What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Engineer position at Surge?
Reports to: QA Manager
Schedule: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with occasional overtime opportunities.
Salary Range: $50,000 to $80,000, based on skills and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the customer’s quality group and respond to quality issues presented.
- Address and fulfill customer requests, consulting KNA management when necessary.
- Determine root cause for quality defects onsite that were manufactured by KNA.
- Provide oral presentations, when needed to the customer on KNA related issues.
- Obtain customer approval for control of parts.
- Issue Quality Concerns as needed. Feeds back to KNA Plants.
- Coordinate accepted/rejected material movement between manufacturing plant and Nissan facility.
- Oversee data collection and interpretation to coordinate improvement efforts.
- Inspect/test materials for aesthetic and dimensional accuracy.
- Evaluate the results of “8D” response as to acceptability or corrective action.
- Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments or outside vendors.
- Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.
- Assist with training Quality associates.
- Follow established work practices that support compliance with all company policies, safety standards, 5S practices, regulatory and/or customer requirements.
- **Senior Quality Engineer: Mentors new quality engineers in the quality department in company procedures, engineering principles, and work practices.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, industrial technology, manufacturing engineering or equivalent, or minimum of 4-6 years in the Quality field with 2 years in a manufacturing environment.
- Previous automotive experience, preferred.
- Ability to speak Spanish helpful, but not required.
Skills:
- Experience working with Windows operating system as well as Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). V-Ridge or AutoCad experience preferred, but not required.
- Capable of using basic measurement devices such as micrometers, calipers, and indicators.
- Ability to interpret blueprints, drawings, etc.
Other:
- Ability to travel for extended periods of time with limited prior notice.
- Must be able to work any assigned shift.
- Must have the ability to judge color visually and must pass the Farnsworth – Munsell 100 Hue test every 2 years and pass test with a minimum score of 50.
Work Environment:
This job operates in an office and manufacturing environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
Physical Demands:
The employee frequently is required to sit, and occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee may be required to work in hot temperatures.
Salary : $50,000 - $80,000
