Job Description:
Location: Detroit, MI
Position: Long Term Contract (Possible Extension)
Title: 24-01224 - Lead Quality Engineer
Job Description:
Define containment actions to apply for customer protection (including supplier Issues)
Do vehicle issue diagnosis and root cause analysis
Ensure that his team carries out the pre-analysis activities on time
Do risk assessments and lead corrective action plans
Guarantee the product - process maturity of the components of his perimeter management of serial life (windows change management).
Propose alternative product solution in case of issues (as shortage) to avoid to stop mass production in the plant
Participate in Quality ENG tech clubs.
Implementation of good idea and standards (Read Across)
Ensure the right application in the plant of the technical requirements and the meta function "me 'tiers" standards of his perimeter
Ensure that the skills of his team is at the right level
Ensure the management activities of his team (daily management control meeting)
Ensure that his team is working in safety
Lead quality KPI management to achieve quality objectives, driving improvement/corrective actions and escalation
Resolution of systemic/chronic or major quality issues (Top Warranty, Recalls, ...)
Technical support Yard Holds / Product Related Issues (PRI's) technical referent inside the PRI.
Set-up / On-going Controls for Process / product Standards for Vehicle & System Functional Objectives (i.e. ADAS, BSR, FEA)
Responsibilities:
Advancing Customer Quality
Animate customer satisfaction/quality through supplier quality animation, Customer Feedback & Networks (Animation processing of Palantir Foundry, Supplier Ticket IT Tool (SQP/NCT/Amadeus) and Customer/Supplier obeyas
Escalate as needed with Quality Plant ENGineering Manager and/or Manager FQM of his Quality Meta Function
Ensure Feedback lesson learn to Team Design
Ensure the management of sensitive processes of his perimeter (noises, geometry, sealing, etc.)
Ensure the landing of Serial Life Windows & evolutions/events Product including costsavings
Evaluate & Restore Hand-Over Profession ENG milestone to anticipate drift
Pilot points of change to implement actions necessary to secure flow
Participate in PPAP animation and issue a verdict J4 (project/factory transfer) or J5 (serial life)
Participate if needed in Panorama Evolution Product Process (on Master Chief Engineer request)
Support the plant in the safety of production on his perimeter
Assist the team (expertise) as needed on summaries Diamond 1-3 (NC factory) and Diamond 4 (supplier NC)
Pilot partners/Supplier for roll-back in case of proven NC
Protect the customer by setting up a containment (Interim Solution) or a control/rework dam
Formalize Remedies (redesign) Diamond 5-6-7
Pilot Remedy hand-over to Life-Series Redesign Teams
Be the guarantor of the robustness of the plant monitoring plan
Implement and relay the monitoring plan in the plant, which has the power to derogate from it
Animate the performance of the different control/reworking workstations by identifying the traversal
Make Layered Process Audit (LPA) on positions identified as sensitive in the flow
Conducting plant maturity audits, sharing them and tracing reconvergence actions
Lead his team (attached to the plant) & contribute to the performance
Build the team's workload plan, guarantee the smoothing of the workload by prioritizing and allocating tasks, manage the subjects escalated
Ensure the efficiency of the team through structured processing (A3 MRP, 5P, etc.) of problems encountered and risks
Coordinate & Pilote the convergence of KPi Plant Quality (DVx defect/vehicle, DRR direct run ratio, SCA Stellantis Customer Audit, PPM 3MIS)
Skills crossmaping of his team
Requirements:
Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience
Previous experience in Engineering Department, Vehicle/mechanic Plant or Project team
Ability to lead an Engineering team to deliver product changes and launches on time
Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal from High Level Meetings down to the Shop Floor
Ability to work off shift hours as necessary
Self-motivated and directed
Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects
Rigorous and pragmatic
Languages: plant language & English
Preferred Requirements
Masters Degree
Green belt
World Class Manufacturing Experience
Skills:
Key Performance Indicators
Quantitative KPIs including but not limited to:
Problem Resolution - Time to fix, Time to close QAN/QIF delay
Pre-analysis handling time (parts analysis back from the field) - Palantir-Foundry
Deviations to handle
Internal Plant Indicators (DRR, DVx, SCA, status/Repair vehicles, roll bench, wheel alignment, ADAS, ...)
Issues without containment action
Issues to escalate
Safety issues handling time
PPAP KPI (assembling test). Initial Samples verdict delay
New issues detected by audit
3MIS Warranty (PPM)
Safety KPI "STOP"
5S
Education: Bachelor's degree (BAC+3) or higher in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university (other Engineering degrees, in combination with relevant experience may be considered).
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