Engineer II - Plant Quality Assembly

ZF Group; Gray Court (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team as a Quality Engineer where you will play a crucial role in monitoring manufacturing processes and ensuring product quality. This position offers the opportunity to implement continuous improvement initiatives, develop training materials, and support cross-functional collaboration. You will work independently to create and maintain corrective actions while engaging with customers and suppliers to enhance quality standards. An established industry player offers a supportive environment that values diversity and encourages personal growth, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about engineering and quality assurance.

Benefits

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Vacation

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Supportive Collaborative Team Environment

Strong Diversity Culture

Community Outreach Activities

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience in quality engineering or related fields.
• Proven ability to resolve issues using judgment consistent with standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor manufacturing processes and assess product quality.
• Develop and maintain documents related to quality standards and risk analysis.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Measurement Tools (GD&T)

Job description

Req ID 75641 | Gray Court, United States ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC

About the Team
This role involves monitoring manufacturing processes, ensuring product quality, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives through quality standards, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration, while providing training and support for problem-solving methodologies.

What you can look forward to as Quality Engineer

• Monitor manufacturing processes and assess product quality to determine adequacy, capability, and ability to comply with customer specifications and company’s specifications.
• Develop and maintain documents and procedures related to quality standards, risk analysis, lessons learned from product recalls, product audits, field returns and repairs, complaints, scrap, and rework, and retain documented information as evidence.
• Interpret prints and measurement tools (GD&T).
• Utilize basic quality tools along with problem solving and lean manufacturing techniques in the support of continuous improvement, root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions promoting lessons learned process.
• Have an auditor perspective including being part of the solution.
• Support and creation of Training for basic and advanced Problem-Solving methodologies, develop and motivate employees, creation and maintaining training material for PS methodologies. Guidance to manufacturing personnel in the proper application of problem-solving methodology.
• Creation and development of methodologies and templates for problem solving based on each specific customer request and requirement.
• Support and work independently to create, implement, document, and maintain permanent corrective actions for internal and external 8Ds.
• Project oriented root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support projects for avoiding and preventing failure occurrence in the early stage of projects.
• Support Customer and Supplier Quality Engineers in direct discussion with supplier or customer.
• Active work and creation of MSA analysis, and monitoring of improvements as defined by Management.
• Initiate, monitor, and review corrective actions involving defective material from customer concerns.
• Work actively on development and management of test and inspection systems as required for each individual problem-solving project as well as creation and analysis of data.

Your profile as Quality Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 3-4 years of experience (internship/co-op included)
• Proven ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using judgment that is in consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Proven creativity and analytical methods with a high-level of attention to detail
• Ability to interface with cross-functional teams and all levels of personnel and management
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Advanced knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within Engineering.
• Working knowledge of product line(s) and engineering design principles.
• Experience with engineering change systems.
• Advanced understanding of engineering techniques and principles.
• Experience in a customer facing role (preferred)

What We Offer:

• A supportive collaborative team environment
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Vacation
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• A strong diversity culture
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Be part of our ZF team as Plant Quality Engineer and apply now!

Contact

Bethany Vijayakumar

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran