BASIC POSITION DUTIES:
This position is responsible for facilitating the Quality Department activities & procedures for sampling & approval during production to ensure product quality.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Support Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, R&D, Purchasing & other related resources in quality improvements. (Document & track results of actions.)
- Assists Quality Improvement Project Activity.
- Provides guidance, technical support, & analysis for improvement projects & processes.
- Key member in PPAP process, transfer projects, & launch activity (cradle to grave).
- Monitor customer scorecard performance/satisfaction & establish improvement plans if required.
- Investigate customer complaints regarding product quality, nonconforming materials, & help determine corrective actions.
- Key company representative for customer quality related visits.
- Assist with problem solving & verification of countermeasures with team.
- Support APQP process through attendance & participation in CR & CFT meetings.
- Provides summaries & conducts reporting for parts & equipment.
- Train laboratory & quality personnel to understand & equipment & methodologies & ensure they follow customer specific requirements.
- Update & maintain Quality KPI data & information.
- Maintain records & samples in an organized manner to allow ease of retrieval.
- Report quality system results & metrics.
- Supports record retention activities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field preferred
- Three (3) years of experience as a Quality Engineer.
- Familiarity with Automotive customer’s quality requirements & industry standards, preferred.
- Materials, Brake product knowledge/experience preferred.
SPECIAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE DESIRED:
- Communications (written/verbal) skills.
- Use of office related software for office use
- Blueprint reading, GD&T, basic understanding of metrology.
- Experience in automotive or manufacturing industry & PPAP, APQP, Control Plans, FMEA, MSA, GR&R, SPC, Manufacturing Process Experience.
Top Skills
What We Do
Akebono was founded over 90 years ago, and continues to provide the world’s automotive industry with advanced braking and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) solutions.
The company’s commitment to innovation, process improvement, quality control and customer service has positioned it as a key resource for leading OEMs, Tier I brake suppliers and the automotive aftermarket. Key automotive OEM customers include Audi, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Akebono manufactures a wide range of brake friction materials and foundation brake assemblies, including disc brake calipers and drum brakes, employing the Akebono Production System (APS). This business approach features proven quality control techniques to guarantee minimal process variation in all phases of production. Embraced throughout the organization, APS enables the company to consistently achieve nearly zero defects per million parts produced.
Akebono operates R&D technical centers in the United States, Japan and France, and manufactures brake friction materials and components in 30 wholly owned or affiliated facilities worldwide. This includes four production facilities in Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. All of Akebono’s operations have secured appropriate QS9000 and ISO14001 certifications, and the company has received a number of quality and performance awards from customers.
Worldwide, a total of 8,279 people are employed by Akebono; 3,054 in North America. In 2012, the company’s worldwide sales totaled $2.1 billion (US). North American sales totaled just over $1 billion (US).
Akebono has a proud legacy of achieving Japanese technological firsts. From its inception, Akebono initiated overseas technical tie-ups and offshore production. All of these activities stem from the constant demands of improving quality and increasing customer satisfaction.
