Engineer Quality - (Job Number: 311590)

Kautex Textron; Windsor; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kautex Textron is seeking a Quality Engineer in Windsor, Canada, to ensure product quality throughout the manufacturing process. This role focuses on achieving quality targets, implementing continuous improvements, and maintaining documentation, requiring a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering and substantial automotive experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a unionized automotive environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus.
• Knowledge of Kautex manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all KPIs and measures with regards to improved product quality.
• Drive and implement continuous improvement activities affecting process quality.
• First contact for all quality-related customer questions.

Skills

Knowledge of quality tools

Knowledge of customer-specific quality requirements

Strong English language skills

Education

Master or Bachelor’s in Engineering

Job description

With around 6,000 employees in 14 countries, we are one of the 100 largest automotive suppliers in the world in terms of sales volume. Well-positioned as the partner of choice for our customers, we develop and produce innovative systems for Smart Fluid Management as well as Energy Storage – and Supply.

We place a strong focus on the development and promotion of all employees, which is an essential part of our growth strategy. Would you like to be part of our success story?

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all KPIs and measures with regards to an improved product quality during the development phase according to the PMR Roadmap
• Responsible for achieving manufacturing process quality targets during launch and serial production
• Responsible to stop processes and escalate in all cases of non-conformities to quality (STOP-AT-DEFECT)
• Drive and implement continuous improvement activities affecting process quality in the plant
• Create and maintain plant related quality documentation
• Support assembly trials and drive for best process quality
• Responsible for alerting management for all items affecting product quality/functionality in a negative manner
• First contact for all quality-related customer questions
• Ensure knowledge about customer-specific requirements
• Ensure knowledge about risk management and product safety
• Conduct claim management with customer (8D) including warranty
• Submit final PPAP to customer (including update of customer portals and IMDS)
• Support project-related documents (e.g., P-FMEA, process flow chart)
• Perform internal audits
• Support Quality Manager on external and customer audits
• Ensure knowledge about and compliance with customer-specific requirements throughout your team and, if necessary, define training measures
• Promote awareness of the importance of key quality-related jobs
• Maintain control of internal/external quality-related documents and records
• Ensure that all specific issues regarding EHS and quality are implemented and observed in line with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 within your team

Qualifications:

• Master or Bachelor’s in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a unionized automotive environment
• Knowledge of quality tools and valid quality standards
• Knowledge of customer-specific quality requirements
• Knowledge of Kautex manufacturing processes
• Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus
• Strong local and English language skills are required

About the company

Battery case supplier. Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite | ADAS cleaning solutions | Lightweight plastic hybrid and conventional fuel systems.

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