Quality Engineer

Century Mold Co; Shelbyville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

HSA contributions

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Century Mold is seeking a Quality Engineer to manage day-to-day quality control, ensure product conformance and process capability, and support continuous improvement. You will supervise inspectors, maintain documentation, and coordinate with suppliers and customers on quality issues.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in the automotive sector or equivalent, strong GD&T and SPC knowledge, and proficiency with Minitab and Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Automotive sector or equivalent experience.
• GD&T knowledge, SPC knowledge, core tools.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all quality system procedures and requirements.
• Maintain Quality Control documentation: inspection plans, product history, control plans, process flow diagrams, sample locations, blueprints, quality alerts, PPAPs, NCMRs, customer claims.
• Review and dispositions supplier PPAP submissions and generate receiving inspection sampling plans.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Automotive sector

Tools

Minitab

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Century Mold, we don't just mold parts, our customers come to us with their toughest challenges … and we mold solutions. The plastics industry is full of challenges and the Century Mold team prides themselves on their problem-solving capabilities. We strive to provide and deliver more not only for our customers but for our team as well.

About the Role:

This role is responsible for managing day-to-day quality control activities to ensure product conformance, process capability, and compliance with customer and quality system requirements. The position oversees quality documentation, PPAPs, inspections, corrective actions, and the supervision and training of Quality Inspectors, while serving as a key liaison with suppliers and customers on quality issues. Success in this role requires strong technical quality expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to proactively drive problem resolution and continuous improvement across assigned products and processes.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Responsible for adhering to and maintaining all quality system procedures and requirements related to the position.
• Must adhere to all safety rules and company policies, as well as enforce the compliance and implementation of each through subordinates.
• Attendance/punctuality is consistently at work and on time; ensures that the Attendance Policy is enforced consistently through subordinates.
• Maintain Quality Control documentation to include:

• Inspection Plans
• Product history
• Control Plan
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Sample locations
• Blueprints
• Quality Alerts
• PPAPs
• NCMRs
• Customer claims (Local management tool and customer portal(s))

• Reviews and dispositions supplier PPAP submissions including generation of receiving inspection sampling plan as required. Approves Supplier 8Ds.
• Defining and maintaining control plans and inspections plans as agreed with customer.
• Administers training program including testing and gaging for hourly personnel.
• Supervision and training of Quality Inspectors as required.
• Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
• Kick off tool repair/improvement activities as required
• Receive and coordinate the resolution of customer complaints, 8D completion on customer portal and internal problem-solving tool, based on customer timing
• Devise sampling procedures and designs and develop forms, inspection plans and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data.
• Leads management of suspect / discrepant materials, including Quality alerts, NCMR management, MRB reviews, sort/rework instructions and internal claim management.

• Manage PPAPs, submission and approval on time
• Management of boundary, master and PPAP parts
• Asure capability for their assigned parts and processes
• Assure product conformance by validation of parts and approval of any process change.
• Participates in audits as required, as auditee or auditor

We would love to hear from you if:

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training in similar position in the Automotive sector; or equivalent combination of education and experience; GD&T knowledge, SPC knowledge, core tools

Computer Skills:

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite 365; Minitab; Ability to learn new software as needed.

Why You'll Love Working for Century Mold:

• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is market competitive and is based on relevant years of experience and skills.
• We care about our employee's well-being. In addition to direct compensation, we also offer a robust array of benefits to our employees; these include medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, as well as other great benefits to support your well-being. We also support our employees by offering 401(k) matching.

The details of your position:

• Your Job Title will be: Quality Engineer
• Belonging to the: Quality Control Department
• You will report directly to: Plant Quality Manager
• Your Employment Status: Exempt

Century Mold offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes annual bonus, paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) matching, HSA contributions, and medical, dental and vision plans.

Century Mold is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal consideration to all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.

Century Mold offers reasonable accommodation in the employment process for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance in the application process to accommodate a disability, you may request accommodation at any time by contacting the Human Resources Department.