Quality Engineer

True North Consultants, Inc.; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Plant Quality Engineer to support automotive quality systems in our Michigan facility. You will perform design documentation reviews for compliance, lead APQP/PPAP activities, and address quality concerns for both suppliers and customers.

The role requires strong communication, problem solving, and experience with Lean manufacturing techniques, IATF 16949, and program launches in an automotive plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Exceptional communications skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
• Proven technical skills on product and process.
• Experience in Program launch with an automotive manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Utilize core quality tools (APQP, PFMEA, PPAP, SPC) to resolve quality concerns.
• Manage internal and external quality concerns, fast-track responses, and Pareto analysis of defects.
• Investigate customer complaints and support customer quality system.
• Assist with continuous improvement activities and SPC/capability studies.
• Assist with IATF 16949 activities.
• Address supplier quality issues and quality holds.
• Create/maintain PPAP status with customers and manage disposition of held products.
• Organize rework/sorting operations and implement corrective actions.
• Create/update job books to meet customer specs and documentation.

Skills

Exceptional communications

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Technical skills

Automotive program launch

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA)

Job description

Plant Quality Engineer Summary:

The Quality Engineer will provide support in carrying out Quality Functions to meet customer requirements. They will perform quality engineering reviews/audits of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.

Plant Quality Engineer Responsibilities:

• Utilize core AIAG quality tools (Control Plan, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA, SPC) to resolve quality concerns.
• Manage Internal and External quality concerns, Fast Track Response, and pareto analysis of defects, etc.
• Act as customer support and investigate customer complaints.
• Assists with continuous improvement activities, such as S.P.C. and capability studies.
• Assists with IATF 16949 activities.
• Manage/interface customer quality system.
• Address supplier quality issues and manage Quality hold area.
• Create and maintain approved PPAP status with all Customers.
• Reviews and decides the disposition of products placed on hold.
• Organizes necessary rework/sorting operations.
• Assists with resolving internal and external quality problems and with implementation of corrective actions.
• Creates, reviews, and updates job books, to ensure proper documentation to set standards and customer product specifications.
• Utilize quality problem solving techniques such as 8D, 5Why, etc.
• Handle Customer and Supplier concerns in appropriate manner.
• Randomly audits problematic jobs and focuses on improvement by working with Manufacturing Team Leaders / Managers.
• Performs audits to support plant function.
• Supervise/manage vendor quality control, and certification of measuring equipment.
• Follows safety regulations and enforces compliance with company safety rules and regulations.

Education / Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) is required.
• Must have recent experience in Automotive Industry.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 Quality Systems.
• Experience with the APQP system.
• Exceptional communications skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
• Proven technical skills on product and process.
• Experience in Program launch with an automotive manufacturing plant.