- Field
- Quality engineering and management
- Location
- Warren, MI
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Pay
- $100k to $105k
What you would own
- Lead, supervise, coach, and develop the plant Quality Engineering team.
- Establish team priorities, assign responsibilities, and hold team members accountable for performance and results.
- Oversee daily quality activities and ensure manufacturing processes meet customer and internal requirements.
- Maintain and improve the plant Quality Management System in accordance with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
- Lead resolution of customer complaints, corrective actions, and 8D responses.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring quality issues.
- Oversee APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA activities.
- Monitor quality metrics, including customer PPM, scrap, rework, and cost of poor quality.
- Lead internal, external, and customer audits.
- Partner with Operations and Engineering to drive process improvements and reduce defects.
- Communicate quality performance, concerns, and improvement initiatives to plant leadership.
- Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.
What they are looking for
- 5+ years of quality experience in an automotive manufacturing or supplier environment.
- Minimum 2, 3 years of supervisory or direct people-management experience required.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing Quality Engineers.
- Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and automotive customer requirements.
- Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, and 8D.
- Experience managing customer quality issues, audits, and corrective actions.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Key Leadership Expectations Ability to effectively lead, motivate, and develop a team of Quality Engineers.
- Strong supervisory skills with the ability to set expectations and address performance issues.
- Hands-on leadership approach with a strong presence on the manufacturing floor.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability.
- Strong decision-making skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience is required.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.