Quality EngineerID2024-2170

　　CategoryQuality

　　Position TypeFull-Time

　　Location : LocationUS-PA-Tyrone

　　Overview

　　The Quality Engineer is responsible for providing value to the Vitro organization by contributing leadership, planning, and technical knowledge to ensure compliance with Vitro, customer, and governmental quality specifications and regulations.Vitro Automotive Glass produces advanced glass products for the world's most well-known automotive manufacturers. We work collaboratively with our customers to ensure that our glass provides the safety, comfort, efficiency required for today's modern vehicles.  The Tipton, PA location is located in the heart of central Pennsylvania about 40 minutes from State College, PA.  

　　Responsibilities

　　Facilitation of new product development through collaboration with: Program Management, Plant/Corporate Engineering, and Manufacturing teams. Key functions: control plans, PFMEAs, measurement systems analysis, capability studies and engineering changes.Key decision maker and shop-floor driver of strategic Vitro management objectives, processes, plans and schedules to achieve Vitro goals (plant and corporate levels).Work directly with both external (OEM) and internal (value add) customers to identify process/product failure modes; drive root cause investigations utilizing: 5-why, 8D, Ishikawa, Pareto analysis and IATF principals to verify internal quality system effectiveness.Coordination with Vitro Field Services network to support fast-moving customer assembly processes; facilitation of action plans, countermeasures and support any 3rd party sort activities.Work closely with Process Engineering and Technical teams to drive down internal scrap rates; improve overall process yields and promote defect recognition across organization.The incumbent shall also identify any preventative action needs, conduct process audits and support Vitro operational excellence (continuous improvement) initiatives.Must be detail oriented and capable of constructing formal presentations for customers, suppliers and Vitro management team utilizing charts, graphs and diagrams.Maintenance of databases to effectively document quality complaints, warranty claims and customer KPIs and performance matrices.Will be assigned more complex tasks requiring greater leadership, knowledge, skill, and expertise from time working in the position.Travel to Vitro facilities, customer automotive assembly plants or supplier sites as needed (less than 10% of time)Qualifications

　　Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (manufacturing, process, industrial, or related quality focused field), Applied Math, Statistics, or Computer Programming5-7 years of experience in organizational quality (customer and/or supplier), continuous improvement ideologies or equivalent education and experience is requiredKnowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process utilizing the following: PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, Capability Studies is requiredStrong working knowledge of quality tools and the ability to draw conclusions based on data using formal root cause analysis toolsExcellent written/oral communication skills are a necessityIntermediate level MS Office user with strong knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Access applicationsBenefitsCompetative payPaid Holidays and Vacation TimeFlexible ScheduleMedical, Dental, Vision, and much morePaid parental leaveSTD/LTD401k with match and additional contributionVitro is an EEO employer.  For more information, please check out www.vitro.com.

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