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Shape Corporation Sr. Quality Engineer in Grand Haven, Michigan
Position Summary: Responsible for developing quality documentation, facilitating continuous improvements, and working with suppliers and customers to resolve quality or system issues.
Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following: General: * Develop APQP documentation to support the Product Realization Process in accordance with customer requirements, e.g. FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, etc. * Maintain required documentation that meets the Shape Corp specifications for Document Control and retrievability. * Interface with customer personnel and facilitate the resolution of quality issues and concerns. * Participate in the development and maintenance of formal quality systems, e.g. ISO 9001 & IATF 16949. * Drive continuous improvement and best practice sharing of our quality systems and processes. * Facilitate problem-solving of complex issues using advanced quality tools. * Help onboard and training new team members. * Provide direction and coaching to less senior team members. * Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent. * Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader. * Approve time and attendance and vacations for direct reports. * Review and respond to Employee Suggestions via plex.
Launch Quality: * Plan, support, and implement total quality management in support of zero safe launch findings at pre and post SOP. * Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream. * Confirm product quality through confirmation phase exit. * Initiate control plans and training for inspection and gage instructions in accordance with Shape and customer specific requirements. * Develop and control all APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches. * Execute PPAP submission and approval as required for customer initiated product changes. * Understand and provide interpretation of customer specific requirements. * Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process. * Responsible for all aspects of gage procurement, including gage quoting, design approval, and customer approval. * Responsible for supplier gage design approval, PPAP review and approval.
New Business Pursuit Quality: * Have high level of GD&T knowledge and application thereof. * Have high level of knowledge and application of KDCs, SPC, MSA, and AIAG processes. * Participate in all Process Plan and Tolerance Assessment Reivews. * Develop Red Pen Fixture Drawings. * Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process. * Author measurement plan as part of DFM Plan. * Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream. * Estimate gage costs for all programs considering Shape's and each customer's specifications.
Manufacturing Quality: * Ensure compliance to process control plan requirements. * Lead problem solving efforts relating to production quality issues. * Initiate actions to overcome obstacles as they are encountered and prevent potential quality problems using problem solving tools. * Initiate interim and containment countermeasures relating to quality issues. * Design, specifies and implements quality control sampling systems, testing mechanisms, and equipment. * Serve as a liaison and coordinates activities with external providers as required.
Supplier Quality: * Facilitate activates with external providers related to quality issues. * Liase with launch or manufacturing quality when suppliers provide notification of real or potential quality is