Sr Quality Engineer – Customer Liaison

Adient plc; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Adient plc in Barcelona, Spain is seeking a Sr Quality Engineer – Customer Liaison to lead automotive quality processes and manage direct interactions with OEMs and Tier 1 customers. You will drive root-cause analysis, deploy quality tools, and coordinate JIT/Trim plant actions to ensure seamless problem resolution and continuous improvement.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in quality management, and willingness to travel up to 70%.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical qualification.
• Experience in automotive quality management.
• Experience with OEMs and Tier 1 customers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of quality tools: VDA 6.3, 8D, FMEA, Poka-Yoke, Ishikawa, 5 Why.
• Fluent English; German is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel ~70%.

Responsabilidades

• Interface between customer JIT and Trim production plant JIT onside problem analyzes and close feedback to Trim plant.
• Verification of improvement action at JIT plants.
• Coordination of sorting activities at JIT plants.
• Supporting local Trim resident engineers with technical knowledge, organization firewall set up and feedback loops.
• Boundary book set up between OEM, JIT and Trim plant KPIs: customer satisfaction JIT, IRPPM, ICPPM, Firewall head count JIT.
• Firewall audits at JIT – incl. following up on improvement action plan.
• Inspector Gauge R&R evaluation and inspector training.

Conocimientos

Root cause analysis

Quality management

Automotive industry

Customer communication

Problem solving

VDA 6.3

8D

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

VDA 6.3

8D

FMEA

Poka-Yoke

Ishikawa

5 Why

Descripción del empleo

Sr Quality Engineer – Customer Liaison

What can you expect? Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com

What will your responsibilities be?

• Interface between customer JIT and Trim production plant JIT onside problem analyzes and close feedback to Trim plant
• Verification of improvement action at JIT plants
• Coordination of sorting activities at JIT plants
• Supporting local Trim resident engineers with technical knowledge, organization firewall set up and feedback loops
• Boundary book set up between OEM, JIT and Trim plant KPIs: customer satisfaction JIT, IRPPM, ICPPM, Firewall head count JIT
• Firewall audits at JIT – incl. following up on improvement action plan
• Inspector Gauge R&R evaluation and inspector training

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

• Technical education (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical qualification).
• Proven professional experience in quality management within the automotive industry.
• Experience in customer quality management and direct communication with OEMs and Tier 1 customers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to root cause analysis.
• Good knowledge of automotive quality management tools and methodologies, e.g. VDA 6.3, 8D, FMEA, Poka-Yoke, Ishikawa, 5 Why.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); German is an advantage.
• High willingness to travel (approximately 70%).

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miroslav Luhovy on +421 32/741 30 58.

PRIMARY LOCATION Barcelona

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.