Quality Control Head Machining
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Quality Control Head
Objective
Responsible for ensuring standardized quality assurance by verifying that the product meets established standards at any point in the production chain (core making, casting, machining, etc.), including Final Inspection and finished goods.
Responsible for maintaining and keeping current all assets used for quality control and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with established systems, including Inspection Lines, X-Ray equipment, CMMs, software and hardware, borescopes, ultrasonic equipment, and other related technologies.
Main Responsibilities
- Operate in alignment with standardized quality documentation at each workstation according to established procedures, including Work Instructions, defect visual aids, first-piece sample checklists, destructive testing reports, dimensional reports, metallurgical reports, and sand testing reports.
- Report quality defects and findings identified during the inspection process through operational review forums (scrap review, rapid response meetings, quality meetings, etc.), including the generation of PT-11 reports and defect tracking by workstation.
- Participate in customer complaint resolution activities, including 8D, 5W, 5D, and other problem-solving methodologies.
- Lead and perform inspection and product release procedures for incoming materials, in-process products, and finished goods.
- Participate in documenting lessons learned from customer complaints and recurring process defects, as well as validating and coordinating the internal and external lessons learned process across the plant.
- Perform product inspections correctly to ensure compliance with customer shipment acceptance criteria and quality control requirements.
- Support internal and external audits and participate in customer visits and assessments.
- Participate in PPAP activities led by the Quality Engineer and support the generation of documentation and data required to meet customer-specific requirements, ensuring compliance with product specifications during both development and mature production phases.
- Ensure the proper deployment of redundant inspection stations for new program launches and products in crisis situations, at both casting and machining operations.
- Deploy and ensure the operation of quality alerts under the guidance of the Quality Engineer, while managing containment actions and the segregation/classification of OK and NOK inventory.
- Continuously challenge inspection systems and personnel through Red Rabbit exercises, conduct periodic attribute agreement and concordance studies, and validate the effectiveness of poka-yoke systems.
- Escalate quality issues and follow through on corrective actions by ensuring proper documentation, implementation, and resolution.
- Develop and continuously improve Final Inspection areas and other product verification stations.
- Develop and deploy Quality Control strategies for both new product launches and mature production programs.
Position Requirements
- Education: Engineering Degrees: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
- Technical Competences: Core Tools, GD&T, Problem Solving.
- Skills: Conflict Management, Negotiating.
- Experience: Quality, Engineering, Operations
- Languages: English – Proficient.
- Soft Competences: Decision Making, Planning, Time Management.
At Nemak, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D&I) play a fundamental role in everything we do and are the underlying platform on which our culture is built. We foster a culture that is safe, respectful, fair and inclusive for all of our employees and job applicants. Our value proposition relies on innovation and cross-cultural teamwork, which is only possible when we strive for belonging and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We understand the impact equality and of varied perspectives that welcome better ideas to solve complex problems for improvement and transformation.
We are proud to have bias-free conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, and promotions, and we welcome all our employees and job applicants. We strongly prohibit any form of workplace harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Quality Control Head
Objective
Responsible for ensuring standardized quality assurance by verifying that the product meets established standards at any point in the production chain (core making, casting, machining, etc.), including Final Inspection and finished goods.
Responsible for maintaining and keeping current all assets used for quality control and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with established systems, including Inspection Lines, X-Ray equipment, CMMs, software and hardware, borescopes, ultrasonic equipment, and other related technologies.
Main Responsibilities
- Operate in alignment with standardized quality documentation at each workstation according to established procedures, including Work Instructions, defect visual aids, first-piece sample checklists, destructive testing reports, dimensional reports, metallurgical reports, and sand testing reports.
- Report quality defects and findings identified during the inspection process through operational review forums (scrap review, rapid response meetings, quality meetings, etc.), including the generation of PT-11 reports and defect tracking by workstation.
- Participate in customer complaint resolution activities, including 8D, 5W, 5D, and other problem-solving methodologies.
- Lead and perform inspection and product release procedures for incoming materials, in-process products, and finished goods.
- Participate in documenting lessons learned from customer complaints and recurring process defects, as well as validating and coordinating the internal and external lessons learned process across the plant.
- Perform product inspections correctly to ensure compliance with customer shipment acceptance criteria and quality control requirements.
- Support internal and external audits and participate in customer visits and assessments.
- Participate in PPAP activities led by the Quality Engineer and support the generation of documentation and data required to meet customer-specific requirements, ensuring compliance with product specifications during both development and mature production phases.
- Ensure the proper deployment of redundant inspection stations for new program launches and products in crisis situations, at both casting and machining operations.
- Deploy and ensure the operation of quality alerts under the guidance of the Quality Engineer, while managing containment actions and the segregation/classification of OK and NOK inventory.
- Continuously challenge inspection systems and personnel through Red Rabbit exercises, conduct periodic attribute agreement and concordance studies, and validate the effectiveness of poka-yoke systems.
- Escalate quality issues and follow through on corrective actions by ensuring proper documentation, implementation, and resolution.
- Develop and continuously improve Final Inspection areas and other product verification stations.
- Develop and deploy Quality Control strategies for both new product launches and mature production programs.
Position Requirements
- Education: Engineering Degrees: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
- Technical Competences: Core Tools, GD&T, Problem Solving.
- Skills: Conflict Management, Negotiating.
- Experience: Quality, Engineering, Operations
- Languages: English – Proficient.
- Soft Competences: Decision Making, Planning, Time Management.
At Nemak, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D&I) play a fundamental role in everything we do and are the underlying platform on which our culture is built. We foster a culture that is safe, respectful, fair and inclusive for all of our employees and job applicants. Our value proposition relies on innovation and cross-cultural teamwork, which is only possible when we strive for belonging and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We understand the impact equality and of varied perspectives that welcome better ideas to solve complex problems for improvement and transformation.
We are proud to have bias-free conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, and promotions, and we welcome all our employees and job applicants. We strongly prohibit any form of workplace harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.