*specific roles & responsibilities*:
a) oversee manufacturing floor and monitor processes to ensure quality.
b) respond to potential quality issues, and gather important critical information necessary to properly assess the situation, and make the determination if downstream customer is impacted.
c) develop initial containment strategy for emerging issues, quarantine components/engines as necessary to stop the flow of defects to the customer.
d) work with production operations to quickly determine the dirty/clean points, and release any conforming material.
e) engage other plant resources (resident engineering, supplier quality, plant engineering) for quality control issues, to help determine the potential scope of the problem
f) work with resident engineering for disposition on of non-conforming material.
g) issue, request and approve process deviations as necessary and push for closure.
h) manage the activities of the 3rd part inspection at the end of line & on the outbound shipping dock. Ensure corporate standard(s) are followed.
i)attend production meetings and ensure clear communication handoffs from shift to shift.
j) ensure part cleanliness checks are completed per requirements and reactions are taken per corporate standard(s).
k) ensure emp validations are performed per corporate standard(s).
Manage quarantines / lot release
a) manage quarantine follow-up through repairs, testing and release. Responsible for record management and release of quarantines. Records of quality issue resolutions, testing/inspection activities must be documented to support the release of quarantine. Follow corporate standard(s).
b) set up short term countermeasures for nonconforming conditions found, or when the customer is at risk.
c) provide quality documentation as required (e.g. Quality alerts)
other
a) review control plans for frequency and is an approver on control plan documentation.
b) compile dvx info as required (daily, monthly, etc)
c) maintain current and accurate data for quarantines, repairs, and teardowns
d) dock audit release engines from quarantine after repair(s) are performed
e) perform qmat's, smat's, emat's on regular, required basis (typically monthly)
f) review and approve swi or sop in mqas for machining or assembly
g) rca initial setup and maintenance.
h) record in rca any campaign or special offline repairs
i) maintain certifications for torque auditors, fa auditors, and elsewhere as required.
Manage process auditors
a) perform daily process audits for machining and assembly based on corporate requirements, kpi's, control plans, and plant performance.
b) ensure operations repair activities at each line are followed
c) validate blue dot reintroduction components are acceptable for use
*requirements*:
bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university major(s): mechanical engineering, electrical engineering 5 years of experience in quality departments in the automotive industry preferably in a machining or assembly process. Other four year engineering or technology degrees in combination with relevant experience will be considered language: bilingual verbal and written capability for english and spanish