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Job Description

QUALITY ENGINEER AUBURN HILLS, MI

As a member of the Quality team, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for verifying incoming and outgoing materials conform to documented requirements, prepare incoming and outgoing inspection instructions, and ensuring that nonconforming material is segregated or moved to an area responsible for necessary repairs and then another inspection before use in a Lean manufacturing environment.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

Ensure calibration of all Quality equipment and the corresponding system records are maintained

Calibration log system and verify equipment & gauges meet all requirements

Support IATF Internal Intertek Audits as needed

Conduct a minimum of one Internal Audit per year

Maintain and develop all Control Plans, Process Flows & PFMEA’s in APiS with cross functional team

Schedule reverse PFMEA reviews and meetings

Create schedule and perform “Process Walks” on all product lines per schedule, cover all within 12 months (Based on Risk)

Perform and record monthly PFMEA RPN review with action item updates

EPC: Working in a cross functional team (Production & Quality) perform management review, develop, and implement EPC requirements for all new launches per production releases

Review data collected and communicate process control status, through run charts or pareto charts for non-conforming concerns

Provide plant support through problem solving and error-proofing for plant, customer issues and customer returns

Perform and report out capability studies on all critical torque, monthly

Perform GR&R and Capability studies as needed such as (appearance assessment, torque studies)

Review product audits and poke yoke data to assure Team Lead added to chart, on weekly basis and report out all non-conformances

Support Quality Coach duties as needed for all shifts

Lead and complete two continuous improvement Kaizen project per year, focused on reducing IPPM’S, Scrap or COPQ

Support supplier issues that arise from production line, using SQTS

Use SQTS for written complaints back to suppliers with QN and close QN’s in a timely manner

Support supplier sorts and containment activities as needed

Support corrective action 5-Phase / 8D’s on customer written complaints using but not limited to control plans and PFMEAS

Support customer issues to assure complete follow through for containment on all shifts, floor communications, and action to assure timely response

Support quality reviews for service as needed

Complete the 7 Quality Modules, requires a passing score

Review modules annually

Support LPOF, capture evidence and update spreadsheet as needed

Support lab and lab activities; h-point, scan, effort, and shaker requirements

Schedule weekly LPA audits

Report all open corrective actions and open audits before the end of the week

Support prelaunch requirements (birth certificates, pictures, management review buy off documentation) as needed

Upload Monthly KPI’s in LQTS

Weekly marketplace KPI reviews

PPAP support as needed

Support the monitoring of all lines in preparation of IATF audit

Support BOM Audits as needed

Responsibilities

Your Qualifications:

Prior experience in automotive manufacturing

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Knowledge of terminology pertaining to quality assurance as needed to respond to questions and provide oversight.

Knowledge of various functions of an automotive plant such as maintenance, quality, production control, operations, and materials as needed to determine how they are interrelated and oversee employees in the quality department

Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, supervisors and co- workers at all levels in person and over the telephone.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.