Quality System Auditor

Stellantis; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking a Quality Auditor based in Auburn, Alabama, to ensure compliance with quality standards by conducting thorough audits. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and has over 7 years of audit experience, particularly in automotive environments. Responsibilities include evaluating audit processes, supervising action plans, and supporting risk assessments. Candidates must demonstrate technical competence, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work both independently and within teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related quality audit experience.
• Knowledge in car development, production, or sales.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out quality audits based on QMS standards.
• Evaluate audited processes and propose improvements.
• Support risk assessment evaluations of the company's domains.

Skills

Problem solving

Technical competence in automotive development

Quality tool prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Mission

As part of the Quality Policy, the system auditor must:

• Carry out quality audits in the Company's Domains based on the QMS standards; advise auditees for improving operating methods, to ensure the definition, validation and follow up of action plans; issue appropriate alerts in the event of delays
• Supervise the implementation of action plans and evaluate their effectiveness in controlling the processes audited
• Support the Risk Assessment evaluation of the company's Domains based on the QMS standards as preventive approach

Main activities

• Evaluate the level of control of the audited processes, identify gaps and their severity and propose ways forward
• Guarantee the identification and root cause analyses of the deviations detected and the implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Check the progress of the action plans and alert at the right level in case of drift
• Verify the effectiveness of action plans in the field
• Improve audit processes based on company priorities and customer requests
• Support the qualification of plant auditors plan and monitoring
• Prepare the facilities and support functions for obtaining and maintaining external certification (ISO 9001-2015, IATF 16949, ISO 17025, COP…)
• Animate the facilities and support functions for obtaining and maintaining the COP external certification
• During the Batch and Hold phase, to provide to the milestone keeper the quality status of the projects (pre-MPRM - pre-SOP audit)
• Represent, depending on the context, the QMS&P Quality Department in the audited entities.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Automotive, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or similar)
• 7+ years of related quality audit experience
• Problem solving and quality tool prioritization
• Technical competence in one of the following domains: car development, production, distribution, sales or after sales

Preferred Qualifications

• Good knowledge of the field and quality processes
• Good knowledge of the Design field with a proven experiment of automobile engineering system and management of the relation supplier
• Good knowledge of the Production field and Supply Chain with a proven experiment of management of an entity of production
• Good knowledge of the field Trades (quality of service) with an experiment proven in the corresponding trades Appraises in the standards and systems of management quality
• Rigour, objectivity and impartiality
• Ensure indisputable credibility through their behavior and the recognition of their experience
• Work independently and in a team environment
• Transverse, and/or specific management of an auditor team
• Capacity to make decisions
• The auditor will need to be able to adapt independently in an evolving context in order to conduct the audit