Quality Engineer

Overview

Job Description

This position will work to ensure high quality mass production brake systems and components. This includes the ability to attend customer trial events and evaluations activities to validate the product quality for each automotive program. Furthermore, the ability to perform product problem analysis (with the customers and suppliers) is essential to ensure proper component continuous development and improvement. This position will work with internal departments, customers and suppliers to ensure proper component development and continuous improvement. In addition, this position will provide leadership to ADVICS manufacturing plants for quick detection & resolution of customer quality issues. This position will develop and maintain ADVICS' products and customer relationships.

Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain, track and monitor Customer required websites such as Honda, Toyota, GM, Ford, Chrysler systems, specifically the Toyota EQPR, SQIDS, SWCS, SKIP, SPIMS, AWS, Covisint systems, as required.
• Serve as the customer's primary quality contact for all assigned program ADVICS products being supplied to the customer assembly plants. Hold face-to-face communication activities with suppliers and customers to ensure program development.
• Lead and coordinate ADVICS new product evaluations during customer prototype reviews, new model reviews or pre-production trials with assistance from other engineers, Coordinators and / or Manager. Attend customer and supplier build activities to gather information to evaluate the status of the developing program.
• Create appropriate customer and internal documents to support the success of program development. Develop and maintain spreadsheets / databases that track program development and / or program issues.
• Ensure all activities are on schedule with via customers own program / project planning tools and via the supplier planning tools. Provide technical support to customer Quality Engineering & Production Engineering departments.
• Develop and perform quality audits to ensure supplier state of readiness with assistance from Senior Engineer and / or Manager.
• Maintain databases to track programs, change request, quality issue status and others as needed.
• Coordinate activities for quality improvement at all ADVICS North American manufacturing plants, communicate customer needs and drive improvement activities. Assist continuous improvement teams, support in the development / implementation of containment activities and corrective action countermeasures. Serve as the primary coordinator for the "Go & See" at the customer's locations for customer concerns.
• Communicate with all ADVICS "Global" locations, including any affiliate companies.

Other Responsibilities and Duties

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Most work is performed in a typical office setting; however some work will be performed in a manufacturing setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Open office environment exists. This position requires extensive communication with others internally to the company and with external customers and suppliers verbal and written. Required to work additional hours to meet deadlines, as necessary. Travel is required to meeting sites, customer facilities and supplier and Affiliate Company manufacturing plants. Equipment and Supporting Services - Basic Equipment needed is Desk Phone, Business Cards and Security Badge. Additional Equipment needed is Cellular Phone, Company Credit Card and Laptop Computer. Special Equipment is not needed. Cell Phone optional : BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) allows the use of personal smartphone or iPad tablet to be connected to company apps

Qualifications

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Company Description

ADVICS has a global network for the development, production, and sales of our products, with facilities in North America, Central America, Asia, and Europe. We can supply the very best systems for our customers' needs, anywhere in the world. As an integrated supplier, we develop all components of our brake systems, including the brake pads, and utilize all resources of the ADVICS group to provide the world's best brake systems. By exceeding customer expectations and providing local service, we strive to promote safety on all of the world's roads.

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