Quality Engineer- Riverside, MO, USA

Adient•Riverside, MO

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Adient is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide day-to-day quality assurance support and refine production methods. The role analyzes data to support continuous improvement in supplier products and develops testing, sampling, and training methods to ensure required standards are met. It also conducts audits and prepares findings to determine corrective and preventive actions. The Quality Engineer supports plant and customer quality requirements, including production quality deliverables, customer submissions, control plans, inspection and containment plans, capability studies, and customer-specific advanced quality planning. The role serves as a contact between assigned external customers and the plant, supports issue resolution, and follows quality concerns through to closure. Available schedules are A crew, Monday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or C crew, Friday and Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday and Monday from 6:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. The position is located in Riverside, Missouri.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in automotive quality within a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and updating Control Plans to support quality and production requirements.
Working knowledge of PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) methodologies.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
Strong understanding of automotive quality standards, problem-solving techniques, and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities

Comply with BOS, ISO/TS-16949, and customer-specific requirements.
Understand plant and customer KPIs and work with the team to meet and exceed them.
Participate as a Layered Process Auditor when instructed by the Manager.
Drive continuous improvement in production quality deliverables, including RTY, Craftsmanship, RPPM, CPPM, SPPM, and Warranty/JD Power.
Support PPAP package preparation for product submissions and obtain required internal approval before submitting packages to the customer.
Develop and update Control Plans as required.
Support the Manufacturing Engineer with PFMEA updates as required.
Develop appropriate inspection and containment plans.
Use customer-specific systems, including Daimler-Chrysler PRISM, GM PRR, and Ford WERS.
Conduct and document capability studies for special characteristics, ensuring customer and internal requirements are met or a written customer deviation is obtained.
Support continuous improvement of Operation Description Sheets (ODS).
Identify appropriate statistical tools and mentor team members in their application and techniques.
Act as the single point of contact for assigned external customers on issue resolution.
Complete customer-specific advanced quality planning requirements.
Write and submit 8-D reports to customers in a timely manner.
Visit customers as needed.
Communicate between the customer and the plant.
Initiate Quality Alerts when concerns arise and follow them through closure.
Confirm root causes and corrective actions for all customer return material analyses.