Quality Engineer

Triangle Rubber Co•Elkhart, IN

8d•$70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Quality Engineer will be responsible for leading and facilitating various quality-related activities, including customer, internal, and supplier corrective actions. This role involves problem-solving, managing customer visits, implementing mistake-proofing, and analyzing field failures. The position also includes administrative duties such as managing return material authorizations, quality alerts, and customer portal information. The Quality Engineer will participate in change control processes, train quality personnel, travel for quality issues, update quality plans, procure and manage gages, and assist with customer audits and run-at-rates.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma
Able to use Microsoft Office
Able to lift 40 lbs. and push a cart holding 80-100 lbs.
Able to use tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and other general tools.
Able to read and interpret CAD, drawings, Process Flows/PFMEA’s/Control Plans & gages.
Able to communicate effectively in English (written and oral)

Nice To Haves

2-4 year secondary degree preferred
Multi-lingual Spanish preferred
Problem Solving skills
Leadership skills
ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.X knowledge
AIAG Core Tools & CQI’s knowledge
Blueprint Reading/GD&T knowledge
Capability Analysis (Minitab Preferred)

Responsibilities

Lead and/or facilitate customer, internal and supplier corrective actions, including 8D’s, 5Y’s or other Root Cause Analysis, Counter Measure plans and implementation management.
Lead Problem Solving cross-functional teams and quality judgment decisions.
Lead customer visits related to production and/or production issues.
Lead implementation of Mistake Proofing, where possible.
Manage warranty management systems and field failure test analysis, if/when applicable.
Initiate and maintain Returned Material Authorization process.
Complete Quality Alerts (or other Work Instructions, as related to containment).
Initiate and manage 3rd Party sorting costs and results (as inputs to Corrective Action).
Maintain the Traceability process (as related to Certification Levels and reaction to internal containment data).
Complete Customer portal information related to Corrective Actions & Chargeback/Debits.
Participate in Change Control (including Print Review, Routing of the Orange Tag and approval of Engineering Change runs).
Participate in training of quality personnel.
Travel to customers, Triangle facilities and suppliers for any quality related issues when needed.
Lead in the updating of Quality Plans, including PFMEA’s, Control Plans, inspection documents and forms.
Quote, manage and procure gages, fixtures and mating parts and lead gage studies (R&R’s).
Assist and/or lead Customer audits.
Assist with Run at Rates (R@R’s).