Job Description

Summary

Adient is seeking a second shift Quality Engineer to join its automotive seating plant in Northwood, OH. The Quality Engineer is responsible for maintaining a good Vendor/Customers’ relationship by consistently exceeding customer expectations, throughout proper product development and supply in a world-class condition. All systems/criteria shall be deployed, documented, and maintained to ensure consistent quality assurance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• The Quality Engineer will prepare PPAP submissions for customers. Interact with vendors to complete first-time submissions. Coordinate with Materials and Production departments to ensure effective, on-time implementation.
• Understand full build processes to provide world-class interior products to Customers.
• Follow through with process/product changes and implement changes according to plan.
• Read and interpret blueprints, verifying product compliance by utilizing various measurement tools.
• Develop or review forms for data acquisition from inspection operations.
• Coordinate the engineering build of development samples to verify proposed changes.
• Assist with the training of the Quality technicians, Quality Auditors, and Liaisons of their duties.
• Promote safety and positive communications between the Quality Department Plant Personnel, Corporate Personnel, and the Customers.
• Provide leadership in troubleshooting, to analyze a timely resolution to material and/or any internal problem which may cause an interruption of world-class product delivery to our customers. Ability to solve problems and resolve issues.
• Responsible for updating Global Issue Management System (GIMS) and attending customer meetings.
• Ensure 8D problem solving and Quality tools are completed for each NCT/GIMS issued to plant.
• Verify/update Poka Yoke audits and Product Audits.
• Monitor assembly operations to determine compliance with Customers’ statistical process control requirements to maintain the process within control limits.
• Create Quality alerts and post at stations and manage quality alert log.
• Review daily customer scoreboard/concerns/other feedback and report out in the absence of the Quality Manager.
• Responsible for performing Control Plan walks and updating core documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Level Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience .
• Three to five years of experience in Quality Assurance with emphasis on supplying the automotive industry.
• Familiar with IATF 16949 & ISO 9001:2015 Standards.
• Statistical Quality Control Knowledge a plus.
• Proven problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure, particularly in a Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing environment.
• Experience with JIT processes is require.
• Six Sigma training, Red X training, and Trigo training (or similar) are highly desirable.
• Must be able to work on 2nd shift (4:30pm -1:00am) and travel as needed.

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