Senior Quality Engineer

Minth North America, Inc.; East Tawas (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Minth North America, Inc. in Michigan is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer to join our expanding quality team in the automotive sector. This hands-on role engages with customers and internal groups to drive APQP for new products and maintain the quality system.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of manufacturing quality experience, knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding; IAIG16949, VDA, ISO14001 audit familiarity; travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing quality experience.
• Knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding processes and testing requirements.
• Auditing certification for IATF16949, VDA, ISO14001 standards.
• Ability to read and interpret Blueprints / GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain customer interface and support.
• Create/Update APQP documents including FMEA, Control Plans and Flow Diagrams.
• Follow AIAG APQP procedures and Customer-specific requirements.
• Prepare PPAP submissions.
• Drive continuous improvement of plant scrap, process capability, and quality cost activities.
• Address customer concerns through corrective action activities and action plans.
• Maintain a quality management system to ensure compliance with standards.
• Partner with production and engineering on quality-related issues.
• Create quality reports and action plans for executives and customers.
• Coordinate with Minth facilities to ensure read-across continuity.

Skills

Manufacturing Quality

APQP PPAP knowledge

Quality audits (IATF16949)

Blueprints GD&T

Multilingual (Mandarin Spanish German)

Tools

MS Office

Plex

Minitab

Project

Visio

AutoCAD

Job description

Our Quality team is expanding and looking to add a Sr . Quality Engineer . We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector.

Duties

The Sr. Quality Engineer will be responsible for fulfilling the role of manufacturing and quality expert; this is a hands-on position with customer interaction. Works closely with customers and other departments during process development and APQP for new products. Ensure the quality of the parts produced meets all customer expectations. Quickly and effectively take action when non-conformances are found. Maintain and improve the quality management system to comply with established standards. Other duties include:

• Initiate and maintain customer interface and support
• Create/Update all APQP documents including FMEA, Control Plans and Flow Diagrams.
• Follow AIAG APQP procedures and Customer-specific requirements
• PPAP submissions
• Continuous improvement of plant scrap, process capability, and quality cost activities
• Responsible for addressing customer concerns through corrective action activities, action plans, customer-specific reporting techniques, etc.
• Maintain a quality management system to ensure compliance with all relevant standards and customer-specific requirements
• Partner with production and engineering on quality-related issues
• Create quality reports and action plans for reporting to executive management as well as customers
• Works closely with other Minth facilities to ensure read-across continuity of systems
• Responsible for other duties or special projects as assigned

To be a qualified candidate, you must meet the following:

• 10+ Years of Manufacturing Quality experience
• Knowledge of roll forming, bending, welding processes and testing requirements
• Auditing certification for IATF16949, VDA, ISO14001 standards
• Ability to read and interpret Blueprints / GD&T

Key To Being Successful In This Role

• Strong team player with a natural ability to interact at all levels of the organization
• Multilingual (Mandarin, Spanish, German) is a plus
• Software: MS Office, Plex, Minitab, Project, Visio, AutoCAD
• Must be able to travel to the customers' site up to25%)

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