Participation in the production of quality system documents

• Support the assembly processes in the points related to quality

• Assure follow-up to the quality procedures

• Follow-up corrective actions

• Evaluation and approval of engineering and PCR changes

• Elaboration of quality metrics for managerial review

• Supervise and evaluate the activities of auditors

• Feedback to the internal and external customer

• Receive notifications of the results of the laboratory tests

• Comply with the procedures and instructions of the quality and environment standards (those applicable)

• Provide support and training to the personnel under his charge, as required

• All those activities that are generated due to changes, necessity and/or improvement in the process of the Are

Job Requirements

Work Experience

• Previous Quality Engineering experience preferred (in an automotive environment).

Education

• College degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience and training.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and understand Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

• Excellent problem solving skills.

• Ability to travel to the customers and suppliers locations and other SL Facilities

• Familiar with ISO 9000 and QS 9000/TS16949 requirements.

• Ability to develop and/or revise PPAP documentation.

• Strong communication skills.

• Knowledge of Control Plans

• Quality Standard system

• Quality and environmental systems

• English 70% (written and spoken)

• Handling of computational packages (MS OFFICE)

• Leadership

• Problem solving techniques (QRQC)

• DOE

• Quality and environmental procedures and/or instructions of the area

• Applied statistics

• PFMEA

• PPAS

• APQP

• MSA

• Managing meetings

• Structuring and production of procedures

• Communication and feedback techniques

• Human Relations

• Service and attention to the customer

• Quality criteria

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