Plant Quality Engineer

AISIN World Corp. of America; Cibolo (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aisin Texas in Cibolo, TX is seeking a Plant Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives and resolve manufacturing issues with urgency. This role focuses on maintaining customer satisfaction, improving processes, and ensuring QMS compliance across production lines.

The candidate will participate in PFMEA, control plan development, PPAP activities, and data-driven problem solving, coordinating with cross-functional teams to minimize defects and support ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14001 objectives.

Qualifications

• Must ensure product quality and process compliance.
• Experience with PPAP, FMEA, and control plans is desirable.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance with customer requirements.
• Interface with customer regarding manufacturing quality issues.
• Participate in drawing reviews at early product planning stages.
• Participate in cross-functional PFMEA and control plan development.
• Implement AIAG PPAP activities and approvals.
• Evaluate data, set control levels, and maintain SPC charts.
• Lead corrective action requests to closure and validate countermeasures.
• Perform internal process audits to ensure QMS robustness.
• Prepare management review materials (Monthly & QR).
• Lead continuous improvement and support ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14001 objectives.

Skills

Product knowledge

Process knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Written communication

Time management

Cooperative personality

Night shift willingness

Weekend/holiday work

Travel on short notice

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent manufacturing experience

5+ years automotive experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Company: AISIN Texas

Department: Quality Management, Quality Assurance Section

Location: Cibolo, TX

Position Summary

Aisin Texas has an opportunity for a new Quality Assurance Specialist. Role requires advanced problem-solving skills & high sense of urgency to resolve facility and customer quality issues as well as work on reducing impact to manufacturing lines.

Job Title

Plant Quality Engineer

Company: AISIN Texas

Department: Quality Management, Quality Assurance Section

Location: Cibolo, TX

Position Summary

Aisin Texas has an opportunity for a new Quality Assurance Specialist. Role requires advanced problem-solving skills & high sense of urgency to resolve facility and customer quality issues as well as work on reducing impact to manufacturing lines.

Position Responsibilities

• Ensure product's compliance with customer's requirements.
• Interface with customer relating to manufacturing quality issues.
• Participate in drawing review at early product planning stages.
• Participate in cross functional PFMEA activity.
• Participate in cross functional control plan development.
• Implement customer part approval process activity per AIAG guidelines.
• Evaluate data, set control levels and maintain SPC control charts on selected items.
• Feedback customer quality information back to manufacturing.
• Coordinate and implement quick countermeasure activity.
• Meet with MFG to understand in-process problems & subcomponent trouble.
• Implement customer part approval process activity per AIAG guidelines.
• Responsible for certain sections or customers and will be main window person
• Assure accuracy and timeliness of customer PPAP Process.
• Evaluation of Returned Product (Field & Customer) & Report.
• Preparation of Management review material (Monthly & QR).
• Issue corrective action requests to areas with noncompliance.
• Lead corrective action requests to closure including validating countermeasures.
• Conduct process audits internally to assure QMS is robust.
• Defect Analysis & Reporting.
• Support Hoshin Kanri Activity.
• Help achieve ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14001 registration within company determined time frame.
• Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Will perform other reasonably related tasks within the Company as required by the Supervisor or Management.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Complete product knowledge.
• Complete process knowledge.
• High mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent cooperative personality.
• Ability to work night shift when needed.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays.
• Short term notice business travel.
• Ability to interact well with coworkers.
• Ability to understand, follow and implement posted work rules and company procedures.

Beneficial Skills And Experience

• Experience in PPAP requirements and root cause analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelors degree desired; or equivalent manufacturing experience
• 5+ years relevant experience (automotive assembly or similar)