Senior Quality Engineer

Lear Corporation Senior Quality Engineer Southfield, Michigan

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams. We foster collaboration, inclusion, respect, and excellence.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, flawlessly manufactured millions of products, and earned a long list of awards.

Year after year, we are one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

As a member of the Quality team, the Senior Quality Engineer will assist in planning, coordinating, and directing quality programs designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established standards by performing duties either personally or through subordinate staff members and monitoring and maintaining IATF 16949 systems in compliance with the latest standards.

The Role :

Your work will include, but not be limited to :

• Develop and analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
• Plan, promote, and organize training activities related to product quality and reliability.
• Investigate customer complaints regarding quality and implement corrective action and containment as required.
• Act as IATF16949 management representative.
• Relay customer requirements to personnel at the facility.
• Prepare monthly reports on Key Quality Measurables.
• Prepare budget of quality operations.
• Assure adherence to the collective bargaining agreement.
• Follow ISO14001 and IATF16949 procedures / processes.
• Participate in plant recycling programs.
• Actively participate in self-directed work team model.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Contribute to the achievement of quality / management objectives by ensuring that quality policies, procedures, and processes are followed.

Advantages of working at Lear in the functional group :

• Emphasis on continuous improvement and read across among multiple plants and support groups.
• Opportunity to develop plant Quality department to align with evolving customer requirements.
• Direct participation in multidisciplinary internal and customer teams.
• Quality department owned reporting structure.

Your Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree (B.S. / B.A.); five years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Bonus If You Have :

• Previous experience launching a new plant.
• IATF lead auditor certification.
• JIT Quality management experience / working relationship with OEM customer.
• Engineering educational background.
• Previous experience working with Stellantis.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system.

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