Job Summary: Responsible for production quality for the assigned mass production unit / area.
Essential Functions:
- Work closely with Production Engineering, Design Engineering and Mass Production Engineers on the improvement of quality systems development and engineering solutions for customer complaints and countermeasures
- Daily Gemba Walks – Perform quality audits /walk through on floor to ensure quality standards and standard conditions are met
- Management of Internal Findings – manage all internal findings with countermeasures to continuously improve quality
- Management of Customer Complaints – Be the lead contact for the customer quality engineers in the investigation and countermeasure.
- System Improvements – Find and administer quality system improvement
- Techs and Auditors Supervision – Although the engineer is not directly responsible for the shift techs and auditors they will be working on a daily basis in a supervisor role.
- PFMEA / Bully Testing Meeting
- Review lessons learned at Meeting with core team reviewing existing lines.
- Create initial PFMEA / CP /PQS
- Customer / Internal Document Management (PPAP)
- Manage Part Control Plan, PFMEA and Product Quality Standard
- Data Collection System
- Support / Review / analyze daily data for trends as provided by Quality Control Area.
- Improve Measurement efficiency
- Improve Part data trends
- Update / manage systems as required
- Ability to interpret results and provide counter measures
- Quality
- Ensure part containment procedures are followed – Control sort cost
- Assist in customer audits
- Champion in the resolution of customer complaints / quality issues
- Assist in the development of documents in document control system
- Other duties as assigned by management
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field or equivalent
Skills/Experience:
- 1 – 5 years of previous quality experience
- 1 – 5 Years or previous experience in Injection Molding
- Must be able to communicate effectively in the English language both verbally and in writing
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership ability and effectively participate and contribute to team projects
- Must be able to read, understand and interpret blue prints
- Must be able to travel offsite on overnight trips (Up to 30%)
- Plastic injection molding experience a requirement
- Experience in common business software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, etc.
- Have good people/interpersonal skills
Physical/Ergonomic Requirements:
- Able to work sitting or standing for extended periods of time
Company Cell Phone to be provided. It is the expectation that the engineer is in reasonable contact during off hours, vacation time and travelling for the company.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
- 10 years
- 11+ years
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
- 9 years
Schedule:
Ability to Commute:
- La Vergne, TN (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- La Vergne, TN: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person