Process Control Engineer

Initiate and track Product Change Notices to insure on-time approval. Weekly reporting of approvals, rejections, and issues.

- Engineering deviation management to obtain approvals and/or advanced engineering changes from engineering.
- Report approvals, and issues.
- Communicate to, and obtain approval/tracking numbers from receiving facilities.
- Communicate tracking numbers, and identification requirements.
- Report approvals, and issues.
- Conducting supplier tooling status follow up and insure on-time PPAP submission in accordance with a Master Tracking Chart.
- Report tooling and PPAP status
- Coordinate sample parts activities with receiving facilities and obtain and attach quality approval to PPAP documentation for approval.
- Review, disposition, and track the status of supplier PPAP submissions
- Coordinate and assist suppliers in obtaining quality certification.
- Attend regular follow up meetings to report out status and results of above.
- Coordinate engineering supplier requests and facilitate timely responses from Global Purchasing while insuring entry of the new component into the Customer Management Tool.
- Weekly reporting of status and issues.

SKILLS:

REQUIRED SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS:

- APQP experience and preferably a manufacturing background
- General manufacturing and/or quality background with one or more of the following processes:

1. machining
2. castings
3. stamping/fabrication/welding/brazing
4. assembly
5. hoses/tubes
- Knowledge of PPAP documentation including the following:

1. PPAP documentation
2. Process Change Notification (PCN)
3. PPAP sample part submission and verification
4. Non-conforming material (NCM) and Corrective action request (CAR) processes
5. 8D problem solving and engineering deviations - Ability to read and understand engineering drawings required
- Knowledge of Customer quality systems and documentation desired
- Knowledge of purchasing terms and systems desired
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required
- Desire experience with Microsoft Project

Background/Experience Required:
A minimum of 1 year of job-related experience; A bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) preferably in engineering; Engineering or manufacturing background plus familiarity with manufacturing processes used to produce components and assemblies for Customer-type Products; Knowledge of shop operations; Good interpersonal communication, analytical, leadership and project management skills to develop a cooperative working relationships with others both inside and outside of Customer.

Highly Desirable:
Quality engineering certification; Capable of using and demonstrating statistical and problem solving tools; Understanding of 3rd party registration standards