Quality Engineer: APQP, PPAP & Problem Solving Lead

American Axle & Mfg., Inc.; Gallipolis (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Gallipolis, OH team and drive quality initiatives across the site. You will lead APQP/PPAP activities, manage corrective actions, and coordinate audits to ensure robust Quality System execution.

You will act as a liaison between customers and manufacturing, analyze data for continual improvement, and develop the quality assurance team while operating metrology equipment and running CMM programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2+ years Quality Engineering experience (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, LPA, etc).
• Strong experience in problemsolving methodologies (8D, 5Why, Fishbone, etc).

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, monitor, and communicate information and reports related to the Management System and process improvements.
• Identify, analyze and provide solutions for quality related problems and opportunities.
• Technical quality liaison between the customer and site manufacturing process.
• Responsible for customer concern management and corrective action request process.
• Manage document and data control systems as applicable.
• Lead document control. Ensuring all controlled documents are current and relevant.
• Lead contact and expert on EDC Systems (electronic data collection) and facility GQS (Global Quality System) Expert
• Maintain Layered Audit Program (tracking, data entry, scheduling)
• Internal and external audit program management.
• Coordinate third party audits with certification body and Group Management Systems Coordinator.
• Represent quality assurance team in Advanced Product Quality Planning process and control plan development.
• Facilitate the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Process Sign-off (PSO), and other customer specific requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop quality assurance team members.
• Operate and program equipment/gages in Quality and Metrology Labs, including the CMM.
• Responsible for data entry, creating, filing, organizing and communicating documents as required.
• Support the Quality and Engineering group by providing system expertise regarding the customer requirements.
• Responsible for location and/or group internal and external audit program management activities.

Skills

Quality engineering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Dauch Corporation is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Gallipolis, OH team and drive quality initiatives across the site. You will lead APQP/PPAP activities, manage corrective actions, and coordinate audits to ensure robust Quality System execution.

You will act as a liaison between customers and manufacturing, analyze data for continual improvement, and develop the quality assurance team while operating metrology equipment and running CMM programs.