Quality Engineer

Horton, Inc•Britton, SD

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Horton, Inc. is hiring a Quality Engineer at its Britton, South Dakota location for a 1st shift position. The Quality Engineer continuously improves production systems to ensure products conform to specifications and are produced cost-effectively without compromising customer expectations, quality, or operator safety. The role provides plant and supplier quality engineering support for new product development, existing products, assembly lines, and non-production functions, and supports the Environmental and Quality Management Systems.

Requirements

Expertise in problem-solving, including identifying, investigating, and countermeasuring manufacturing- or supplier-related technical and systemic issues.
Ability to work in a self-directed manner.
Ability to build effective teams and work with suppliers, plant manufacturing, and purchasing to meet deliverables.
Experience with manufacturing processes for components.
Experience with automotive components and their functional requirements.
A four-year technical or business degree; equivalent education is defined as two years of closely related Manufacturing and Quality experience for each year of education.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Responsibilities

Support continuous improvement projects and quality assignments.
Provide quality engineering support in new product development, including development of assembly methods, assembly line layout, and capacity analysis.
Use data, lean principles, and problem-solving methodologies to solve problems, prevent recurrence, and propose solutions.
Work independently and collaboratively to improve quality and reduce costs.
Support the Environmental and Quality Management Systems, including ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and IATF 16949.
Communicate effectively with all levels of the company, customers, and suppliers.
Perform capability studies and use Minitab software to analyze data.
Lead development and maintenance of Process Flow, Process FMEAs, and Control Plans.
Initiate corrective actions, including 8D reports, and use the three-legged 5 Why tool to determine root causes of customer complaints, audit findings, and product failures or defects.
Conduct IATF 16949 and other internal audits.
Assist with development of customer PPAP documentation and review supplier PPAPs.
Assist in designing or purchasing measuring equipment to meet product specifications and automated gaging to improve throughput.
Travel up to 25%, domestically and internationally, for customer or supplier visits.