Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Customer-Focused Process

Lear Corporation; Vance (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation in Alabama is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead the execution of the Strategic Quality Plan, serve as the management representative for the Quality Management System, and ensure product quality aligns with internal standards, industry standards, and customer requirements.

You will interface with customers on-site, coordinate corrective actions, verify actions in production, and drive continuous improvements across processes while maintaining key quality KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical field required.
• 3+ years in a Quality function within manufacturing.
• Strong problem-solving skills using 8D methodology.
• Knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, SPC and MSA quality tools.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with IATF16949, ISO 9001 and VDA quality systems.
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary interface between customer and manufacturing plant.
• Interact with customers on-site as required.
• Coordinate and resolve customer corrective and preventative quality issues.
• Validate and verify corrective actions within production processes.
• Coordinate sorting activities at customer plants.
• Maintain customer KPIs and provide weekly reporting.
• Update control plans and participate in process walk activities.
• Stop processes or product delivery in case of non-conformance.
• Support activities related to the Quality Management System.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical thinking

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical field

Tools

APQP

PFMEA

SPC

MSA

Job description

Lear Corporation in Alabama is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead the execution of the Strategic Quality Plan, serve as the management representative for the Quality Management System, and ensure product quality aligns with internal standards, industry standards, and customer requirements.

You will interface with customers on-site, coordinate corrective actions, verify actions in production, and drive continuous improvements across processes while maintaining key quality KPIs.