Onsite Quality Engineer - Automotive, CI & APQP

Tenneco; Seward (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking an onsite Quality Assurance professional to provide hands-on support across the plant, drive APQP/PPAP, and sustain process controls. The role emphasizes strong collaboration with production, engineering, suppliers, and customers to continually raise product quality and manufacturing capability.

Ideal candidates will have a hands-on approach, experience in automotive manufacturing, and proficiency in quality tools such as SPC, problem solving, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in a quality role within an automotive or high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong onsite, hands-on approach to supporting plant operations and manufacturing teams.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents such as quality standards, blueprints, print specifications, and material specifications.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, SPC, problem solving, and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily onsite quality support across manufacturing areas, working with plant teams to assess issues and improve product quality.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, maintenance and other plant functions to support issue resolution and sustain process controls.
• Conduct internal quality system audits and monitor corrective actions.

Skills

Automotive quality

Onsite support

APQP/PPAP

SPC

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Tenneco is seeking an onsite Quality Assurance professional to provide hands-on support across the plant, drive APQP/PPAP, and sustain process controls. The role emphasizes strong collaboration with production, engineering, suppliers, and customers to continually raise product quality and manufacturing capability.

Ideal candidates will have a hands-on approach, experience in automotive manufacturing, and proficiency in quality tools such as SPC, problem solving, and documentation.