Automotive Quality Engineer: Continuous Improvement & PPAP

Markent Personnel; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel seeks a Plant Quality Engineer to support automotive quality initiatives at a Michigan facility. The role focuses on applying AIAG tools, managing supplier and customer quality, and driving continuous improvement across processes.

The candidate will lead audits, PPAP validation, and CAPA actions, collaborating with manufacturing teams to ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and customer specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) is required.
• Must have recent experience in Automotive Industry.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 Quality Systems.
• Experience with the APQP system.
• Exceptional communications skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
• Proven technical skills on product and process.
• Experience in Program launch with an automotive manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Utilize core AIAG quality tools to resolve quality concerns.
• Manage internal and external quality concerns, Fast Track Response, and pareto analysis of defects, etc.
• Act as customer support and investigate customer complaints.
• Assists with continuous improvement activities, such as S.P.C. and capability studies.
• Assists with IATF 16949 activities.
• Manage/interface customer quality system.
• Address supplier quality issues and manage Quality hold area.
• Create and maintain approved PPAP status with all Customers.
• Reviews and decides the disposition of products placed on hold.
• Organizes necessary rework/sorting operations.
• Assists with resolving internal and external quality problems and with implementation of corrective actions.
• Creates, reviews, and updates job books, to ensure proper documentation to set standards and customer product specifications.
• Utilize quality problem solving techniques such as 8D, 5Why, etc.
• Handle Customer and Supplier concerns in appropriate manner.
• Randomly audits problematic jobs and focuses on improvement by working with Manufacturing Team Leaders / Managers.
• Performs audits to support plant function.
• Supervise/manage vendor quality control, and certification of measuring equipment.
• Follows safety regulations and enforces compliance with company safety rules and regulations.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Quality systems knowledge

Automotive industry experience

Audit skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

APQP

IATF 16949

PPAP

MSA

SPC

Job description

Markent Personnel seeks a Plant Quality Engineer to support automotive quality initiatives at a Michigan facility. The role focuses on applying AIAG tools, managing supplier and customer quality, and driving continuous improvement across processes.

The candidate will lead audits, PPAP validation, and CAPA actions, collaborating with manufacturing teams to ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and customer specifications.