Production Quality Engineer -III

Nifco - La Vergne, 130 Wheeler St, La Vergne, Tennessee, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM

Join our growing Team at NIFCO, where our company’s most valuable asset is our employees! NIFCO America is a leading global supplier of functional plastic parts for the automotive industry. NIFCO offers competitive pay, top notch health benefits with low premiums/deductibles, eleven paid holidays, referral bonus, 401K program plus much more... We have a lot of opportunity for growth at NIFCO!

Job Summary: Responsible for production quality for the assigned mass production unit / area.

Level I:

• Work closely with Production Engineering, Design Engineering and Mass Production Engineers on the improvement of quality systems development and engineering solutions for customer complaints and countermeasures
• Daily Gemba Walks – Perform quality audits /walk through on floor to ensure quality standards and standard conditions are met
• Management of Internal Findings – manage all internal findings with countermeasures to continuously improve quality
• Management of Customer Complaints – Be the lead contact for the customer quality engineers in the investigation and countermeasure.
• System Improvements – Find and administer quality system improvement
• Techs and Auditors Supervision – Although the engineer is not directly responsible for the shift techs and auditors they will be working on a daily basis in a supervisor role.
• PFMEA / Bully Testing Meeting
• Review lessons learned at Meeting with core team reviewing existing lines.
• Create initial PFMEA / CP /PQS
• Customer / Internal Document Management (PPAP)
• Manage Part Control Plan, PFMEA and Product Quality Standard
• Data Collection System
• Support / Review / analyze daily data for trends as provided by Quality Control Area.
• Improve Measurement efficiency
• Update / manage systems as required
• Ability to interpret results and provide counter measures
• Quality
• Ensure part containment procedures are followed – Control sort cost
• Champion in the resolution of customer complaints / quality issues
• Assist in the development of documents in document control system
• Other duties as assigned by management

Level II:

• All Level I Essential Functions listed above plus:
• PFMEA
• Review PFMEA / CP /PQS
• Ability to interpret results and provide counter measures
• Quality
• Champion of root cause analysis (5Y, Fish Bone Diagrams, Mind Mapping)
• Approval of documents in document control system
• Create Capital Request to minimize risk / improve OEE / calculating ROI

Level III:

• All Level I & II Essential Functions listed above plus:
• Lead / Teach Quality Staff (Techs and Auditors)
• Provide training to staff
• Lead monthly status meetings with Techs and Auditors
• Perform reviews of staff / disciplinary actions
• Perform level up plans for staff
• Provide training to NMQ Engineers / Customer Quality Engineers / Quality Engineers
• Management of Internal Findings – manage all internal findings with countermeasures to continuously improve quality without supervision
• System Improvements – Find and administer quality system improvement / provide training to other engineers
• PFMEA / Bully Testing Meeting
• Train process to other engineering team / Quality Techs and Auditors
• Developing system for constant Bully Testing
• Customer / Internal Document Management (PPAP)
• Ability to find defects and provide system wide improvements to the documents
• Optimize lines for improved quality (PQ and LQ)

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field or equivalent

Level I:

• Minimum of 1 year of previous quality experience and Injection Molding
• Must be able to communicate effectively in the English language both verbally and in writing
• Must be able to demonstrate leadership ability and effectively participate and contribute to team projects
• Must be able to read, understand and interpret blue prints
• Must be able to travel offsite on overnight trips (Up to 30%)
• Plastic injection molding experience a requirement
• Experience in common business software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, etc.
• Have good people/interpersonal skills

Level II:

• Minimum of 3 years of previous quality experience and Injection Molding

Level III:

• Minimum of 5 years of previous quality experience and Injection Molding

Physical/Ergonomic Requirements:

• Able to work sitting or standing for extended periods of time
• Company Cell Phone to be provided. It is the expectation that the engineer is in reasonable contact during off hours, vacation time and traveling for the company

Nifco has a long-standing policy of non-discrimination in employment. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Nifco - La Vergne, 130 Wheeler St, La Vergne, Tennessee, United States of America