OE Engineer I (Bilingual Korean/English)

Hankook Tire•Clarksville, TN

About The Position

The OE Quality Engineer I performs advanced or specialized engineering duties focused on troubleshooting, internal and external audits, process improvement, and inspection of products for defects or deviations from specifications. The role supports the plant by interfacing with manufacturing, engineering, and other internal and external organizations; ensures product and quality systems integrity; and helps ensure compliance with plant and corporate design manual requirements. The position requires a quality- and efficiency-focused problem solver who applies current technology and best practices. The engineer supports safety and continuous improvement, learns and contributes to projects or processes of complex scope with limited management oversight, and assists with operational planning and implementation. Duties include evaluating production processes, supporting technology and test-method development, maintaining quality standards and systems, analyzing data and reporting results, supporting audits and corrective actions, troubleshooting equipment, and working with customers and manufacturing teams. The engineer may also contribute to cross-functional projects, production support, training, budgeting, and occasional travel to address quality concerns or other business needs. This is a full-time, exempt position with core business hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The role reports to the OE Quality Unit Manager. Hankook Tire is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, or another engineering major.
At least 0 years of engineering experience in the manufacturing industry.
Good command of written and spoken English and Korean.
Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Demonstrated practical application of engineering science and technology, including principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment used in designing and producing goods and services.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for effective manufacturing and distribution.
Ability to conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Critical thinking and reasoning skills to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and approaches to problems.
Reading comprehension to understand work-related documents.
Active listening skills, including giving others full attention, understanding their points, asking appropriate questions, and avoiding inappropriate interruptions.
Ability to monitor and assess personal, individual, or organizational performance and take corrective action or make improvements.
Ability to frequently move about a manufacturing plant campus, office environments, and production areas, and occasionally ascend and descend stairs.
Ability to remain stationary for 50% of the time.
Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.
Ability to position oneself to file documents in the top and bottom drawers of file cabinets.
Ability to occasionally move office equipment and supplies weighing up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Support and promote continuous improvement in workplace safety and health with a “Safety Always” mindset.
Improve work processes and procedures to eliminate and prevent defects with a “Quality First” mindset.
Learn and contribute to or support small projects and complex-scope processes with limited management oversight.
Assist in developing and implementing operational plans for areas of assigned responsibility.
Support the application and benchmarking of potential new technologies and products, and develop and validate theories for test methods.
Document and enforce technology and quality standards; develop and control quality management systems and technical specifications.
Recommend acquisition and use of technologies and testing equipment to support business needs.
Evaluate standardized production work processes and report status to relevant parties.
Learn and evaluate internal and customer audits, publish results, and implement and follow up on corrective actions.
Work with internal and external customers to understand and meet their needs.
Maintain and troubleshoot existing equipment and validate processes and equipment.
Communicate regularly with Manufacturing Units to support efficient information sharing.
Present project status and project closures to internal customers and upper management.
Gather, organize, and analyze data regularly and share reports with management and other customers.
May participate in intellectual property evaluations and development of patent applications.
Contribute to cross-functional teams on improvements and projects in the designated area or process.
Support proposal development, contract documentation, and other activities as required; perform other assigned duties.
Systematically identify problem causes and possible solutions using a Plan–Do–Check–Act methodology.
Train, advise, and coach operators and staff on correct processes and procedures as needed.
Support production as needed to ensure production and quality needs are uninterrupted.
Contribute to budget and expenditure planning and occasionally conduct cost-benefit analysis for improvements.
Travel occasionally to address quality concerns, conduct supplier audits, attend training, or support other company needs and initiatives.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.