Quality Engineer
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.
About Us GKN is a global engineering business. We design, manufacture and service systems and components for most of the world’s leading aircraft, vehicle and machinery manufacturers. We are continuously evolving, pioneering new technologies and reinventing existing ones, and stretching ourselves to get better in everything we do. GKN employs 56,000 people in more than 30 countries.GKN Driveline is the market leader in the development and delivery of contemporary and electrified driveline systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture, and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s automotive manufacturers.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Lead problem solving team to analyze and resolve internal/external issues.· Lead/participate scrap reduction and process improvement projects with other functions.· Identify and eliminate non-standardized work practices and establish alternative procedures for contingency.· Participate in Design Reviews, PFMEA and Control Plan development and plan appropriate actions to reduce RPN.· Coordinate PPAPs for outsourcing of the operations, supplier resourcing, internal machine moves, new machine installation, rework processes, etc.· Evaluate Process Change Requests and implement the changes through PPAP / PTR per GKN standards and customer requirements.· New product and process launch validation through APQP.· Understand process variation and take preventive measures.· Manage Product/Process Deviation requests and work with customers for approval.· Perform compliance and system effectiveness audits to insure adherence to company policies, procedures and customer specific requirements.· Work with Supplier Quality group to resolve supplier related issues to ensure defect free product.· Ensure compliance to IATF Standards & other Customer Specific Requirements.· Evaluate and report progress of team toward established goals and objectives.· Track and Report Quality KPIs for the respective area / customer.· Train associates in both theory and application of quality tools such as statistics, inspection methods, problem solving, process analysis and improvement.· Keep abreast of new developments and techniques within the quality field.· Organize and present data to management for decision making.· Resolve disputes with internal and external customer involving product quality.· Respond to customer inquiries concerning product, service and deliveries.· Participate in technical discussions with both customers and suppliers.· Provide input to department budget and work to control costs.· Comply with all company and departmental policies and procedures.· Responsible for communicating when there is an issue affecting the Environment, Health, Safety or Quality to his / her respective ManagerDegree Level - Bachelor's Degree
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