Quality Engineer: Lead Product Quality & Continuous Improvement

Dauch; North Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation seeks a Quality Engineer to join its North Vernon, IN team, driving product quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

You will act as liaison between customers and internal production, manage APQP/PPAP, perform root-cause analysis, monitor scrap, and maintain manufacturing quality plans to meet IATF-16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 3+ years experience in Quality documentation/processes (AIAG APQP, MSA, PPAP, SPC FMEA manuals).
• 3+ years experience in ISO9001/IATF16949 & ISO14001 auditing.

Responsibilities

• Liaises between Plant, customers, and suppliers to drive quality.
• Leads customer complaint investigations and containment activities.
• Maintains and submits APQP/PPAP documentation and PPAP packages.
• Monitors corrective actions and effectiveness; analyzes Cost of Quality.
• Develops and maintains Manufacturing Quality Plans (MQP) and inspection instructions.
• Supports compliance with IATF-16949, ISO-9001, and ISO-14001.
• Directs quality inspectors and supports continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Quality documentation

APQP/PPAP/MSA

ISO auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Dauch Corporation seeks a Quality Engineer to join its North Vernon, IN team, driving product quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

You will act as liaison between customers and internal production, manage APQP/PPAP, perform root-cause analysis, monitor scrap, and maintain manufacturing quality plans to meet IATF-16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 standards.