Site Quality Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for applicable systems related to plant customer issues such as corrective requests. Leads containment activities. Ensures products and processes meet initial and long-term quality standards (Examples: IATF, customer specific requirements, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Product Parts Approval Process (PPAP) documentation submittal etc.). Supports change management activities for current product and Value Package Introduction (VPI) by supporting verification of products and processes to ensure key measures are met and analyzing data for decision support. Supports and or leads less complex quality audits. Serves as a quality technical resource to other functional areas. Supports the prioritization of continuous improvement with cross functional key business partners by utilizing industry proven methodology (Example: Lean Manufacturing, 7 step problem solving, Intelligent Quality Tools and Methods (IQTM), etc.). Basic understanding and application to Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) core tools. May lead less complex and/or support Safe Launch initiatives through VPI.

Competencies:

Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.

Quality Influence - Ability to recognize stakeholders, create a forum to professionally extract stakeholder perspectives, drive and engage in constructive conflict, and to influence outcomes in order to ensure Cummins makes a balanced decision inclusive of Quality priorities.

Advanced Product Quality Planning - Leads the technical quality planning and ensures customer satisfaction through structured and measurable processes as defined by industry standard.

Measurement Science - Analyzes measurement processes throughout the relevant traceability chain to identify and quantify sources of measurement uncertainty relevant to the appropriate applied measurement science, “Metrology” e.g. Chemical, Dimensional, Electrical, Mechanical, Optical and Radiation and Physical.

Problem Solving - Solves problems and may mentor others on effective problem solving by using a systematic analysis process by leveraging industry standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; identifies the systemic root causes and ensures actions to prevent problem reoccurrence are implemented.