Job Description

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Quality Specialist to work in the Tecumseh, MI area.¨NBSP;

Position Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Specialist to join the Quality team in Tecumseh. This position plays a critical role in ensuring product quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing process. The successful candidate will work closely with customers, suppliers, engineering, and production teams to resolve quality concerns, support new product launches, and maintain compliance with automotive quality standards.If you thrive in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment and have a passion for quality systems, problem-solving, and continuous improvement, we'd like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that all concerns relating to customers, both external and internal, and suppliers, are effectively contained and permanent corrective action is put in place to prevent any reoccurrence.

• Facilitate training related to quality and develop training material as required.

• Deal with customer rejects and problems and takes necessary steps to rectify concerns. Investigate substandard results and conduct research on product defects in order to make recommendations on changes in materials or processes.

• Deal with customers and engineering on advanced quality issues and programs and provide direction where required.

• Conduct investigations on non-conformances and recommend corrective action to prevent reoccurrence.

• Attend meetings as per customer request and translate requirements into plant systems and procedures.

• Analyze SPC data and assist in improving manufacturing process capability.

• Review all Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD &T), Significant Characteristics (SC), and Key Product Characteristics (KPC) with customers on new programs to address any all quality issues.

• Co-ordinate and prepare sample submission packages (PPAP) to include all pertinent documents per customers' requirements. Prepare Failure Mode Effect Analyses (FMEA), Process Flow Diagrams and Process Control Plans for assigned programs and revise the document when change is required.

• Review fixture designs to ensure that parts are properly located in accordance with the GD & T and that the fixtures pass required variable data and attribute checks in accordance with customer expectations.

• Perform dimensional checks, capability studies, Gauge R&R studies, and audits as needed to support customer concerns, APQP and PPAP requirements.

• Review and analyze CMM layout report and recommend changes as required for a successful PPAP submission

• Co-ordinate process capability studies to verify the capability of a product/process at launch.

• Conduct training on new programs, and provide required training materials, i.e. quality guides, control plans, etc.

• Assist with the design of experiments and DVP&R when required.

• Review and approve supplier PPAP Packages and follows up for re-submission as required.

• Monitor suppliers performance and develops new suppliers, assist with suppliers improvement plans to ensure that corrections are being implemented within specified time frame.

• Supervise Corporate Testing Laboratory and all related activities.

• Develop and achieve high quality customer service at customer shipping locations, responsible for new product launch and customer assembly plant liaison.

• Plan and perform internal audit in all Company Automotive facilities.

• Responsible for warranty returns and high mileage vehicle review reporting, analysis and follow-up

• Any other reasonable request made by management.

• Contributes to a safe, clean and comfortable work environment that complements the Occupational Health and Safety Act by ensuring the principles of the 5S discipline (simplify, separate, sanitize, standardize and support) are supported and adhered to.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 3–5 years of quality experience within the automotive or manufacturing industry.

• Strong understanding of:

• Automotive Quality Systems

• APQP

• PPAP

• Customer-specific requirements

• Working knowledge of:

• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

• Significant Characteristics (SC)

• Various inspection and testing methods

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) body of knowledge is preferred.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving abilities utilizing 8D methodology.

• Effective decision-making and analytical skills.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Access.

• Ability to develop and deliver effective technical training.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.

Education

• College degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

About Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) ITS is an international recruiting and staffing firm founded in 1984. ITS specializes in Engineering, Technical, Administrative, Skilled Labor, Professional, and many more positions. ITS continues to remain a strategic partner for the job seeker. Our clients include some of the largest and most respected architectural, engineering, and manufacturing companies in business today. Our ability to offer a wide range of services, and the flexibility to adjust to the changing needs of our clients, has allowed us to maintain a solid reputation for several decades.