Plant Quality Engineer

Faurecia Services Groupe; Saline (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

FORVIA is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide coaching and leadership to ensure implementation of the FIS system to meet customer requirements. You will act as theCustomer within the plant, manage and resolve customer concerns daily, and coach supervisors on quality principles.

Responsibilities include maintaining the quality system, driving continuous improvements with quality tools, conducting investigations, updating PFMEA, managing PPAP submissions with the Program Quality Leader, and

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in an industrial environment (automotive preferred).
• Knowledge of control plans, PFMEA, process audits, and IATF 16949 standards.
• Experience with PPAP, APQP, MSA and SPC quality tools.
• Strong customer satisfaction orientation and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as Customer advocate within the plant and coordinate with Production and Engineering.
• Coach operators and leaders on Faurecia quality principles and customer specifics.
• Lead QSE activities and maintain the quality system via UAPs.
• Drive continuous improvements using quality tools and data analysis.
• Investigate defect causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Update PFMEA and communicate PFMEA updates from plant process engineer.
• Present and submit initial customer PPAP with Program Quality Leader.
• Log external complaints into QSSC and monitor until closure.
• Ensure timely responses to customer/internal complaints using QRCI and Quality Walls.
• Propose cost reductions and efficiency ideas.

Skills

Quality mindset

Communication skills

Customer orientation

Tools

Control plans

D/PFMEA

Process Audits

ISO/TS 16949

APQP

MSA

SPC

PPAP

Job description

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Position Summary
The role of a Quality Engineer is to provide the coaching and leadership to ensure the application of the FIS system to meet internal and external customer requirements. The main responsibilities of the Quality Engineer are to:

Responsibilities:

• Perform the role of the Customer within the Plant
• Manage and guarantee resolution of customers concerns on a daily basis working closely with Production and Engineering
• Coach and train the operator/GAP leaders/supervisors on the quality principles of Faurecia and Customer specifics.
• Champion QSE activities and coach plant personnel
• Manage the quality system through the UAP’s.
• Supports and leads continuous improvements by utilizing the appropriate quality tools and provide data analysis.
• Conduct investigations to determine causes of defects, make recommendations for corrective action.
• Update and maintain the control plan and confirm PFMEA updates from the plant process engineer.
• Responsible for presenting and submission of initial customer PPAP for all parts produced within Faurecia, in conjunction with the Program Quality Leader, (Re-PPAP of engineering changes/process changes/in-sourcing)
• Input all external complaints into QSSC (Review and monitor complaint status until closure)
• Ensure customer/internal complaints are adequately answered, on time, and using FIS problem solving methodology with active participation from production personnel. (QRCI, Quality Walls, etc.)
• Propose continuous improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction.

Other:

• Follow values established within Being Faurecia. Act with an entrepreneurial mindset as well as with autonomy and accountability
• Act in accordance with the behaviors as established in Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management.
• Assist with any additional tasks as assigned by the company

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Education / Experience:

• 2 to 5 years of experience in an industrial environment (ideally in the automotive industry)
• Knowledge in Control plans, D/PFMEA’s, Process Audits, & ISO/TS 16949, Key characteristic management, 8D/Corrective action skills, APQP, MSA, SPC, & PPAP.

Knowledge / Skills:

• Strong Customer satisfaction orientation
• Above average communication skills and interpersonal skills

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action:use less, use betteranduse longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.