Quality Engineer
Kalamazoo, MI 
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Job Description
Position: Quality Engineer
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Job Id: 1685
# of Openings: 1
Summary:
The Quality Engineer is responsible to evaluate and improve product quality and the quality system. The Quality Engineer assists in monitoring and improving the effectiveness of the quality system and controls.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Plan and conduct the analysis, inspection, design, test, and/or integration of production banking, laser welding, and mig/tig weld processes to ensure product quality.
  • Communicate with the customer.
  • Prepare FMEA, Control Plan, and PPAP submissions and approval.
  • Train personnel in the use of procedures, work instructions and product acceptance standards.
  • Ensure that plant documents requiring controls are identified and properly introduced into the system as well as audits of the quality systems ensuring currency at each location. Maintain an effective current document matrix.
  • Audit the quality system and documents obtained during quality assurance activities through the use of statistical process control (SPC) methods.
  • Evaluate the need for gauge templates and institute them as needed.
  • Use lab equipment as necessary.
  • Communicate significant issues or developments to management and recommend corrective/preventive actions.
  • Support to achieve all customer targets for PPM and customer complaints. Target is single digit PPM's.
  • Support successful launch of all new programs.
  • Help drive the LCCS methodology throughout all operations to ensure achievement of all productivity targets.
  • Work within customer online portal.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • None
Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Quality or related field
  • 7-10 years of quality related experience
Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  • Understanding of Shiloh quality systems,
  • Certified internal auditor for quality systems.
  • Strong problem solving skills with ability to lead a team through the process.
  • Microsoft Office, IQS, SQPack, GAGEpack and TOOLS
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
  • Proficient in gage calibration and MSA requirements
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
  • American Society for Quality certification (CQE, CQA, CQM or CMI and CQT) preferred.
Physical Demands:
  • Occasionally required to walk
  • Time split between plant and office environment
Work Environment:
  • Moderate noise level in the plant
  • This position will perform work in both the plant and office environment with unrestricted movement
  • Some travel as required
Benefits Package:
As of your hire date, you will be eligible for an excellent package of benefits, including medical, dental, prescription drug, vision, life insurance, and short-term/long-term disability.
Bonus Program:
The bonus target for this plan is 5%. Bonus plan awards are based on overall company performance and individual contribution factors as related to your goals & objectives.

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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
7 to 10 years
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