Quality Engineer

Job DescriptionYour work will include, but not be limited to:

Maintain customer concern countermeasure list for Plant issues

8D report creation and coordination

Support internal and supplier quality issues

Support design changes and trials

Mentor technicians on Quality issues

CAPA concern tracking chart

Special requests from Customer

Maintain customer concern countermeasure list for warranty issues

PPAP Approval (PSW, AAR, Inspection)

SWI's for Quality tasks

Create quality inspection data and forms

Update control plan and flow charts

Create Monthly DPPM, RPPM, and warranty charts

Customer Audits

Customer presentations for Quality issues

Order tools and spec out equipment

Participates in design of call monitoring formats and quality standards.

Uses quality monitoring data management system to compile and track performance at team and individual level.

Provides actionable data to various internal support groups as needed.

Coordinates and facilitates call calibration sessions for Lear staff.

Provides feedback concerning quality team leaders and managers.

Prepares and analyzes internal quality reports for management staff review.

Responsible for new material sample approval.

Confers and corresponds with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.

Ensures quality conforms to requirements; workmanship standards, work instructions, engineering documents, and thorough testing are used to assess the conformance of the product, and non-conformances are either immediately repaired and re-inspected, or identified and segregated from conforming product.

Inspects the product and/or audits processes based upon the quality history, criticality and capability of the processes.

Develops methods for inspection, testing, sampling, and training.

Evaluates production capabilities and recommends improvements.

Assists in developing quality assurance policies and procedures.

Inspects and verifies a wide variety of equipment, parts, and subassemblies to ensure conformance to the latest revision of the design specifications, drawings and industry quality standards.

Performs inspection operations referring to copies of schematics, specifications, assembly prints and piece part drawings.

Works with engineering groups to develop measuring equipment standards and techniques for new or unusual precision mechanical parts and assemblies.

Examines, evaluates, and disposes rejected material.

Tracks and reduces rejected inventory.

Verifies conformance of parts and assemblies to specifications using various inspection equipment (CMM, surface plate, calipers, verniers, height gauges, etc).

Helps to maintain the integrity of the inspection equipment in the area.

Ensures that all equipment is in calibration.

Aids in scheduling calibration of the equipment with the 3rd party calibration lab.

Assists other inspectors working with them to exchange and share knowledge.

Reports serious quality issues to the department lead and assist in working towards that appropriate corrective action recommendation.

Performs inspection on returned material (RGA s) and determine appropriate disposition to either MRB or stock.

Your Qualifications

BS/BA in any related field and minimum 1-year of experience including in an automotive environment.

Possess knowledge of IATF16949 quality management system and quality control techniques.

Certified IATF 16949 Lead Auditor ; internal auditor certification acceptable

Possess knowledge of VDA 6.3

Possess application knowledge of FMEA, SPC, TQM, etc. methodology.

Possess strong analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.