Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Company: AISIN World Corp. of America

Department: Quality Assurance Manufacturing (QAM)

Location: Seymour, IN

Position Summary

This position will provide support for new model launch QA functions (PV) and NAP manufacturing quality improvement activities.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Maintain the North American Executive Performance (QD) Report. This report incorporates data from all NAP locations and is issued monthly to executive management.
• Assist NAP locations, as needed, with quality improvement activity.
• Support the development and implementation of a common North American PV/ Project Management System. This includes refining the operational manual, procedures and forms associated with this process and providing training and assistance to NAP locations in their implementation efforts. Schedule and communicate “joint” PV activities with AISIN SEIKI Central Quality personnel.
• Assist in the development of a common North American Quality Management System (QMS:
  
  NA). The desired output is a common Quality Manual available to all NAP locations as a IATF
  16949 compliant Level I document maintained by AWA. This final document should also be aligned with the AISIN Global Quality Management System.
• Support activities shown in association with the AISIN North American Quality Assurance annual job plan as well as the AISIN NA long term business plan.
• Assist in the development of operational (Quality) manuals and training material for identified key quality methods and concepts. Plan, schedule, and deliver training sessions, as needed/requested, by AWA management or NAP locations.
• Attend the monthly North American Quality Managers (NAQM) meeting.
• Participate in the monthly AISIN NA Quality Group Meeting (AWA).
• Work closely with the AWA-Seymour and AWA-Northville Quality staff to develop a “One AISIN” team attitude.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential

Skills and Experience:

• 2 – 3+ years of quality experience
• Ability to coordinate and negotiate with customer and AISIN facilities.
• Root Cause Analysis/Troubleshooting capability
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• 3-5 years of experience performing, planning or supporting high volume manufacturing operations is desired
• Knowledge of Seven Basic QC Tools
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Access

Education/Training/Certifications

• BA/BS Preferred

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 25 - 35 %
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

AISIN Corporation is consistently ranked as a Top 10 global Tier One automotive supplier, providing essential parts, components and technologies for most vehicles on the road today, including hybrid and electric vehicles. These products include brakes, transmissions, navigation systems, drivetrain, chassis, body, engine-related parts, electronics, and intelligent parking systems.

A $32 billion company, AISIN is the largest manufacturer of automatic transmissions in the world and employs more than 120,000 team…