<p>JOB TITLE:</p> <p>Quality Engineer</p> <p>LOCATION:</p> <p>Greenville, MI</p> <p>REPORTS TO:</p> <p>Quality Manager</p> <p>DEPARTMENT:</p> <p>Quality</p> <p>JOB SUMMARY:</p> <p>The QUALITY ENGINEER is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the Quality function to assure compliance to company standards and customer specifications.</p> <p>JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Maintains necessary records and initiates required actions to minimize the long range, overall quality costs of the organization in the interest of maximizing profit. </li><li>Coordinates in-process and final inspection, dimensions, appearance and proper packaging of parts to assure quality parts at a minimum cost. </li><li>Completes at the required intervals all audits including layered process audits. </li><li>Reviews scrap and repair work to pinpoint problems and recommend corrective action to minimize scrap thereby improving plant profit. </li><li>Responds to customer quality concerns and maintains the required customer-vendor relationship. </li><li>Coordinates visits of customer representatives to our plant. Must be prepared to show conformance to their requirements regarding dimensions, appearance, packaging and labeling. </li><li>Coordinates the training and use of computerized data collection system. </li><li>Conducts and evaluates capability studies on both present and new equipment and processes. Provides documentation for production samples. </li><li>Provides necessary surveillance over sample parts to ensure customer satisfaction at a minimum cost. </li><li>Suggests areas requiring process improvement. </li><li>Actively uses G-8D, FM TIPS, or other customer-required problem-solving tools. </li><li>Maintains familiarity with Quality Management System requirements and works to maintain IATF and all customer certifications. </li><li>This position is authorized to make quality calls on non-conforming product up to and including stopping production to protect the customer. </li><li>Serves as a team member when required and represents the Quality function (on teams such as APQP, Quality Systems audits, new business opportunities, etc.) </li><li>Serves as Quality representative on product launch teams. </li><li>Prepares PPAP, PSO, and other quality documentation for product launches. </li><li>Acts as a liaison to customer. </li><li>Maintains records of customer quality concerns and concern PPM level for both OE and Aftermarket accounts. </li><li>Conducts and provides direction on Gage R & R studies. </li><li>Actively engage with operations in Poke-Yoke implementation and verification activity on the production lines. </li><li>Performs other duties as required. </li></ul> <p>JOB REQUIREMENTS:</p> <p>EDUCATION:</p> <p>Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE:</p> <p>Minimum 5 years' experience in quality engineering/control preferred. Experience in a Tier 1 automotive supplier environment experience preferred. Gage R&R and calibration experience a plus. Experience with OEMs preferred. Knowledge of basic statistical tools preferred.</p> <p>REQUIREMENTS:</p> <ul> <li>Computer skills - Statgraphics, Minitab, or related applications </li><li>Basic understanding of statistics; capability calculation preferred. </li><li>Problem-solving skills </li><li>Knowledge of Quality Systems (FMEAs, PPAPs, IATF, Ford Q1, DCX, GM, APQP, MSA, etc.) </li></ul>