Company Overview: Adient is the global leader in the $60 billion automotive seating market, with approximately 75,000 employees in 230 locations across 33 countries. With $20 billion in consolidated annual revenues, Adient delivers 25 million seating systems used on more than 360 vehicle nameplates around the globe.
Location or Department:
We want you in our Battle Creek, MI.
Overview: The Quality Engineer is responsible for providing quality control/quality assurance support to the assigned program and/or area. This position plans and conducts activities concerned with the quality control and quality assurance of industrial processes, materials and products.
Core Responsibilities: Ensures that the product is built in accordance with customer and divisional quality requirements while maintaining industrial processes, materials and production flow.
Identifies and reports quality problems or trends in the assigned area or product based on data from a variety of sources which includes work with the leadership group to provide resolution.
Recommends or implements the appropriate corrective action to quality problems in the assigned area, with the aid of engineering, purchasing, etc.
Reviews all documentation related to product quality in the assigned area, such as test procedures and operation sheets and approves as appropriate to ensure product quality.
Generates or implements defect-reduction activities.
Writes and/or assists cross functional teams with quality plan, procedures, PFMEAcontrol plans, etc.
Defines, develops and maintains whether the incoming inspection is required on incoming materials. Creates and maintains incoming inspection work instructions.
Evaluates and transacts nonconforming material and initiates supplier containment and corrective actions. Documents quality issues and trends/establishes prioritized improvements and best business practices.
Identifies and reports quality problems or trends in the assigned area or product based on data from a variety of sources which includes work with the leadership group to provide resolution.
Writes and/or assists cross functional teams with quality plan, procedures, PFMEAcontrol plans, etc. * Defines, develops and maintains whether the incoming inspection is required on incoming materials. Creates and maintains incoming inspection work instructions.
Additional Responsibilities: Responsible for selecting appropriate process controls, defining requirements for data collection, analysis and corrective action.
Ensure compliance with company rules and policies.
Participates in internal and external audits as assigned.
Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards.
Knowledgeable of ISO, QS, TS and BOS standards.
Other job duties and special projects are required.
Qualifications Basic Qualifications: - Bacheloregree and three (3) years related experience. Related experience, training, education or some combination of all three may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications: One to three years previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
Quality system experience preferred
Associate degree in a related technical area and/or equivalent in work experience.
ASQ quality certification considered an asset
