Senior Quality Control Engineer

[Mchambers]

Hoffer Plastics has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Quality Control Engineer

SUMMARY:
Support of the Corrective Action and Nonconforming Product processes of the Hoffer Plastics Quality System. Support of Inspection Activity in its various forms.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the resolution of questions about part quality for internal / external customers.
• Audits to insure that inspections are compliant with requirements.
• Works with customers on the corrective action resolution of quality problems.
• Reviews all rejections with the appropriate Hoffer Personnel to insure that all returns are properly handled to avoid similar recurrences.
• Act as quality representative in all phases of APQP activities on assigned jobs and complete all forms/paperwork associated with APQP process.
 Preliminary reviews
 Design reviews
 Customer meetings
 Works with quality engineering, manufacturing, engineering, tooling and sales to resolve customer quality concerns.
 Responsible for tracking of corrective action responses.

General supervision of Quality Control Department programs and employees.
• Responsible for the supervision of QC audit inspection personnel.
• Directs or performs actions to support product containment as required to prevent further customer exposure to nonconforming product.
• Assures that all applicable documents and records are maintained and/or revised, as required, in support of the corrective action and nonconforming product processes.
• The Senior Quality Control Engineer will be responsible for activities related to First Piece Inspection. These include, but are not limited to the following:
o Review of the Inspection Results
o Disposition of the First Piece Report
o Insure that all applicable personnel are informed of the inspection results.
Customer Communications:
• Follow-ups made to all concerns voiced by our customers.
• Prompt response in a systematic manner to these issues.

Responsibilities of Senior Quality Control Engineer includes Maintain a Safe work environment:
• Monitor personnel for compliance to safety rules and guidelines.
• Make sure all equipment is operated in a safe manner
• Monitor all Q.C. personnel for compliance of Hoffer GMP policy’s.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• College degree in a quality related discipline, engineering, or plastics technology preferred.
• Certified Quality Engineer is a plus.
• Must be familiar with AIAG standards, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, Control Plans, and MSA requirements and documentation.
• Experience in an ISO-9001/2015 and/or IATF-16949 quality environment.
• Strong problem solving skills and working knowledge of 8-D and other Problem Solving methods (i.e. PDCA, DMAIC).
• Able to accommodate light travel. This would include Periodic annual/bi-annual site visits to various customers and must have the ability to travel with short notice to address a customer quality issue if needed.
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Strong computer proficiency in office related applications including spreadsheet/database software.

Apply Directly via email: humanresources@hofferpl.com or http://www.hofferplastics.com/careers/