at Actalent in Effingham, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Actalent Engineering is a hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer in the Effingham, IL area!
Description:
Leads efforts in assuring that internal quality guidelines are understood while assuring customer satisfaction in all areas of production and delivery.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop APQP documentation to support the Product Realization Process in accordance with automotive customer requirements, e.g. FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, etc.
• Interface with OEM’s / customer personnel and participate in the resolution of quality issues and concerns.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of formal quality systems.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice sharing of our quality systems and processes.
• Facilitate problem-solving of complex issues using advanced quality tools.
team members.
• Interface directly with internal teams regarding ongoing concerns with production parts.
• Leads group problem solving efforts as necessitated by customer concerns.
• Plan, support, and implement total quality management in support of zero safe launch.
• Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream.
• Confirm product quality through confirmation phase exit.
• Initiate control plans and training for inspection and gage instructions in accordance with customer specific requirements.
• Develop and control all APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches.
• Execute PPAP submission and approval as required for customer initiated product changes.
• Be assertive in interpretation and collecting of customer specific requirements.
• Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process.
• Responsible for supplier gage design approval.
• Prepares reports to customers detailing problem solving activities.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities such as Kaizen planning, 6S, and scrap reduction.
• Generates and analyzes statistical data for continuous improvement for all departments.
• Conducts internal audits on WF-E quality system; reports results to management.
• Tracks and reports key quality trends for the management team.
• Communicates with customers on a regular basis to resolve quality issues.
• Interfaces with suppliers regarding ongoing concerns with supplied components and communicates with suppliers on a regular basis to resolve quality issues.
• Tracks concerns and resolutions from both customers and suppliers utilizing quality tools & training to drive internal efforts towards a successful resolution of customer’s quality issues or concerns.
• Maintains good standing with each customer scorecard and the company quality certifications and initiatives
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
• Familiar with gauge design such as but not limited to, functional gages, LVDT gauges and programming. Plus hard gauges such as snap gauge, hand gauges, etc.
• Familiar with Fixture design, part fixtures for CMM and various measurement fixtures for use with drop gages
• Familiar with AutoCAD and Solid works experience
• Familiar with a machine shop environment.
• Has Foundry / Castings understanding with metrology lab expertise.
• Ability to perform CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) programming.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Has working knowledge of TS-16949 and IATF 16949 standards and application.
• Writes reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effectively presents information and responds to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Utilizes Quality Tools and data on his/her reports and/or presentations assuring that investigative conclusions are driven by collected evidence.
• Understands measurement system analysis and applies advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Applies mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.
CAD, programming. (huge plus, but not the core job. Most of me QEs don’t use CAD.) should be able to work with gage manufacturers. CMM programming is awesome, big plus, but not required.
About Actalent:Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
