Quality Engineer 

Company:           Fraenkische
Location:            Rochester Hills, MI
Reports to:         Director Automotive NA 
Direct Reports:   None 

 
Job Responsibilities: 

• The ideal candidate will perform hands on tasks on a daily basis in regard to verifying product meets design requirements
  • Thru use of handheld scanner
  • Use of calipers, and other tools
  • By reviewing drawings and comparing to actual product
• Participate in Customer PDT meetings and address quality topics as needed
• Collaborating with customers on DFMEAs and pre-launch quality requirements
• Knowledge of Measurement System Analysis
• Working directly with customers when non conformities are found, and mitigating risk by implementing robust corrective action, and rapid containment actions
• Promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization
• Ensuring compliance with national and international standards and legislation
• Considering the application of environmental and health/safety standards
• Following standards and establishing clearly defined quality methods for staff to enact
• Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff
• Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation
• Identifying relevant quality-related training needs
• Collating and analyzing performance data and charts against defined parameters
• Ensuring tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated and that product modifications are investigated if necessary
• Monitoring prototype staff to ensure tests and checks for product builds are perfumed
• Bringing together staff of different disciplines and driving the group to plan, formulate and agree comprehensive quality procedures
• Collaborating with customers' auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications
• Establishing standards of service for customers or clients
• Preparing clear explanatory documents such as customers' charters
• Monitoring performance through gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports
• In the event of discovering a deviation from specification, the employee has the authority to escalate the issue through the notification procedure, up to and including stopping production and activating the emergency action plan, if applicable.
• DFMEA development and communication with customer
• MSA Analysis

 
In addition to the above outlined duties, the jobholder agrees to perform individual duties within the department at the direction of the supervisor.
 
 
Special authorities: 
     The jobholder is authorized to:

• use a company car for business trips,
• incur expenses within the existing guidelines.

 
Requirements:

• Pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug screen and any random or for-cause drug screen.
• Associate or Bachelor degree in engineering, quality or related discipline.
• Prior automotive manufacturing experience required
• Ability to work efficiently within a team or independently on a regular basis
• Focus on safety, quality, and productivity – in that order
• Detailed and precise approach to work
• An ability to look for improvements in processes
• Strong leadership and technical ability
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Self-motivation; ability to work effectively with minimal supervision