Quality Engineer

Primary Objectives

Responsible for the generation of a strategic plan to improve the business processes and increase production output. Duties include creating the company's quality standards and testing systems to reflect efficiency, reliability, and performance.

Essential Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned and changed as needed)

Develop part specific FMEAs quickly allowing for consideration during tooling design.

Develop Control Plans that define all process and product controls using those to define Product/Part Inspection Plans.

Participate in cross-functional pre-production trials.

Trains all associates responsible on execution of process controls.

Establishes boundary samples and content for quality monitors communicating risk to production associates.

Lead process improvements activities using engineering skills for assigned parts.

Maintain close contact with production counterparts to assure product quality requirements are met.

Develop systems to monitor product performance to assure internal and external failures are reduced and eliminated.

Implement system and procedural requirements for IATF-16949.

Lead customer complaint corrective actions utilizing A3 or similar structured problem-solving tools.

Lead and support problem solving and project cross-functional teams as assigned or appropriate.

Implement statistical monitoring or SPC as appropriate to process.

Requirements

Prefer experience in metal stamping

Engineering or Technical Degree and 5 years of relevant experience required.

Analytical problem-solving experience. A3 or another structured problem-solving approach.

Experience with APQP / PPAP / Control Plans / FMEA’s / GR&R / Cp/CpK / Prints and Drawings

Knowledge of IATF quality systems

Knowledge of or experience in a Lean manufacturing environment

Excellent communication skills

High comfort level with web-based inspection software and Microsoft suite.

Statistical process monitoring using SPC or other techniques

Ability to manage cross-functional teams to resolve problems

About Spartanburg Steel Products:

Spartanburg Steel Products is a leader in the development and manufacturing of a wide range of stampings and complex assemblies.

Full-Time