Job Description

The Plant Quality Engineer is responsible for implementing process control programs that ensure the production of finished goods meets or exceeds customer-specified requirements. This role also leads continuous improvement initiatives using appropriate quality tools and performs data analysis to support process optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, from feasibility phases through post-launch quality support and throughout the product's production lifecycle.
• Facilitate Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities with Engineering in conjunction with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and monitor their status throughout the production lifecycle.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques.
• Ensure compliance with the quality documentation system and promote consistency across the organization.
• Conduct investigations to determine the root causes of defects and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain customer complaint records, facilitating and participating in corrective action processes.
• Train and instruct personnel in auditing techniques and the proper use of inspection and testing equipment.
• Monitor and review quality documentation to ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Visit customers and suppliers when necessary.
• Serve as the liaison between external customers and internal stakeholders.
• Review manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards and drive continuous improvement in product and process quality.
• Perform all responsibilities in compliance with IATF 16949 requirements.
• Has the authority to stop production processes or quarantine products that are out of control.
• Maintain knowledge of the management systems applicable to the role, including IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in the industrial sector, preferably within the automotive industry.
• Intermediate English proficiency.