Quality Engineer: APQP & Continuous Improvement

Piston Group & Piston Automotive LLC; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Piston Group & Piston Automotive LLC seeks a Quality Systems professional to plan and direct the quality operation system for manufacturing processes, materials, and products. Responsibilities include supporting APQP for new product launches, leading problem solving and continuous improvement, and maintaining ISO/TS guidelines with FMEAs, Control Plans, and process capability tracking.

A Bachelor's degree plus five years of related experience is required; knowledge of safety, Kaizen, 5S, APQP,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and actively participates in the APQP process for new product launch.
• Lead problem solving activities and continuous improvement efforts as it relates to customer satisfaction and quality improvement.
• Maintain all aspects ISO/TS guidelines; Develop and maintain operator work instructions, Process FMEAs, and Control Plan for work conducted on production lines.
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation; support selection of measurement instruments used on the production floor and determine Gage R&R accuracy; perform and track capability studies monthly.
• Support manufacturing to eliminate scrap; track and report daily scrap information; provide onsite support at Customer/Supplier site to investigate/address concerns.
• Maintain 8D, ICA/PCA, & CI logs to resolve customer issues and prevent recurrence.
• Issue Quality Problem Notice (QPN) to suppliers on quality issues, coordinate supplier and customer containment activities, and facilitate RMAs.
• Support Layer Process Audit (LPA) guidelines; track and report monthly quality performance for Warranty, Plant Rejects, Process Capability, Internal Concerns for assembled products.

Skills

Safety processes

Kaizen

5S

APQP

ISO 9001/TS16949

Lean

Six Sigma

8D

PPAP

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in related field

Job description

Piston Group & Piston Automotive LLC seeks a Quality Systems professional to plan and direct the quality operation system for manufacturing processes, materials, and products. Responsibilities include supporting APQP for new product launches, leading problem solving and continuous improvement, and maintaining ISO/TS guidelines with FMEAs, Control Plans, and process capability tracking.

A Bachelor's degree plus five years of related experience is required; knowledge of safety, Kaizen, 5S, APQP,