Quality Engineer (Lead Auditor)

Yanfeng; Highland Park, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng is seeking a Quality Engineer (Lead Auditor) in Highland Park, MI to drive IATF16949 compliance and YF IOS alignment. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and manage internal and supplier audits to ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met.

The role requires travel to customer sites, strong organizational skills, and proven expertise in leading audits. Certification as IOS Lead Auditor is required or to be obtained within 12 months.

Qualifications

• 5-9 Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Willing to travel and work at customer sites, including manufacturing plants.
• Organized and able to communicate well with others.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Working knowledge and competence of IATF16949.
• IATF 16949 training as Lead Auditor.
• Certified Lead YF IOS auditor or must obtain within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and communicate YF IOS, IATF, and CSRs requirements.
• Lead plant-functional teams to ensure compliance with standards.
• Develop processes to implement and maintain YF IOS/IATF 16949.
• Maintain local documents for compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Provide awareness and training on YF IOS and IATF16949 across the plant.
• Develop and maintain a schedule of internal and external audits and address gaps.

Skills

Lead Auditor

IATF16949

Quality Systems

Audit Coordination

Job description

Global. Collaborative. Innovative. Together, we will transform the automotive interiors industry. Together, we will redefine the ways people experience life onboard vehicles.

Quality Engineer (Lead Auditor)

United States - MI - Highland Park

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 regulatoryrequirements.
• Responsible to provide awareness to all levels of the plant team when changesand/or updates are made to YF IOS, IATF16949 and/or Customer Specific Requirements.
• Developand 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 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 sustainabilityof 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 Yearsof Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willingto travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might requireclimbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Must be organized andable to communicate well with others.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty, satisfactorily.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated competenceof IATF16949.
• IATF 16949 training as Lead Auditor.
• Certified Lead YF IOS auditor. If not, must be obtained within 1 year.

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