BG QUALITY PROFESSIONAL -

MISSION

This position uses quality engineering principles, tools, and techniques to increase quality and reliability throughout the OPmobility product line, organization and supply chain.

Responsibilities & Activities

 Supplier Quality:

• Monitor internal and supplier quality performance
• Champion proactive solutions to ensure acceptable quality performance
• Participates in or conducts supplier audits
• Assists in monitoring, communicating, and improving key supply chain performance indicators (KPI’s)
• Issues, manages, and evaluates corrective actions for improved performance
• Effectively responds to inquiries or complaints from suppliers

Product Inspection:

• Assists in directing incoming inspection and troubleshooting material issues (form/fit/function)
• Performs audits on product and processes to ensure PPAP and Process documentation follows required standards
• Assists in directing MRB process
• Authority and responsibility to stop production when a quality or safety issue arises

Quality:

• Initiates action to prevent the occurrence of any non-conformities relating to product, process, and quality systems
• Identifies and records problems relating to product/process/quality system
• Initiates, recommends, or provides solutions through designated channels
• Verifies the implementation of solutions
• Applies quality techniques, disciplines, and standards
• Meets performance goals detailed in the quality engineer task and oversight reports
• Assists in managing gauge control
• Assists in MSA requirements
• Uses and calibrates measurement equipment
• Effectively responds to inquiries, complaints, or opportunities for improvement from customers, co-workers, and management
• Able to analyze and interpret scientific and technical documents
• Responsible to ensure Customer Requirements are met

• Setting Quality Objectives
• Setting Corrective and preventable actions
• Customer Score Cards
• Customer portals

• Investigate technologies, processes, and methods for improving efficiency and increasing product quality and reliability
• Performs 5S duties at the end of the day/week

Legal Compliance:

• Ensure legal compliance with state, federal, and OSHA requirements
• Ensure ISO procedures are followed
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

Personal Background

• Associate degree, technical certificate, or 4 years related experience and/or training in manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Quality Engineer or in a related technical discipline
• Prior training and experience in TQM, Lean or Six Sigma preferred

Job Technical skills

• Must have demonstrable experience in the following disciplines:

     * APQP-PPAP/CP/FMEA                                                      * Failure and test data analysis

     * QMS Audit Principals                                                        * CMM/Keyence IM/WM Programming

     * Statistical Analysis/Process Control and                           or layout experience

         Sampling Principals                                                          * Proficient in MS Office (Word/Excel/Power

     * Blueprint Interpretation/Basic GD&T                                Point/Access)

                    * MSA – Prior use of measurement tools                        * Corrective Action/Root Cause Analysis

Job Soft Skills

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, work well with diverse groups of people, and be able function independently of direct supervision
• Able to work as part of a team or as a Team Leader to accomplish goals and objectives
• Knowledge with IATF/Automotive Quality System Requirements and Auditing Principals
• Proven ability to effectively use quality engineering tools