QUALITY ENGINEER

QUALITY ENGINEER

American Appliance Products, LLC (AAP), in Newport, TN, is a division of SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC, a global leader in metal forming for the consumer products industry (i.e. oven racks including product finishing).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interpret product drawings and technical standards in order to develop and implement quality controls and product check methods.
• Responsible for product quality conditions.
• Responsible for accomplishment of External Quality goals and performance assuring coherence with the corresponding internal goals.
• Stops production if non-conform or suspicious products are about to be produced.
• Integrates the Team for New Projects and as a role of verification on the use of the good methodologies.
• Participates in Lean process development.
• Initiate “8-D’s” when required for customer or internal rejects and follow up with effective problem-solving efforts by creating teams to determine root cause, corrective action, and verification.
• Implement improvements on the manufacturing floor and work on internal quality issues
• Provide training to operators
• Work closely with manufacturing floor side activities.
• Utilize preventative quality techniques to improve product quality, reduce in-line defects, and reduce scrap.
• Lead Corrective Action activities and communicate to the customer or suppliers as required.
• Develop, review and maintain FMEA’s, Control Plans, and Quality Check Sheets.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / WORK CONDITIONS

• Work time will be spent in a standard office environment with the majority of work time spent on the manufacturing plant floor.
• Temperature and noise may vary depending on external environmental conditions.
• Personal protective equipment is required on the production floor.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Able to communicate, verbally or written, to internal and external contacts.
• Ability to interpret product drawings (GD & T) and technical standards.
• Ability to make formal presentations.
• Good problem-solving skills utilizing corrective action disciplines.
• Good understanding of Microsoft software packages.
• Ability to work within and lead a team.
• Experience in a variety of basic operation disciplines: Manufacturing, Quality, Process / Tooling, and Shop Floor Supervision.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s Degree in engineering is required.
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience is required. Automotive industry experience preferred.
• Experience as a Direct Customer Contact with Major OEM’s

It is the policy of SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.