Quality Engineer

Aegis Manufacturing & Engineering; Greencastle (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

100Hires, Inc. seeks a Quality Assurance professional to maintain the QMS under IATF 16949 and manage internal audit schedules and liaison tasks. The role supports QA documentation for New Model Launches up to half of the time and leads cross-functional continuous improvement and root cause analysis teams.

You will work on investigations, corrective actions, and customer complaint responses, ensuring compliance with quality requirements and fostering process improvements across production.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience investigating quality problems.
• Strong corrective-action experience.
• Experience with 8D, 5 Why, and/or Fishbone.
• Experience dealing with customer complaints.
• Comfortable working directly with production.
• Quality inspection experience.
• Continuous improvement experience.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.
• Proficient in Quality tools and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Investigate the problem — determine what is wrong.
• Find the root cause — use 5 Why and Fishbone analysis.
• Determine the corrective action — implement changes to prevent recurrence.
• Work with production to implement the fix.
• Verify the fix — ensure the problem does not persist.
• Document everything using 8D or similar process for clear communication.

Skills

Manufacturing QA

Root Cause Analysis

8D problem solving

5 Why analysis

Fishbone diagram

CPQA/Corrective action

Customer complaints handling

Production liaison

Quality Inspection

Continuous Improvement

APQP/PPAP/PFMEA/Control Plans

Quality documentation

Tools

MS Office

PFMEA

Control Plans

PPAP

APQP

Job description

Job DutiesMaintain the automotive Quality Management System (QMS) under IATF 16949 standards.Manage internal audit schedules, nonconformities, and third-party audit liaison tasks.Spend up to 50% of work time supporting QA documentation for New Model Launches.Lead cross-functional continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis teams. [1, 2]Requirements1 to 2 years of automotive manufacturing experience.IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Certification.Familiarity with AIAG core tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP).Strong communication and MS Office skills. [1, 2]8D problem solving — investigating a customer or production issue from start to finish and documenting the solution.5 Why analysis — digging past the obvious problem to determine the actual root cause.Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams — breaking down potential causes of a quality issue.Corrective actions — determining what needs to change and making sure the change prevents the problem from coming back.Customer complaints — investigating complaints and responding with a clear root cause and corrective action.Quality inspection — understanding how parts/products are inspected and identifying when they don't meet requirements.Quality compliance — making sure processes and products meet internal, customer, and applicable quality requirements.Continuous improvement — looking for ways to improve processes and reduce recurring quality problems.This person would:1. Investigate the problem ? What exactly is wrong?2. Find the root cause ? Why did it happen? Use tools like 5 Why and Fishbone.3. Determine the corrective action ? What needs to change to fix the problem?4. Work with production ? Help implement the fix.5. Verify the fix worked ? Make sure the problem isn't continuing.6. Document everything ? Use an 8D or similar problem-solving process to communicate the issue, root cause, and corrective action.Must-have:Manufacturing quality experienceExperience investigating quality problemsStrong corrective-action experienceExperience with 8D, 5 Why, and/or FishboneExperience dealing with customer complaintsComfortable working directly with productionStrong plus:Automotive manufacturing experienceExperience with quality inspectionsExperience with quality complianceContinuous improvement experienceExperience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.You should be proficient in:Quality Inspection ExperienceContinuous Improvement5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram)Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)Quality Control ExperienceTolerance AnalysisTape Measure ReadingPrecision Measurement & Hand MetrologyAdvanced Inspection & Gauge MeasurementGood Manufacturing Practices (GMP)Composite Materials & RepairFirst Article Inspection (FAI)Quality Control Data AnalysisPPAP Process ExperienceBlueprint Reading