Quality Engineer

Plascore, Inc.; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Plascore, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer to plan and direct activities related to the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for manufacturing processes, materials, and products.

The role includes auditing support, document reviews, root cause analysis, and continual improvement initiatives to enhance the quality system and ensure conformance to customer specifications and internal standards. A bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientifically related field.
• 1–3 years progressively responsible experience.
• Professional level knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist with audits: close findings, report creation, corrective/preventive actions.
• Review quality manuals and procedures.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for process issues.
• Support continual improvement activities (5S, Kaizen, lean methods).
• Manage non-conforming material tracking and reporting.

Skills

Auditing & corrective actions

Root cause analysis

Quality improvement

Process documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

PPAP

Job description

The Quality Engineer plans and directs activities concerned with development, application and maintenance of quality standards for manufacturing processes, materials and products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists with audits, including closing out audit findings, creating reports and determine proper corrective and preventive actions.
• Reviews company quality documentation, such as quality manuals, quality procedures.
• Root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.
• Assists with continual improvement activities to enhance the quality system, such as 5S, Kaizen lean methods, etc.
• Responsible for non-conforming material, tracking and reporting on rejection of material.
• Develop training to build quality awareness.
• Assists with customer specific requirements. Support/perform conformance to customer specifications (PPAP, 1st article, data sheets, etc.)
• Assist with planning, organizing and managing the overall activities of receiving/outgoing quality functions.
• Assist when necessary, with gage calibrations, conformance testing, special testing, die and fixture approvals.
• Basic Understanding of statistical analysis: SPC, Control Charts, Capability, etc.
• Assist Quality Manger with supplier development.
• Interface with Engineering and Operations to ensure transfer to production of new products are in accordance with approved data.
• Analyze failure, corrective and preventive action to respond to customer complaints.
• Participate in improving our product, processes equipment and methods.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment at all times.
• Continually looks for ways to improve job efficiency and performance.
• Perform all reasonably related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• One to three years progressively more responsible experience. Consideration will be given to experience acquired through academic scientific programs such as engineering or science laboratory classes.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or scientifically related field.
• A professional level of knowledge in a specialized field equivalent to that ordinarily acquired by completing a four-year baccalaureate program.