Essential Functions of Quality Engineer:

• Develop and maintain plant-wide Control Plans and FMEAs
  
• Coordinate new project APQP with other departments and customers.
  
• Develop other PPAP information for projects as required, including identification of critical characteristics, flow charts, gage R&Rs, inspection criteria and visual aids.
  
• Develop and maintain Statistical Process Control system to monitor critical and key product characteristics
  
• Active in the Internal Audit program to identify plant conformance/improvement opportunities and monitoring of action items
  
• Support plant-wide continuous improvement programs
  
• Develop and maintain Visual Guides and product criteria inspection instructions
  
• Train QA and production personnel on quality criteria for products manufactured in plant.
  
• Assist Quality and Production personnel in making quality judgments on defects during production runs.
  
• Review in-process non-conforming material and report on analysis; review and take action with production departments
  
• Liaison with customers to address problems and improvements to products
  
• Assist with the Corrective Action system, coordinate teams and submit responses
  

Miscellaneous Duties

• Design gauges or checks to prevent and monitor potential problems.
  
• Perform capability studies and utilize other quality tools as needed.
  

Job Requirements

Quality Engineer

• Associates Degree in Engineering or related field is preferred.
  
• Three to five years experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
  
• Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Statistical Process Control.
  
• Mechanical blueprint reading capabilities required.
  
• Automotive experience is a plus.