Quality Engineer
Yanfeng Automotive
McCalla, Alabama
Job Description
- Maintain adherence to all safety guidelines. Review safety performance and provide corrective actions as appropriate.
- Ensure customer satisfaction through active promotion of YFAI Quality Policy. Assure that department is following established Procedures/Work Instructions/etc. Assure that all prescribed records and documents are properly completed and maintained. Review Quality performance and provide corrective actions as appropriate.
- Foster a positive working environment through fair, consistent, and respectful treatment of employees.
- Resolve employee relation issues through effective remediation techniques. Utilize Human Resources team and/or Quality Manager to assist in solving unresolved work-related issues.
- Conduct various skills assessments and performance evaluations for assigned employees. Establish employee goals.
- Develop/strengthen Production Quality team through proper training, coaching, and guidance.
- Drive 5S and housekeeping activities to improve quality and reliability of YFAI products.
- Proactive approach to improving quality through cross functional teams, ensure participation by all team members in continual improvement and cost reduction activities.
- Actively promote Lean Manufacturing and Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Review report and assess performance metrics (KPI’s) and other assigned metrics as appropriate.
- Maintain prompt and effective communication with Production Quality personnel, Production group, and appropriate support groups to ensure that proper attention is provided to assure product quality.
- Work to foster a culture of ownership, passion, and a sense of urgency.
- Maintain teamwork and cooperation among team members and other departments.
- Supervise and efficiently manage resources.
- Assist with closing open/pending issues.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities designed to reduce the cost of poor quality (i.e. Kaizen, cross functional task force teams, etc.)
- Prepare PPAP/ISIR documentation as applicable.
- Proficient in use of a computer and common office software is required (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required, including ability to work in a self-directed environment.
- Good mechanical/technical skills and ability to read engineering drawings are desirable. GD&T proficiency is highly desirable.
- Excellent problem solving skills are required, including experience preparing problem solving documents such as 8D’s.
- American Society for Quality certification, such as current CQE and CMQ/OE status, is highly desirable.
- Experience working directly with customers and suppliers, particularly automotive related, is required.
- Experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
Education:
- BS/BA in a related field of study (i.e. Engineering, management, operations research/management, etc.) OR five years Quality experience with increasing responsibilities, previous team lead, supervisor or quality engineer experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
