Quality Engineer

Recruiting Solutions is seeking a Quality Engineer for a Direct Hire opportunity with an automotive parts manufacturing company in Spartanburg, South Carolina! This position offers a competitive salary starting at $90,000 per year, as well as a range of benefits available including healthcare, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance!

Benefits included:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

• Manage all customer-specific Advanced Quality Planning requirements, utilizing all applicable customer and internal specific systems throughout the launch.
• Work with the launch team to ensure that all launch deliverables are completed on time and critical issues are identified and resolved timely.
• Leverage resources, best practices, and experience to ensure that quality and business objectives are achieved in new product development.
• Lead, develop, manage, and execute all quality systems required within their area of responsibility, working with customers, suppliers (external and internal), launch personnel, and manufacturing staff.
• Lead APQP and PPAP activities for both internal and external suppliers, including DFMEA, PFMEA, and Control Plans. Track supplier PPAP readiness and approval of the same.
• Maintain APQP documentation and support the corrective action process, including the preparation and submission of customer-required documentation and construction of 8D problem-solving responses.
• Support certification audits and promote safety in the manufacturing facility.
• Manage gaging needs and fixture design, on-time build, and prove-out (passing Gage R&R).
• Primarily first shift position but includes support of other shifts as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in quality manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of automotive industry APQP tools (Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plan, PPAP, PSOs, etc.).
• IATF certification preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and a good understanding of geometrical dimensioning and tolerance.
• Ability to generate, follow, and explain detailed proposals and operating procedures (i.e., assembly instructions, inspection procedures, capital proposals).
• Travel required up to 20%.