Quality Engineer

Description

Rhenus Automotive is offering the opportunity to be a part of a global entity in our growing division of North America. We provide a variety of employment opportunities for our communities with entry and advanced technical engineering positions. We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our team in Salem, Virginia. Our state-of-the-art automotive production facility is serving the needs of a large customer in a fast-paced environment. This is a unique opportunity to help foster, mentor, and grow young professionals in their future career pursuits while allowing those with more advanced knowledge in the world of automotive manufacturing to have key strategic roles.

Our culture: We take great pride in being an employer who focuses on our people and their individual potential. We offer great opportunities for your personal growth and are known for the great care we take with customers and employees alike. We are focused on cultivating a friendly work environment and enabling a free exchange of ideas. We believe in a personality fit rather than a resume fit.

• We offer affordable health, dental, and vision benefits starting the first day of employment.
• We have a generous PTO benefit.
• We also offer a 7% 401k match.

Requirements

The Quality Engineer is responsible to maintain a high level of product and process quality through monitoring and testing procedures. The Quality Engineer ensures compliance with standards, identifies issues and deficiencies, proposing adequate solutions independently and in a team environment.

• Supports activities to maintain the QMS according to the applicable certification standards (ISO 9001) including the creation and distribution of controlled documents.
• Investigates quality incidents by performing formal root cause analysis and develops appropriate measures of containment and corrective actions.
• Supports all internal and external audits required by the applicable certification standard and takes any necessary actions resulting from completed audits.
• Implements and documents all production processes as designed by the engineering department and provides feedback on continuous improvement opportunities.
• Creates, updates and maintains relevant information in controlled documents as instructed by management and the formal regulations of the applicable certification standards.
• Supports activities to create, update, and maintain work instructions for the production floor by providing quality related input and participates in training events as necessary.
• Analyzes all quality measurement results and takes corrective actions as needed; maintains quality tools and documentation associated with torque operations as applicable.
• Monitors and manages the NOK process and takes corrective actions as needed, including regular and formal discussions with the customer.

Required Skill/Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw conclusions from a variety of data sources.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks according to business objectives and the ability to pursue several objectives simultaneously.
• Strong technical literacy with the ability to pull data from various systems, analyzing and compiling that data in a meaningful manner using Power BI and or other programs.
• Bachelor's degree in in an engineering field preferred.
• Associate degree in an engineering discipline or the equivalent of at least 5 years of professional experience in an engineering role.
• At least 1 year of professional experience in a quality related position.