Product Application Engineer

Responsibilities
• Promote continuous quality improvement in cooperation with production departments, product managers, and suppliers as it relates to purchasing, receiving, production, out-side processing, shipping, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage SDI Sinton's ISO 9001:2015 / IATF 16949:2016 Quality Management System.
• Monitor SDI Sinton's RMA system, direct claim flow where appropriate and work with colleagues and managers to reduce customer claims through preventative means.
• Conduct both quarterly and ad-hoc process audits with the other quality team members.
• Support safety initiatives throughout the mill.
• Regularly perform quality checks in office, laboratory, and production settings. Log results and communicate observations and proposed corrective actions to appropriate colleagues and management.
• Lead change with a customer and quality- focused mentality.
• Work with purchasing, sales, scheduling and production on change management practices.
• Work with the other Quality Team members to prepare for ISO / IATF audits and any required customer audits.
• Manage Automotive OEMs IATF 16949:2016 Customer Specific Requirements.
• Evaluate mechanical properties for automotive grades.
• Responsible for writing and completing internal Corrective Action Reports (CARs) and any customer-required CARs.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related field of study, AND Three (3) Years of experience in the job offered or related occupation in which the required experience was gained.
Position also requires demonstrated experience in the following:
• Quality Control Management and/or ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 program management;
• ISO; and
• Selected user-specific steel specifications, gage and measuring device use and control, and other related Quality Control related topics
Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.