Program Product Audit Specialist

Stellantis; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is looking for a qualified professional to ensure that vehicle product quality is measured and aligned with customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle in Auburn, Alabama. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and over 7 years of relevant audit experience, along with strong knowledge of product quality standards. Responsibilities include managing quality levels, supporting the blocking of non-compliant vehicles, and coaching teams for improvements. International experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant audit experience required.
• Strong product knowledge and project exposure necessary.
• International experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure vehicle product quality meets customer expectations.
• Contribute to improving vehicle quality levels.
• Manage plant indicators related to vehicle quality.

Skills

Product knowledge

Project management

Cross-functional interaction

Quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Mission

Ensure that vehicle product quality is correctly measured, assessed, and aligned with customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle (from development to industrialization), across plants and regions.

This role requires strong product knowledge, project exposure, and cross functional interaction, in an international context.

Main activities

• Contribute to improving the quality level of the vehicles in a context of ever more ambitious quality objectives.
• Responsiveness in order to meet quality requirements.
• Support blocking of the production and market of non-compliant vehicles that could lead to customer catch-ups.
• Take correction decisions as soon as possible in order to avoid increasing outstanding rework area (issues on retouching costs and customer delivery time).
• Social climate (including social partners).
• Coaching of the hierarchical line.
• Manage Plant Indicators (Stellantis Customer Audit, DVx - defect per vehicle, Repair vehicles).

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Automotive, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar)
• 7+ years of relevant audit experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Quality Manager
• International or multicultural experience is strongly preferred
• Product/Perceived Quality Engineer or Manager
• Measurement/Audit Manager (Project or Plant level)
• Quality Manager in a vehicle plant
• Product Audit/SCA/DPV/PPV specialist