QA ENGINEER - QUALITY SYSTEMS COORDINATOR

LISI•Lake Zurich, IL

About The Position

Develops, applies, and maintains Termax Quality management system, based ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 standards and customer requirements, as well as quality requirements and standards for the development and manufacture of fasteners in support of company goals and objectives.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of ISO9001, IATF 16949, ISO9001 requirements including implementation and standard operation procedures.
Diverse knowledge of inspection control methods, techniques and documentation.
Understand the processes and flow in an efficient and productive manufacturing environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong team player skills.
Strong computer skills including QA applications, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
Must be able to multi-task and establish priorities, maintain a flexible attitude and approach towards assignments, and maintain level of organization in a changing and fast paced environment.
Ability to travel, possibility overnight, often with last minute notice to customer and vendor sites.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment working with complex metal parts or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Conduct internal / suppliers (if required) quality audit in accordance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 requirements, as well as all customer requirements.
Participle in customer and 3rd parties’ audits.
Maintain all quality records and documentation in support of Termax plants / remote locations in accordance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001 standards requirements, company’s quality manual and customer requirements.
Maintain / review / update customer portals as well as review customer specific requirements and scorecards.
Support engineering efforts by participating in process design development projects representing quality assurance and customers’ requirements.
Promote and execute quality standards, inspection processes, and test methodology, quality plans, documents, and reports as well as customer specific requirements.
Develop, execute, and analyze quality-reporting measures.
Report to management on quality issues, trends, and losses.
Review customer purchase orders and specifications, change requests and contracts and ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are included in the quality and process plans, as deem necessary.
Review suppliers’ purchase orders and establish supplier quality requirements if required.
Review and approve supplier PPAP’s.
Interfering with customers and suppliers on their concerns and inquiries daily / or as needed, assure that effective corrective actions are implemented as deem necessary.
Maintain calibration records for all test equipment within the departments if required.
Be available on short notice for customer or supplier visit (May require overnight stay)
Follow ISO/IATF, safety, and environmental procedures as well as department and corporate policies and procedures.
Participation in companywide continues improvement processes.
Stop production if quality is not to standards.