Supplier Quality Engineer

Join a dynamic and innovative team for the leading North American supplier of Ford F-Series frames!  

Autokiniton provides value-driven, sustainable automotive components and assembly solutions for our customers. We offer a rewarding compensation and benefits package along with an opportunity to grow within a stable environment that’s building a better foundation for every vehicle on the road. 

Reasons you will love working here:

·         Competitive Wages

·         Medical, Dental, Vision and 401(k) benefits

·         14 Paid Holidays

·         Vacation time on day one

·         Growth Opportunities with tuition reimbursement programs, opportunities for promotions, paid apprenticeships and much more

• Support the Company’s mission, vision, values and goals in the performance of daily activities.
• Provide key input into the development of departmental strategic goals along with identifying key measurables to support the departmental goals.
• Responsible for advanced quality engineering activities that ensure product conformance to customer, regulatory, and internal requirements, with a strong focus on dimensional control, measurement system capability, and process robustness.
• Interpret and apply GD&T, develop and approve dimensional inspection strategies aligned to product risk and special characteristics.
• Define datums, measurement methods, and tolerance interpretation.
• Support Engineering and Manufacturing in design for manufacturability (DFM) and dimensional risk reduction.
• Evaluate dimensional trends and lead corrective actions for out-of-tolerance conditions.
• Review and approve CMM, GOM and Datamyte inspection reports / records for accuracy and compliance.
• Train and mentor Quality Technicians and Junior QEs on proper CMM usage and interpretation.
• Serve as technical authority for dimensional disputes with customers or suppliers.
• Plan and execute Variable and Attribute GR&R studies per AIAG MSA guidelines.
• Assess gage capability for both manual and automated measurement systems.
• Identify and implement measurement system improvements (fixture design, method changes, training).
• Approve gages and measurement methods for use in control plans and PPAP.
• Maintain MSA documentation to support IATF 16949 audits.
• Ensure product and process compliance to customer and TS 16949 requirements.
• Support corporate in standardization activities.
• Serve as focal point of contact for internal and external customers either directly or through the Customer Liaison.
• Serve as main contact for external customer concerns.  Monitor, respond, initiate corrective actions, follow up, close and track customer complaints.
• Performs research, design and development for quality processes and controls.
• Provides support and guidance for the Process Sign Off Books, and job books (for manufacturing).
• Work in conjunction with engineering; coordinate the PPAP (Product Part Approval Process) for new programs, program moves, engineering changes and process improvements.
• Travel to customers, vendors and suppliers as necessary. Generate and distribute visitation reports along with any other customer communications.
• Analyze SPC data for process improvement, corrective actions and other activities.
• Initiate, facilitate and participate in cross-functional teams in pursuit of problem solving and mistake proofing quality problems.
• Drive implementation of a progressive quality system to prevent defects and meet or exceed customer expectation.
• Drive implementation of all quality and safety policies and required operating procedures and work instructions.
• Develop and maintain Company performance metric data, prepare charts and summaries for applicable measurables as required.
• Directs colleagues engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality and reliability.
• Ensure effective containment actions are in place to protect customers when a quality issue is identified
• Support plant activities towards achieving customer awards and Quality registration (ex. TS 16949, ISO 14001, Pentastar, etc.)
• Assist with plant activities to achieve quality, productivity and cost reduction goals.
• Provide guidance to the plant for internal rejects and rework procedures.
• Interface as required with the CMM programmers on layout issues and the Weld Assurance Technician on weld issues.
• Support all quality systems, both development and maintenance per TS16949 requirements.
• Generate quality alerts and communicate alerts to the plant.
• Comply and oversee compliance with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures in the performance of daily activities and hold all direct reports accountable for enforcement.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in work area.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization.
• Adherence to all company policies and procedures (ex. Quality Policy Manual, Colleague Handbook, Level II Procedures, etc.)

·         Provides leadership to the plant quality colleagues.

·         Ability to identify, select, train and coach quality talent.

·         Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.