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 data: 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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