Senior Quality Engineer - Salem, United States - GKN Powder Metallurgy

Description

This Senior Quality Engineer position is responsible for directly interfacing with customers, managing customer quality, and identifying and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This position will be responsible for meeting the required response timing per customer-specific requirements and driving robust corrective and preventative actions. This senior-level position will also assume a leadership role within the quality organization.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Statistical expert (perform statistical analysis of cpk/ppk analysis and trends), Black Belt or Shainin Cert preferred.
• Participate actively in PFMEA and QCP creation/updates
• Track Quality KPIs in launch (CNQ, fall out in sorting and Customer Concerns)
• Share lessons learned to launch team
• DMR/NCM Management ops
• Facilitate Problem Solving (tPS and pps) and Concern Management on Shop floor
• Drive CIMS projects and CNQ Reduction
• Drive Product/Process Improvements together with PE
• Building collaborative relationships with the customers to effectively manage the expectations, responsiveness and concern handling.
• Collect, organize, monitor, and communicate information and reports related to the Management System and process improvements.
• Interface with internal systems relative to Quality (LN/GQS/etc.)
• Interface with customer systems and update as necessary.
• Data entry, creating, filing, organizing, and communicating documents as required.
• Champion Diversity & Inclusion in line with the Company guidelines.
• Other duties as directed by the Quality Manager.

Formal qualifications required:

BS in an Engineering related field with 5+ years' of automotive experience.

Soft Skills and Other Competencies:

· Computer Skills, including Internet Interactive Sites

· Minitab, Statistical Process Control (SPC)

· Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)

· 8D Problem Solving

· Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

· Knowledge of Quality management systems ISO/TS-16949

· Knowledge of AIAG core tools APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC

· Shall be proficient to ensure compliance to customer requirements

· Ability to work effectively in a team environment – to listen effectively, challenge and communicate

· Provide training, coaching and development tools

· Ability to work independently, schedule and complete tasks with minimum supervision

· Demonstrated ability to be proactive and take initiative, including performance of duties exercising independent judgement

· Professional

· Flexible and adaptable to change

· Ability to work directly with upper management in a fast-paced environment

· Ability to maintain confidentiality

· Strong problem-solving and project-management skills

· Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

· Excellent written and oral communication skills in the English language

· Excellent organizational and planning skills

· Ability to manage and function in a multiple reporting relationship structure

· AIAG Core Tools