Quality Engineer

Akwel Cadillac USA Inc•Cherry Grove Township, MI

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Join AKWEL and be part of our adventure in a family-run, independent group with a long-term vision. A first-class automotive equipment and systems manufacturer specializing in fluid management, mechanisms, and structural parts, AKWEL offers state-of-the-art industrial and technological expertise in applying and processing materials (plastics, rubber, metal) and mechatronic integration. We are seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team.

Requirements

Either A-level (High School Diploma) + 4 years of superior technical education strengthened with 5 years of experience preferably, in the automotive industry, or technical education oriented towards quality strengthened with strong equivalent experience.
Autonomy, organizational abilities and interpersonal skills
Synthetic and analytical thinking, integrity, rigor, and tenacity
Oral and written competencies; ability to communicate succinctly the quality standpoint and to represent AKWEL
Good IT skills (MS Office, PDM, AKWEL Portal and customer portals)
Proficiency in English
Project Development phases, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
Technical skills to analyse and understand all technical information / explanation / decisions
IMDS, REACH, conflict minerals and substance declaration
Functional Analysis and design FMEA
Risk assessment and process FMEA
Control Plan and special characteristics, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
8D problem solving and QRQC approach
QSE2 audit, especially those for process audits (VDA 6.3, capacity, panel integration, CQI, …) but also for product audits
AKWEL QSE² management system mainly focused on MAN02, CLI02, CLI03 and CLI05, including AKWEL Manufacturing System
Automotive customer specific requirements (CSR) affecting the entity, customer special audit (Q1, QSB+, etc…)
QSE2 management system standards (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001…)
Has a duty to preserve secrecy and confidentiality with respect to all the systems and data to which he can be granted access, within the normal framework of his function.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of some other customer language(s), such as French, German, Chinese, is recommended
VDA ir ISO auditor certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Receive customer incidents and record them in the appropriate supports.
Verify the implementation of immediate corrective actions.
Take incidents to the Plant QRQC and verify the proper application of AKWEL problem-solving methodologies.
Verify the effectiveness of implemented action plans.
Verify the efficiency, relevance, and timeliness of answers provided by operational teams and enter them on customer portals or send them.
Monitor customer portals and verify that any customer incident or requirement expressed is properly addressed.
Prepare and ask for concessions to the customer when required.
Issue supplier quality incidents, recording them in the appropriate supports and forwarding them to suppliers and corresponding AKWEL team members.
Verify and challenge supplier 8D responses until issue closure.
Keep all related information up to date for further exploitation.
Conduct process audits, and when necessary, challenge the analysis and action plans and verify effective implementation at AKWEL suppliers.
Conduct quality confirmation audits at suppliers when required and store PSW physical parts in the pilot plant.
Stop the Sourcing Committee process if requirements are not satisfied.
Organize and verify the proper realization of Annual Layout Assessment of products and components (external and internal), analyze elements, and record results.
Coach and challenge the team in the application of AKWEL problem-solving tools (8D and Line and APU QRQC) and their self-assessment.
Conduct process audits, Layout Process Audits, and product audits and when necessary, challenge the analysis and action plans and verify effective implementation at AKWEL facilities.
Isolate non-conforming parts and validate containment actions.
Conduct audits in compliance with accreditation rules.
Disclose certain information (such as: drawing, prototype parts, models, parts in progress, sampling results) while ensuring respect for confidentiality regulations or with Customer or Management prior agreement.
Collect and process personal data necessary for the establishment and follow-up of business connections with suppliers, providers, and partners of AKWEL.