Plant Quality Engineer

Faurecia; Saline (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training through FORVIA University

Diversity and inclusion emphasis

Career development opportunities

Sustainable mobility technology

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a Quality Engineer to coach and lead quality initiatives, ensuring FIS system application to meet customer requirements. You will train staff, champion QSE activities, manage the quality system, analyze data, and lead investigations to prevent defects across Faurecia’s manufacturing network.

The role emphasizes updating control plans, supporting PPAP for parts, and driving continuous improvements with production teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar (preferred).
• 2 to 5 years of experience in an industrial environment, ideally in the automotive industry.
• Knowledge in control plans, D/PFEMAs, process audits, ISO/TS 16949, key characteristic management, 8D/corrective action, APQP, MSA, SPC, and PPAP.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Customer within the plant and ensure customer concerns are resolved daily with Production and Engineering.
• Coach operators, GAP leaders, and supervisors on quality principles and customer specifics.
• Champion QSE activities and supervise the quality system through UAPs.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

About Forvia

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

Position Summary

The role of a Quality Engineer is to provide 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 provide coaching and training, champion QSE activities, manage the quality system, support continuous improvements, conduct investigations, update control plans, and ensure timely response to customer complaints while maintaining high quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform the role of the Customer within the Plant
• Manage and guarantee resolution of customer concerns on a daily basis working closely with Production and Engineering
• Coach and train operators, GAP leaders, and supervisors on the quality principles of Faurecia and customer specifics
• Champion QSE activities and coach plant personnel
• Manage the quality system through the UAPs
• Support and lead continuous improvements by utilizing appropriate quality tools and providing data analysis
• Conduct investigations to determine causes of defects and make recommendations for corrective action
• Update and maintain the control plan and confirm PFMEA updates from the plant process engineer
• Responsible for presenting and submitting 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

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar (preferred)
• 2 to 5 years of experience in an industrial environment, ideally in the automotive industry
• Knowledge in control plans, D/PFEMAs, process audits, ISO/TS 16949, key characteristic management, 8D/corrective action skills, APQP, MSA, SPC, and PPAP

Knowledge / Skills

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

Benefits

• Engaging and dynamic environment focused on sustainable mobility technology development
• Extensive career development opportunities as part of the world’s seventh‑largest automotive supplier
• Dedicated learning resources, with over 22 hours of online and in‑person training through FORVIA University
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and gender diversity targets across a multicultural workforce
• Leadership in achieving CO2 Net‑Zero, certified under the SBTI Net‑Zero Standard and guided by a circular‑economy philosophy