Quality Engineer (248364) 17 yrs Automotive OEM & Tier 1 / Bachelors, CQE, CQA / Willing to relocate
Quality Professional with 17 years of supporting automotive quality for OEMs, Tier 1 companies. He has a bachelors degree and is a CQE Certified Quality Engineer and a CQA Certified Quality Auditor. He has held Quality roles as an Engineer and in leadership roles as a Manager. This Game Changer is highly skilled and experienced in all aspects of manufacturing quality is skilled with Ford, GM, IATF and ISO standards.
He works in contract service as a Quality Engineer or Quality management for different companies. He is interested in finding a permanent role with a manufacturing company. He is renting and willing to relocate. His notable experience includes
• Contract service as Quality Engineer or Quality management to different companies.
• Analyze/develop actions to keep product/processes in control based on Data (SPC, PPM, Q-DAS, FTT, Scrap)
• Set up and lead execution of studies (Gauge R&R/MSA/etc.)
• Assisted in training employees and their on-site management in all areas of quality.
• Lead/work with cross-functional teams to develop effective root cause and develop and implement robust preventive and corrective actions. Input and tracking of 8D’s done in SAP (Q1, Q3 notifications)
• Analyze/develop actions to keep product/processes in control based on Data (SPC, PPM, Q-DAS, FTT, Scrap)
• Dealt directly with the Ford STA and PVT Engineers for any issue with any nonconforming parts.
• Maintain the Process Flow Charts, Control Plans, and PFEMA for the program.
• Maintain 6 states for different customers (Lear, Magna, B&D Threading) in varies aspects such as, sorting containment, liaisons, launch support.
• Supervised and trained 10 supervisors and approx. 100 people in all areas of containment, liaison, and launch support.
• 17 Yrs. Automotive
• ISO Standards
• ASTM Standards
• ISO 9000 / ISO9001
• IATF16949/TS16949
• Ford Q1
• GM QSB+
• QMS – Quality Management System
• Hands-on Quality Lab Experience
• Leading Kaizen Events
• Working With Lean Teams
• Leading Six Sigma Teams
• Change Management
• Performing Kanbans
• Using CMM Equipment
• Faro Arms
• Hardness Testing
• Torque Tester
• Hardness Testing
• Troubleshooting QC Lab Equipment
• Gage R&R
• GD&T
• Troubleshooting Root Cause
• Implementing Corrective Actions
• Implementing Continuous improvement
• Reducing Scrap
• Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
• De-bottlenecking Processes
• PPM Reduction
• Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
• Improving Change Order Cycle Time
• Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Shop Floor Process Quality
• Quality Training Experience
• Production Quality experience
• Directing Quality Techs
• New production line startup
• Reducing WIP Inventory
• Performing TS Audits
• Creating SOP Training
• First Article Inspection FAI
• Quality Engineering
• Tooling Quality
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Process Control Quality Experience
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Investigating Customer Complaints
• Using Control Plans
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Pareto Charts
• DFMEA
• PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• 5S / 6S
• 8D
• New Process Development
• Designing Process Improvement Trials
• Packaging Validation
• Process Testing / Validation
• Tracking Defects Per Unit
• PPAP
• APQP
• SAP
• OEM Mfg.
• Tier 1 Mfg.
• Coating / Painting Mfg. Operations
• Food Mfg. Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Packaging Assembly
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
• Grambling State University: Bachelor of Science in Biology
• CQE Certified Quality Engineer
• CQA Certified Quality Auditor
• Train the trainer Forklift Certification