Plant Quality Engineer II - Gears

ZF Friedrichshafen AG; South Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Plant Quality Engineer II - Gears, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring product quality and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This position offers the chance to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, utilizing your problem-solving skills to enhance manufacturing processes. You'll be responsible for developing quality standards, conducting root cause analysis, and providing training to staff. If you're passionate about shaping the future of mobility and want to make a significant impact in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Vacation

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Supportive Employee Groups

Community Outreach Activities

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in quality engineering or related field.
• Proficient in problem-solving methodologies and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure product quality.
• Implement corrective actions and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Problem Solving

Root Cause Analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact? ZF is looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a FutureStarter, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of mobility. Join us and be part of something extraordinary!

Plant Quality Engineer II - Gears

Country/Region: US

Location:

Gray Court, SC, US

Req ID 79092 | Gray Court, United StatesZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC

Job Description

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 works 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.
• Works 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:

• 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
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
  

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

Contact

Bethany Vijayakumar

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At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.