Summary:       Provides the Quality –Assurance support to the assigned program and/or area to ensure that the product is built in accordance with customer and division quality requirements while maintaining production flow.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years related experience. Related experience, training, education or some combination of all three may be considered. 

DESIRED/PREFFERED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Quality Engineering experience in the Automotive Industry.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Ensures that product quality is attained in the assigned product through fulfillment of workmanship standards and quality-program requirements.

Identifies and reports quality problems or trends in the assigned area or product based on data from a variety of sources.

Identifies and reports quality problems or trends in the assigned area or product based on data from a variety of sources.

Recommends or implements the appropriate corrective action to quality problems in the assigned area, with the aid of engineering, purchasing, etc.

Reviews all documentation related to product quality in the assigned area, such as test procedures and operation sheets and approves as appropriate to ensure product quality.

Generates or implements defect-reduction activities.

Writes quality plan, procedures, FMEA’s, control plans, etc.  Ensures that all special characteristics are identified on quality plan.

Defines, develops and maintains whether the incoming inspection is required on incoming materials.  Creates and maintains incoming inspection work instructions.

Evaluates nonconforming material and initiates supplier containment and corrective actions.  Documents quality issues and trends/establishes prioritized improvement plants. 

Notifies management of nonconforming product.  Monitors and removes suppliers from containment.

Responsible for creating/approving service part quality standards and boundary samples.

Ensures that process changes meet customer requirements.  Responsible for updating quality documentation and completing required documentation for customer approval. 

Responsible for identifying/maintaining appearance master samples.

Responsible for selecting appropriate process controls, defining requirements for data collection, analysis and corrective action.

Knowledgeable of QS9000 and BOS standards.