Engineer, Quality
Magna International Limited (Hong Kong)
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Job summary
Magna Seating in Spring Hill, Tennessee, seeks a quality-focused professional to oversee advanced quality planning and supplier/customer quality activities within our automotive manufacturing operations. The role emphasizes process control, data-driven improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and production teams.
You will drive APQP/PPAP, lead root-cause investigations, ensure IATF 16949 compliance, and push for defect reduction and process optimization.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of quality experience in automotive manufacturing.
- ASQ certification or willingness to obtain.
- Experience with IATF 16949 requirements and quality fundamentals.
Responsibilities
- Quality Management: Develop, implement, and maintain quality processes, procedures, and control plans.
- Problem Solving: Lead root cause analyses (8D, A3, DMAIC, 5 Why, Ishikawa).
- Manufacturing Process Support: Provide quality support for production operations and process changes.
- Customer Quality: Interface with customers on quality concerns and audits.
- Supplier Quality: Support supplier development and corrective actions.
- Advanced Quality Planning: Support APQP/PPAP activities and related documents.
- Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze quality data and develop dashboards; apply SPC.
- Auditing and Compliance: Conduct internal audits and support external certifications.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead Lean/Six Sigma initiatives and Kaizen projects.
- Safety/Compliance: Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.
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Job description
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At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Duties:
- Quality Management
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality processes, procedures, and control plans.
- Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, industry standards, and internal quality management systems.
- Support Quality Management System (QMS) maintenance and continuous improvement activities.
- Monitor quality performance metrics and recommend corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
- Participate in management reviews and quality planning activities.
- Problem Solving and Corrective Actions
- Lead root cause analysis investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies such as:
- 8D
- A3
- DMAIC
- 5 Why Analysis
- Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagrams
- Coordinate containment, corrective, and preventive actions.
- Verify effectiveness of corrective actions and ensure sustainable solutions are implemented.
- Manufacturing Process Support
- Provide quality support for production operations.
- Monitor process capability and identify opportunities for variation reduction.
- Review manufacturing processes and implement improvements to enhance product quality.
- Support launch activities, process changes, and engineering changes.
- Drive scrap reduction and waste elimination initiatives.
- Customer Quality
- Interface directly with customers regarding quality concerns, complaints, and corrective actions.
- Lead customer issue resolution and maintain timely responses.
- Coordinate customer audits and facilitate action closure.
- Prepare quality performance reports for customers as required.
- Supplier Quality
- Support supplier development and supplier performance monitoring.
- Investigate supplier quality issues and coordinate corrective actions.
- Participate in supplier audits and supplier approval activities.
- Monitor supplier quality metrics and drive continuous improvement.
- Advanced Quality Planning
- Support and maintain APQP activities.
- Develop and review:PFMEADFMEAProcess Flow DiagramsControl PlansWork Instructions
- Participate in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions and approvals.
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Analyze quality data and identify trends using statistical methods.
- Determines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.
- Establishes statistical confidence by identifying sample size and acceptable error; determining levels of confidence.
- Develop reports and dashboards to measure process performance.
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques to improve manufacturing processes.
- Review and analyze warranty data for the Division
- Recommend actions based on data analysis and risk assessment.
- Auditing and Compliance
- Conduct internal audits and layered process audits.
- Support external, customer, and certification audits.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards including:IATF 16949ISO 9001Customer-specific requirementsRegulatory requirements
- Continuous Improvement
- Lead and support Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives.
- Facilitate Kaizen activities and process improvement projects.
- Participate in cost reduction and operational excellence programs.
- Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
- Ensure all safety and non-safety plant rules and regulations are followed.
- Ensure adherence to established quality and housekeeping standards.
- Respond immediately to items brought to his/her attention with respect to hazards, defects or non-compliance issues.
- Taking appropriate corrective action when substandard performance is observed.
Review and adhere to Spring Hill Seating Systems' health and safety, environmental, and quality standards, operating procedures, policies and forms
- Graduate of accredited university/college in engineering, technical or business or ASQ Certification (CQE / CQM / CQA)
- Minimum 6 - 8 years Quality relative experience in an automotive assembly or manufacturing environment.
- Experience with the use of Minitab
- Experience in APQP & PPAP/PSW to automotive customers
- Experience with Reading and Understanding Drawing / GDT
- 3 - 5 years of Quality relative experience in an automotive assembly or manufacturing environment.
- ASQ Certified or willingness to obtain
- Experience with IATF 16949 requirements.
- Experience with FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, and MSA.
- Experience with quality core tools and problem-solving methodologies.
- Experience interacting with customers and suppliers.
- Knowledge of process auditing and quality systems.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Experience in inspection with strong skills in Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience with computers and good math skills
- Working knowledge of word, Excel, Experience with computers and good math skills
- Capability to Multi task
The above information reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the identified job. This shall not be considered as a detailed description of the work required inherent in the job.
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.
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Magna Seating
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