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Piston Automotive

Automotive manufacturing and engineering solutions

Quality Engineer

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNorth Kansas City, MO, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university and/or five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Support and actively participate in the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process for new product launches.
  • Lead problem-solving activities and continuous-improvement efforts related to customer satisfaction and quality improvement.
  • Maintain all aspects of ISO/TS guidelines.
  • Develop and maintain operator work instructions, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs), and Control Plans for work conducted on production lines.
  • Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
  • Support the selection of measurement instruments used on the production floor and determine Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (R&R) accuracy. Perform and track capability studies monthly.
  • Support manufacturing in eliminating scrap. Track and report daily scrap information.
  • Provide onsite support at customer or supplier sites to investigate and address concerns.
  • Maintain 8D, ICA/PCA, and continuous-improvement logs to resolve customer issues and prevent recurrence.
  • Issue Quality Problem Notices (QPNs) to suppliers on quality issues, coordinate supplier and customer containment activities, and facilitate Return Material Analyses (RMAs).
  • Support Layered Process Audit (LPA) guidelines.
  • Track and report monthly quality performance for warranty (R/1000s), plant rejects (PPM), process capability, and internal concerns (C/1000s) for assembled products.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of safety processes, Kaizen, 5S, APQP, ISO 9001/TS 16949, Lean, Six Sigma, 8D, and PPAP is preferred but not required.

About the Company

Piston Automotive

Automotive manufacturing and engineering solutions

Piston Group operates as a private investment platform that builds, owns, and grows world-class manufacturing and design companies. Its automotive arm, Piston Automotive, designs and fabricates automotive components at its manufacturing facilities, using engineering and lean, highly skilled production processes to deliver engineered parts and systems. Products move from design and tooling through precision manufacturing and assembly to meet customer specs, with a focus on reliability, quality, and value creation. What sets Piston Group apart is its model: it combines long-term investor backing (since 1996) with hands-on management of multiple manufacturing brands (including Irvin Products and Detroit Thermal Systems) and a culture of employee empowerment to improve operations and drive customer value. The company’s goal is to create lasting value by building and scaling manufacturing and design businesses that solve real customer needs and improve performance for its partners.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Redford Charter Township, Michigan
Founded
1995

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