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Quality Engineer

clinton, TN

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Job description

QUALITY ENGINEER

General Description

* To provide Quality Engineering support to SL Tennessee

Responsibilities

* The primary responsibility is to provide dimensional support to the plant.

* Develop and /or revision of PPAP documentation

* Supplier development activities (As needed).

* First point of contact for customers.

* Primary Corrective and Preventive Action generator.

* Develop and /or revise TS16949 procedures and work instructions for quality.

* Root Cause Analysis of quality issues.

* Any other responsibilities assign by the Quality Manager.

* Under the guidance of the Launch Coordinator, make preparations for the launch of new platform programs.

* Track the progress of newly launched platform

* programs and lead the effort in securing customer specific awards

* The principle goals of this position are to prevent/eliminate defects, increase customer satisfaction and achieve cost savings through Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) techniques.

* Assigned to cross-functional team.

* Prepare or assist in the development of quality documents that include PPAP submissions, PCPs, FMEAs, Flow charts , statistical studies, gage studies

* Evaluation of statistical Cp, CpK

* Initiate and follow-up corrective actions

* Analysis of customer complains

* Prepare and carry out presentations to the customer

* Evaluate the quality of the product in customers' locations

* Coordinate the sorting and containment of the faulty or suspicious finished product

* Communicate potential problems to these involved

* Establish the acceptance criteria for cosmetic matters

* Begin validation of the equipment, MSA studies

* Participation in the production of quality system documents

* Support the assembly processes in the points related to quality

* Assure follow-up to the quality procedures

* Follow-up corrective actions

* Evaluation and approval of engineering and PCR changes

* Elaboration of quality metrics for managerial review

* Supervise and evaluate the activities of auditors

* Feedback to the internal and external customer

* Receive notifications of the results of the laboratory tests

* Comply with the procedures and instructions of the quality and environment standards (those applicable)

* Provide support and training to the personnel under his charge, as required

* All those activities that are generated due to changes, necessity and/or improvement in the process of the Are

Job Requirements

Work Experience

* Previous Quality Engineering experience preferred (in an automotive environment).

Education

* College degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience and training.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* Ability to read and understand Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

* Excellent problem solving skills.

* Ability to travel to the customers and suppliers locations and other SL Facilities

* Familiar with ISO 9000 and QS 9000/TS16949 requirements.

* Ability to develop and/or revise PPAP documentation.

* Strong communication skills.

* Knowledge of Control Plans

* Quality Standard system

* Quality and environmental systems

* English 70% (written and spoken)

* Handling of computational packages (MS OFFICE)

* Leadership

* Problem solving techniques (QRQC)

* DOE

* Quality and environmental procedures and/or instructions of the area

* Applied statistics

* PFMEA

* PPAS

* APQP

* MSA

* Managing meetings

* Structuring and production of procedures

* Communication and feedback techniques

* Human Relations

* Service and attention to the customer

* Quality criteria

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