Quality Engineer (Lead Auditor)

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors; Highland Park (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors in Highland Park, IL seeks an experienced Quality Assurance Lead to coordinate YF IOS and IATF16949 compliance. You will lead plant teams, support audit readiness, and drive corrective actions across customer-specific requirements.

Ideal candidates have 5–9 years in automotive QA, IATF16949 knowledge, and Lead Auditor credentials or readiness to obtain them within 12 months. This role involves travel to customer sites and ongoing coaching on standards.

Qualifications

• 5-9 years of automotive industry experience.
• IATF16949 knowledge with Lead Auditor training.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Certified Lead YF IOS auditor or must obtain within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and communicate YF IOS, IATF, and CSRs, leading plant teams for compliance.
• Coordinate and support audits and corrective/preventive actions.
• Lead 2nd party audits and support Corporate audits as Co-Auditor.
• Develop and maintain internal documentation and management reviews.
• Role model adherence to YF IOS, IATF16949, and customer requirements.

Skills

IATF16949 knowledge

Lead Auditor

Problem solving

Communication

Travel willingness

Job description

• Coordinate and communicate YF IOS, IATF, and Customer Specific Requirements (CSRs); lead plant-functional teams to ensure compliance.
• Responsible to coordinate and support the team to achieve YF IOS/IATF 16949 certifications and others as required (e.g. VDA, BIQS, CQC, etc).
• Develop the process to implement, achieve and maintain YF IOS/IATF 16949
• Maintain local documents to uphold compliance to Global, Regional YF IOS requirements, IATF 16949, Customer Specific Requirements, and other regulatory requirements.
• Responsible to provide awareness to all levels of the plant team when changes and/or updates are made to YF IOS, IATF16949 and/or Customer Specific Requirements.
• Develop and maintain a schedule for all YF IOS internal, IATF16949 and other external party audits, with the objective of identifying gaps and supporting with corrective/preventive actions.
• Support Corporate 2nd Party Audits as Co-Auditor and Lead. Certification as IOS Lead Auditor is required.
• Responsible to deploy YF IOS corporate strategic implementation plans.
• Responsible to support training and work in the different plant departments and teams, providing coaching on YF IOS, IATF 16949 and other requirements, as applicable.

Responsible to support the prevention of any non-conformity issues, and if any non-conformity is detected during an audit, coordinate the resolution process and response on-time using Problem Solving Tools to achieve sustainability of actions.

Responsible to coordinate Management Reviews with the Plant Manager, support with data, and follow-up of open issues, as required.

Be a role model in the adherence of YF IOS, IATF and Customer Requirements.

Perform job functions in accordance with set policies and procedures to ensure preservation of the Company Quality Policy.

Support the comprehensive continuous improvement philosophy for all Yanfeng disciplines.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5-9 Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Must be organized and able to communicate well with others.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty, satisfactorily.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated competence of IATF16949.
• IATF 16949 training as Lead Auditor.
• Certified Lead YF IOS auditor. If not, must be obtained within 1 year.