Quality Engineer

About Wolverine Advanced Materials

Wolverine Advanced Materials produces and sells performance-critical, specialty elastomer-coated metals used in gaskets for automotive & industrial applications; automotive brake noise insulators and NVH (noise, vibration & harshness) damping solutions for automotive.

Wolverine employs approximately 600 people worldwide and has manufacturing operations in Virginia, Florida, Germany, and China, as well as sales & technical offices in Michigan, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, and India.

Wolverine Advanced Materials, an entity of Center Rock Capital, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance materials. Our core competency is in performance-critical, specialty elastomer–coated metals that offer damping and seal-ability solutions in the automotive and gasket industries.

Center Rock Capital is a company where they see potential where others may not look; and as a team we can find the right solution to the right challenge.

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This position is responsible for supporting, planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining the organizations quality systems and procedures throughout the manufacturing process. Additional responsibilities include managing and mentoring the quality lab activities and personnel. Responsibility for developing and implementing quality improvement plans based on collecting, organizing, and analyzing process related data.

This position requires industry related knowledge and experience utilizing quality tools and systems including DOE, SPC, FMEA, GD&T, PPAP, APQP, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Provide support to manufacturing through leadership and participation in corrective and preventive action, material review and continual improvement activities.

This position is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and is not telework eligible.

• Prepare required PPAP documentation, including PFMEA, control charts, capability studies, dimensional data, certifications, etc.
• Collect and analyze statistical data related to process performance, report on and recommend areas for improvement.
• Supervise and mentor Quality Lab and Auditing personnel and activities related to auditing, testing, inspection and documentation of in-process and finished product.
• Lead, participate and assist in problem solving of Customer 8
  
  Ds using root cause analysis and current problem-solving tools i.e., 5ys, 8
  
  Ds, Fishbone, etc., to solve and prevent reoccurrence of Customer rejections and continual improvement activities.
• Review specifications, blueprints and customer requirements and develop associated inspection procedures to ensure effective quality monitoring.
• Perform various studies and documentation of associated corrective actions.
• Supports Quality Manager in preparing reports for monthly reporting requirements.
• Serve as Quality Manager or Department Head in the absence of existing Quality Manager.
• Supports and adheres to organizational and procedures and operational guidelines related to establish Quality Management System. (IATF 16949)
• Supports the development and internal/external auditing of the organization’s IATF 16949 certificate.
• Monitors and supervise incoming (receiving) quality and provide direction and training to appropriate personnel regarding the inspection and disposition of incoming product.
• Provide weekly/monthly quality reports to organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned through plant management.
• Design’s part specific gauges and fixtures.
• Participates in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) as specified by the Quality Operating System.
• Supports the facilities measurement systems, including requirements planning, procurement, preparation of Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), calibration and maintenance, annual validations and gauge-specific, workforce training for quality inspections.
• Visibility to controlled documents.
• Performs other duties as needed or required.

The above is intended to describe the general content of, and the requirements for, the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

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