Quality Engineer

Description

Autocar, LLC headquartered in Birmingham, AL, a manufacturer of severe-duty vocational trucks carrying the first specialized truck brand in North America, is the only American-owned and operated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of trucks. Autocar’s severe-duty vocational trucks provide customers with the perfect tool for their jobs with the most uptime, support, and impact on their bottom line. Autocar collaborates with customers to build trucks to their exact specifications and needs. Autocar’s purpose-built severe-duty refuse truck lines include the Class 6-8 ACMD cabover, Class 8 ACX cabover and the DC-64 Class 8 conventional cab. Autocar recognizes that performance and uptime are everything and offers every customer 24/7 access to its ALWAYS UP® direct factory support center staffed by expert technicians who engineer and build Autocar’s trucks. Autocar promises to provide trucks that deliver the best value, provide the best service, and provide a complete solution for customers’ needs.

Position Description:

The primary responsibility of the Quality Engineer “Receiving Inspection”is to develop and maintain a comprehensive receiving inspection process. Potential non-conformities of supplied material must be identified at the point of receiving at the Autocar.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive “Receiving Inspection” process.
• Non-conformities must be identified at the earliest point of receiving Supplied material.
• Ensure all received material fulfills the Autocar specific standards/requirementsandTruck manufacturing Industrie standards.
• Any non-conformity must be investigated, written reports with details of the non-conformity must be communicated to Autocar Quality Management and the Supplier within 24 hours of identification.
• Suppliers must be informed via the Autocar SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Request) portal of the non-conformance.
• Develops inspection and test procedures that are used for training of hourly Associates.
• Maintains good record keeping of all inspection results.
• Contact person for Supplier inquiries regarding written SCAR’s.
• Develop product sampling plans.
• Design and implement equipment and systems layouts, assist with technical operations and implement

changes to planning, production, processes, materials and allocation of resources to improve production

efficiency, ensure adherence to operational policies, reduce waste and improve quality.

• Conduct investigations, generate and test hypotheses and use engineering theories and principles to

improve and update operational systems, manage materials, allocate and track resources, plan preemptivemaintenance, and document operational procedures and processes.

• Implement continuous improvements to operational quality, efficiency, production team performance and costs.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize operating and system trends.
• Team with, and provide engineering direction to, engineers, quality control specialists, logistics specialists, technicians and others to increase operational efficiency, fine-tune systems, enhance innovation, correct errors and establish and maintain best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent degree in appropriate Engineering discipline is required.
• Experience in warehousing and/or receiving inspection processes.
• Experience in manufacturing environment, preferably assembly in the industrial/ manufacturing, automotive or heavy truck industry.
• Understanding of, and ability to interpret, operations, design, instructions and diagrams, Autocar part drawings and specifications, services, applications and problem-solving for same.
• Strong research, analysis, problem-solving and reporting skills.
• Strong work ethic, great attitude and willingness to learn
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once
• Production-oriented and hands-on
• Effective communicators across all levels of the organization
• Access/Excel/MS Office proficiency

Physical Requirements:

• Capable of wearing task specific personal protective equipment which may include dust mask, air purifying respirator (i.e., half and/or full faced), safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, and ear protection.
• Capable of meeting OSHA standards for manual lifting guidelines: < 50lbs
• While performing the duties of this job it is required to stand, walk, and use hands to operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands or arms; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch when necessary for job activity.
• Ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions and temperatures.

Legal and Compliance Statements

At-Will Employment:

This job description does not create a contract of employment, nor does it alter the at-will employment relationship. Employment with the company is voluntary and may be terminated at will by either the employee or the company, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

Job Duties Disclaimer:
The duties and responsibilities outlined here are representative but not exhaustive of the tasks that the employee may be required to perform. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other tasks as necessary to meet business needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Autocar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compliance with Laws and Policies:
The employee must adhere to all federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, as well as all company policies and procedures.

Reasonable Accommodations (ADA Compliance):
Autocar complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employees who require assistance or accommodations should contact Human Resources.

Confidentiality and Data Protection:

Employees are expected to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information and comply with company policies regarding data protection and proprietary information, in accordance with applicable laws.

Non-Exhaustive List of Duties:

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities or qualifications associated with the position.