Quality Engineer

As a Quality Engineer you mission is to:

• Support the Quality Control Process, striving for First Time-Right in assembly across all Divisions.

• Reach 0 product audit fault of type A & B, striving for 0 scrap & 0 rework, by contributing to the Lead to Lean project, through the "Right-from-me" concept at any steps.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Main responsibilities
• Deploy a reactive process, to quickly solve Quality issues.
• Ensure containment actions, corrective actions, and preventive solutions, while using best in class tools like fishbone, 5 Why, 8D, Shainin ...
• Closely monitor established quality KPIs, such as scrap reduction, First-Time-Right (FTR), NCM cycle time, and RCA cycle time; assist in the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure KPIs are met.
• Factory issues
• Control and manage the effective disposition of internal or external non-conforming material due to quality issues. Monitor the status of cost of open NCM.
• Ensure the team respond in real time to production Quality issues; support manufacturing department on assessing the issue and working through the corrective action process.
• Contribute to the deviation decision process, with appropriate documentation.
• Assist engineering by providing technical support in the development and standardization of quality assurance criteria.
• Drive a pro-active process, to do the right things in the right way.
• Drive continuous improvement activities to enhance quality systems, such as 5S, Lean, First-Time-Right, scrap reduction, and process capability.
• Drive the root cause analysis and corrective action process for customer complaints, and manufacturing quality issues.
• Execute all in-line and product audits (3% to 5% of final production from each product range to be checked)
• Maintain all quality records and documentation in support of manufacturing and in accordance with the QMS and specific customer requirements.
• Contribute in TCM, FPM & PQM to improve Quality and Cost.
• Develop a Quality awareness among all employees, drive a culture of Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Support efforts pertaining to internal and external ISO audits.
• Actively engage as an NPD member, qualify the new product
• Validate the NPD assembly checklist from each assembly station up to the Final Test procedure, the DFMEA, Process Flows, PFMEA, Control Plans, returnable packaging design, acceptance criteria
• Confirm the Design Notification & ERS processes, to avoid negative inventories and to ensure traceability of design modifications.
• General responsibilities
• Follow & contribute actively to the ACMS procedures.
• Promote ideas for continuous improvement & innovation.
• Timely, committed, and transparent interactions with colleagues, managers, and suppliers.
• Maintain respectful and polite relationships with all contacts.
• Promote Group Core values: Interaction, Commitment, and Innovation in order to reach the vision "First in Mind - First in Choice".
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Personality requirements.
• Passionate about Quality.
• Analytical approach to problem solving capability, ownership, never give-up attitude.
• Mediation skills, good communication & Multicultural vision.
• High ability to work in teams.
• Able to work under deadlines, being Customer oriented
• Reliable & organized in your work.
• Positive attitude, constantly raising the performance bar, being proactive.
• Appreciate procedures, administrative work, and applies rigor to all tasks.
• Undisputed business ethics & adheres to "Business Code of Practice".

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, or quality engineering, with expertise in GD&T.
• 3+ years' experience as Quality or Manufacturing Engineer in a final assembly plant
• Proficiency of QMS, Quality concepts (6sigma, SPC, Cpk, DOE, 5S, FMEA, 8D ...) & Safety
• Technical knowledge on compressor, engine, cooler, electric panels is preferred
• Use of Microsoft Office tools
• Good understanding of the supplier and manufacturing process of sheet metal, fabrication, powder coating, casting, machining and technology trends
• Experience in New Product Development
• Previous exposure to global business environments & global companies
• Fluent in English
• ASQ Green/Black Belt, CQE, and/or ISO Auditor certified is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times (rarely).

Occasional travel may be required.

• We offer amazing medical insurance benefits, maternity and paternity leave, Employee Assistance Programs, gym membership reimbursement, rewards for wellness checkups, and many more unbeatable benefits
• We have a generous vacation and paid holiday schedule
• You'll work in a state-of-the-art facility where you enjoy what you do
• We will pay you $1,500 for every successful referral through our program!
• We offer educational assistance
• We have a self-service food market in our breakroom
• Our employees stay and grow within the company

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Rock Hill, SC. You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship

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