TITLE:

Quality Engineer

DUTIES:

Provide engineering expertise and guidance in the creation, testing and evolution of rubber in the tire-making process to guarantee product conformance to standards and requirements. Work closely with production, quality and maintenance associates to ensure product conformity. Conduct analysis and provide recommendations to improve and standardize processes and procedures. Provide engineering expertise related to product improvement. Manage product improvement initiatives. Offer expertise to site improvement team leaders and teams in the use of quality tools such as Failure Modes, Defects Analysis, Design of Experiment, process capability assessment and development, error-proofing, six sigma, lean manufacturing and Statistical Process Control. Plan, control and assure product and process quality in accordance with quality principles, including planning process, material control, acceptance sampling, and measurement system review. Investigate, analyze and resolve supplier quality problems by conducting engineering audits, analyzing defect trends and leading improvement efforts. Conduct capability studies to develop product and process parameters and assure robust processes. Provide site QA engineering support as part of site quality improvement/corrective action process teams. Lead investigations into product quality issues. Facilitate development builds and trials, issuing product, process or material specifications, analyzing data and conducting process and equipment trials related to improving manufacturing capability. Execute activities involving continuous improvement tools, analysis of product irregularities, recommending solutions and facilitating cost down initiatives related to improving product costs.

SALARY:

$79,269 per year

SCHEDULE:

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Monday - Friday

REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in manufacturing.

Experience must include:

2 years of experience in a process development role using design of experiments and statistical analysis tools
2 years of experience in error-proofing
2 years of experience in process capability assessment and development
2 years of experience in Statistical Process Control (SPC)
2 years of experience using lean or other methodologies to perform root cause analysis and development of corrective actions
2 years of experience in lean manufacturing
2 years Core Tools experience

WORKSITE:

Giti Tire Manufacturing (USA), Ltd., 1000 Giti Drive, Richburg, SC 29729.

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