Quality Engineer

Location: Holland, MI |
Schedule: Full-time, on-site

An established automotive manufacturing company is seeking a Quality Engineer to support its plant quality functions and ensure compliance with customer and industry requirements. This role plays a key part in maintaining product quality, driving continuous improvement, and supporting customer and supplier relationships within a regulated manufacturing environment.

• Utilize core AIAG quality tools (Control Plan, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA, SPC) to resolve quality concerns
• Manage internal and external quality concerns, Fast Track Response, and pareto analysis of defects
• Act as customer support and investigate customer complaints
• Assist with continuous improvement activities such as SPC and capability studies
• Assist with IATF 16949 activities
• Manage and interface with customer quality systems
• Address supplier quality issues and manage the quality hold area
• Create and maintain approved PPAP status with all customers
• Review and decide disposition of products placed on hold
• Organize necessary rework/sorting operations
• Assist with resolving internal and external quality problems and implementing corrective actions
• Create, review, and update job books to ensure proper documentation of standards and customer product specifications
• Utilize quality problem solving techniques such as 8D and 5
  
  Why
• Handle customer and supplier concerns appropriately
• Randomly audit problematic jobs and focus on improvement by working with manufacturing team leaders/managers
• Perform audits to support plant function
• Supervise/manage vendor quality control and certification of measuring equipment
• Follow safety regulations and enforce compliance with company safety rules and regulations

• Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) required
• Recent experience in the Automotive Industry
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 Quality Systems
• Experience with the APQP system
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing techniques
• Proven technical skills on product and process
• Experience in program launch with an automotive manufacturing plant

This position offers the opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring quality standards, driving continuous improvement, and supporting customer relationships within an automotive manufacturing environment.