Quality Engineers (Interior Assembly) - Night Shift

Seneca Resources; Cottondale (AL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Seneca Resources is seeking a Quality Engineer in Cottondale, Alabama. The role focuses on ensuring QA system compliance across departments, auditing processes, and maintaining supplier quality for automotive interior trim components. Strong experience in PPAP, documentation control, and customer portals is required.

The position requires a Bachelor degree in engineering or related field and 3+ years in automotive QA. English proficiency and SAP/Office skills are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or related field; Economics or Business Admin with relevant experience acceptable.
• 3+ years of automotive manufacturing QA experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure QA management system is implemented and followed by all departments.
• Ensure compliance with documentation systems and customer portals.
• Report on current QA status at all times.
• Perform error elimination and process optimization.
• Introduce and maintain modern QA measurement/evaluation systems.
• Provide preventive customer support and conduct audits.
• Monitor supplier quality and ensure CCC/China CNCA compliance for interior trim parts.
• Manage labeling and marking procedures for CCC logo to avoid non-certified products.
• Create and implement CoP Control Plan and communicate changes to Chinese Certification Authority.

Skills

English language skills

Education

Bachelor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

Office

SAP

Job description

Position Title:

Quality Engineer

Location:

Cottondale, Alabama

Clearance Requirements:

None

Salary:

$70,000.00 annually

Position Description

• Ensuring the implementation of and compliance with the QA management system by all the affected departments
• Ensuring compliance with all the documentation systems; customer portals; etc
• Reporting on the current QA situation at all times
• Error elimination measures and process optimization
• Introduction and maintenance of modern measurement and evaluation systems QA
• Preventive customer support
• Audits
• Ensuring a high level of supply quality by regular quality monitoring of purchased parts.
• Ensures that the requirements of China's Implementation Rules for Compulsory Certification of Motor Vehicle Products (for interior trim parts: CNCA-C11-09:2014) are fulfilled and that the complete implementation is secured and adjusted periodically according to the given changes.
• Ensures that CCC certified products at all times comply with the Chinese product standard (for interior trim parts: GB 8410-2006)
• Ensures that a procedure exists that controls the labeling of the product with the CCC logo
• Ensures that a procedure exists which controls the marking of the CCC logo, and assures that it is not applied on faulty or non-certified products. The procedure must also make sure that the logo cannot be put on any products that have been modified after certification without an adjustment of the certificate.
• Ensures that the CoP Control Plan is created and implemented
• Ensures that any relevant changes are announced to the Chinese Certification Authority before production of marked CCC products is allowed.

Special Responsibilities

• Optimization of project related advanced quality planning activities in project phases for certain programs assigned including holistic approach for plant hand-off - Cradle to Grave management of quality activities.
• Ensuring Quality is represented in project meeting for assigned program
• Create, track, address and close open items related to Quality in project
• Reporting on the current QA situation at all times during various phases
• Organization and planning of PPAP activities for on time submissions
• Manage all PRAM items in I-Share and report during project reviews
• Mange all engineering change evaluations and implementations in I-Share for Quality

Qualification

Bachelor in Industrial, Mechanical, or any related Engineering degree, Economics, Business Administration or relevant work experience

3+ years of experience working in the position in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry

Knowledge

• Plastics, process and coating technologies
• Production methods (for example, Toyota Production System, Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping)
• Quality management systems, automotive
• Measuring room technology, laboratory methods
• Management techniques
• PPAP
• IT Knowledge (Office, SAP)
• English language skills

About Seneca Resources

At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm; we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact.

When you work with Seneca, you’re choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. We take the time to understand your goals and match you with roles that align with your skills and career path. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way.

Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.