Quality Control Engineer

Production Quality Engineer

HL Mando is seeking a highly motivated Production Quality Engineer to support world-class production of automotive components. This role will be responsible for proactively driving sustainable excellence by ensuring product compliance, executing deep in-line defect analysis, conducting process and product audits, and driving proactive problem resolution across the manufacturing operation all with the goal of maintaining a focus on the customer.

The ideal candidate brings experience from an assembly environment, strong analytical capability, hands-on shop floor experience, is a team player, and a continuous improvement mindset aligned with HL Mando's global quality standards.

In-Line Quality Control & Defect Analysis

• Perform real-time in-line part defect analysis across the affected manufacturing process, identifying defect patterns, root causes, and containment actions (as necessary).
• Review dimensional, functional, and visual inspection results to prevent defect leaks to customer and maintain stable production quality.
• Lead cross-functional troubleshooting activities on the shop floor to promptly address abnormal conditions and quality alerts.
• Manage immediate containment activities, including segregation, generating sort or rework instructions, and communication with production teams.

Quality Control Compliance

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve HL Mando's enhance inspection documentation, Quality Technician Inspection Questions, incoming inspection sampling plans to meet IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and OEM-specific requirements.
• Conduct process audits to assess compliance with standard operating procedures, control plans, specifications, control plans, and error-proofing systems.
• Execute product audits to verify product conformity, measurements, performance checks, dimensional validation, etc...
• Document audit findings, lead corrective actions and follow-ups, and ensure timely closure with verified effectiveness.

Root Cause Analysis & Proactive Problem Resolution

• Lead cross functional teams using structured problem-solving activities using 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, etc...
• Insure read across actions are implemented insure problem prevention on other production lines.
• Drive proactive problem resolution by identifying early indicators of quality risks, initiating cross-functional countermeasures before customer impact occurs.
• Conduct data analysis (SPC, capability studies, trend charts) to predict and prevent potential quality issues.
• For OEM related Root Cause and Corrective Action, implement specific LPA questions insuring corrective actions implemented are monitored.
• Validate the effectiveness of solutions through corrective action follow-up audits, capability studies, review and KPI performance tracking.

Product & Process Quality Management

• Monitor critical-to-quality characteristics in=line, manufacturing KPIs, and control plan adherence to ensure stable and capable processes.
• Support new product launches, engineering changes, and process improvements through, product validation, and PPAP submissions.
• Maintain quality documentation including MSA studies, control plans, inspection standards, process capability reports, etc.

Customer Quality Interface (support)

• Serve as a technical contact for customer quality issues, warranty claims, and returned part analysis (as needed).
• Lead containment team, document sort instruction and report on progress.
• Collaborate with supplier quality to manage incoming material quality, conduct root-cause analysis, and enhance incoming inspection standards.
• Prepare and present quality performance reports, audit summaries, and corrective action progress to HL Mando leadership and customer teams.

Continuous Improvement

• Six Sigma, and driving defect-reduction initiatives across production lines to improve product quality and process efficiency.
• Support implementation of advanced quality planning tools and contribute to building a proactive quality culture at HL Mando.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2–5+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing quality (tier 1 or tier
  2) or product quality engineering.
• Strong knowledge of automotive standards: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA.
• Hands-on experience with quality tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, Control Plans, and writing inspection plans.
• Proficiency with data analysis software (e.g., Minitab or similar) and an understanding of GD&T and metrology equipment.
• Analytical, communication, and cross-functional problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Experience in high-volume automotive Tier-1 manufacturing environments.
• Auditing
• IATF 16949 experience
• Reduction in quality costs
• Assembly and Machining Experience
• Knowledge of inspection and measurement technologies.
• Previous experience working directly with major…