Quality Engineer - Riverside, United States - InDepth Engineering Solutions

Description

Job DescriptionThe Quality Engineer is responsible for providing quality control/quality assurance support to the assigned program and/or area.

This position plans and conducts activities concerned with the quality control and quality assurance of industrial processes, materials and products.- Ensures that the product is built in accordance with customer and divisional quality requirements while maintaining industrial processes, materials and production flow.- Identifies and reports quality problems or trends in the assigned area or product based on data from a variety of sources which includes work with the leadership group to provide resolution.- Recommends or implements the appropriate corrective action to quality problems in the assigned area, with the aid of engineering, purchasing, etc.- Reviews all documentation related to product quality in the assigned area, such as test procedures and operation sheets and approves as appropriate to ensure product quality.- Generates or implements defect-reduction activities.- Writes and/or assists cross functional teams with quality plan, procedures, PFMEA's, control plans, etc.- Defines, develops and maintains whether the incoming inspection is required on incoming materials.

Creates and maintains incoming inspection work instructions.- Evaluates and transacts nonconforming material and initiates supplier containment and corrective actions.

Documents quality issues and trends/establishes prioritized improvements and best business practices.- Identifies and reports quality problems or trends in the assigned area or product based on data from a variety of sources which includes working with the leadership group to provide resolution.- Notifies management of nonconforming product.

Monitors and removes suppliers from containment.- Responsible for creating/approving service part quality standards and boundary samples.- Ensures that process changes meet customer requirements.

Responsible for updating quality documentation and completing required documentation for customer approval.


REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree and 23 years related experience. Related experience, training, education or some combination of all three may be considered.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Effective and professional communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Quality engineering experience in the Automotive Industry.
• Certified Six Sigma black belt or green belt.
• Experience with ISO, TS or other Quality Management System.

ASQ Certifications:
CMI, CQT, CQE, CQA and CRE.

• Good knowledge of Minitab, 8D problem solving, SPC, Process Flow, Control Plan and PFMEA.