Responsability
* Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers in planning, scheduling, coordinating, and directing quality activities to ensure product conformance to customer requirements and specifications.
* Lead the investigation, resolution and prevention of product and process nonconformances.
* Track process capability and collaborate with process engineering to improve results and implement continuous improvement projects focused on cost, scrap, rework, and first pass yield.
* Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the quality system associated with the manufacturing operation with emphasis on customer specific requirements and IATF-16949 standards.
* Collaborate with planning and design staff concerning process design to ensure efficient production methods and the resolution of manufacturing difficulties.
* Lead and participate in customer, internal, and external audits.
* Provide technical assistance and direction to manufacturing, production, and support staff.
* Assist in quality related training and development of appropriate training materials.
* All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
* Bachelor of Science Degree in technical discipline, preferably in mechanical or chemical engineering.
* 3-7 years quality engineering experience with demonstrated ability to assume increasing responsibility, or equivalent level of experience.
* Excellent communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate across different functions and levels of the organization, with customers and suppliers, and across cultures.
* Considerable working knowledge of ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 quality systems and automotive value chain quality requirements including core tools (FMEA, PPAP, APQP, Control Plans, MSA, SPC).
* Considerable working knowledge in problem solving (8-D methodology), including effective corrective action and verifications of actions.
* Proficiency in application of Lean Principles and Six Sigma methodology.
* Effective at defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.
* Proficient in general business correspondence to internal and external customers.
* Broad understanding of the quality systems and processes applicable to the Value Stream.
* Ability t schedule and lead process audits.
* Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
* Considerable knowledge of manufacturing processes, related process controls, capability analysis and inspection and test methods.
* Proficiency in advanced product quality planning (APQP) and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA).
* Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications
* Graduate level education in technical or business discipline.
* Quality Engineering in supply to Tier 1 automotive manufactures.
* Specialty chemicals value chain experience.
* In depth experience implementing IATF-16949 quality systems.
* Certified Green/Black Belt Six Sigma
* Course work in core tools FMEA, PPAP, APQP, Control Plans, MSA, SPC
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