Adient · 16 hours ago
Quality Engineer
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expAdient is a company in the automotive industry, and they are seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure compliance with quality standards and drive continuous improvement in production quality. The role involves collaborating with teams to meet performance targets, conducting audits, and interfacing with customers for issue resolution.
Automotive
Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with all BOS, ISO/TS 16949, and customer-specific requirements
Understand plant and customer KPIs and work with the team to meet or exceed performance targets
Participate as a Layered Process Auditor as instructed by the Manager
Drive continuous improvement across all production quality deliverables
Support PPAP package preparation for product submissions, obtaining approval from the Product Service Manager or Quality Manager prior to submission to the customer
Develop and update Control Plans and support the Manufacturing Engineer in updating PFMEAs as required
Create appropriate inspection and containment plans
Utilize all customer-specific systems effectively
Conduct capability studies for special characteristics, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with customer and internal requirements, or obtaining written customer deviations when necessary
Support continuous improvement of Operation Description Sheets (ODS)
Identify and apply appropriate statistical tools, mentoring team members on proper application and techniques
Serve as the primary interface with assigned external customers for issue resolution
Ensure completion of all customer-specific advanced quality planning requirements
Prepare and submit 8-D reports to customers in a timely manner
Visit customers as needed and facilitate communication between the customer and the plant
Initiate Quality Alerts when concerns arise and follow through until resolution
Verify all customer return material analyses, including root cause identification and corrective actions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
Minimum of 3–4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in the automotive industry
Specific education and training in Quality disciplines, including at minimum ISO/TS 16949 or QS9000, Continuous Improvement, Total Quality Management (TQM), PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, and SPC
Deep understanding of problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, Kepner-Tregoe (KT), and A3
Experience with data analysis using Excel, Minitab, and Power BI
Preferred
Six Sigma certification strongly preferred
Company
Adient
Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Douglas DelGrosso
President/CEO
Joe Bennett
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Recent News
2024-04-23
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