Quality Engineer

LKQ Corporation•Newnan, GA

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About The Position

The Quality Engineer supports and develops Quality Management Systems while helping reduce quality returns. The role investigates automotive transmission and subassembly failures, supports quality compliance and audits, validates products and processes with production teams, and works with suppliers to resolve defects and non-conformances. The position also contributes to product testing, packaging and handling evaluations, procedure writing, equipment modifications, and continual improvement of Keystone Automotive Industries’ quality improvement system. Periodic travel, including overnight stays, may be required depending on position requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of related experience; fully competent professional with in-depth knowledge and experience.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret graphs.
Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics software, databases, and PowerPoint to support business objectives.
Oral and written communication skills, including the ability to train others, interact with others, and present to department or middle management.
Ability to handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.
Ability to stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit for extended periods occasionally.
Ability to work in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles and assume awkward positions.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work around hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment; wear personal protective equipment; and potentially work in extreme temperatures and high noise levels.
Periodic travel may be required, including overnight stays, depending on position requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Experience in the automotive field may be substituted for the college degree requirement.

Responsibilities

Investigate field returns, teardowns, and test-stand failures involving automotive transmissions and subassemblies.
Lead root-cause problem-solving using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone diagrams, and FMEA.
Maintain compliance with automotive quality frameworks, including IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, and PPAP.
Work with production team members, assembly lines, and dyno-testing environments to validate fit, form, and function.
Work with external parts suppliers to track KPIs, inspect incoming materials, and resolve non-conformances.
Train Quality Engineers and other staff.
Assist in hiring branch staff and supervise day-to-day branch functions.
Provide QMS audit support to LKQ Corporation, Inc. business lines, including conducting internal audits as needed.
Coordinate and lead group supplier audits.
Investigate sources of damage during handling, storage, transfers, delivery, and other material processes.
Assist with writing operating procedures.
Design and institute equipment modifications.
Evaluate the protective performance of packing materials.
Determine and maintain product quality.
Participate in product testing as required.
Partner with suppliers to correct and eliminate product defects.
Inform managers of quality concerns and product defects.
Maintain records detailing product defects.
Initiate and support continual improvement of Keystone Automotive Industries’ quality improvement system.
Assume other duties as assigned.