Quality Systems Engineer - Automotive

Yanfeng Spain Automotive Interior Systems SL.; McCalla (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors in Alabama seeks a Quality Systems Engineer to drive IATF16949 compliance and audits across the plant. You will lead cross-functional teams to close gaps, develop KPIs, and deploy corporate quality initiatives.

Responsibilities include coordinating audits, maintaining documentation, coaching teams, and delivering training while ensuring ISO 14001 alignment and customer requirements. Travel to customer sites will be required as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience with Quality Systems.
• 3-5 years of experience in the automotive industry.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and work in manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of IATF16949.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and communicate YF OS, IATF, and CSRs; lead plant-functional teams to ensure compliance.
• Manage internal and external IATF 16949 and IOS audits with follow-up assessments for improvement.
• Direct gap analyses and internal business system assessments; develop KPI convergence plans with plant management.
• Lead preparation, monitoring, and reporting for plant Business Systems Management; ensure successful IATF 16949 audits.
• Maintain local documents to uphold compliance to Global/Regional Quality System requirements and other regulations.
• Provide coaching on YF IOS, IATF 16949, and other requirements through workshops at all levels.
• Develop and manage audit schedules for YF iOS, IATF16949, and external parties; identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Lead operator and management shop floor workshops; collaborate with production operators and management.
• Deploy YF IOS corporate strategies and provide quality training/reviews as needed.
• Support training across plant departments and teams; coaching on quality systems compliance.
• Support prevention of non-conformities and coordinate resolution using problem-solving tools.
• Support ISO 14001 and other customer requirements assessments.
• Coordinate Management Reviews with Plant Manager and track open issues.
• Be a role model for adherence to YF IOS, IATF and Customer Requirements.
• Perform duties in line with policies to preserve quality policy.
• Support continuous improvement across Yanfeng disciplines.
• Monitor and report progress on quality gap closure plans.
• Assess plant quality deliverables/metrics.
• Prioritize opportunities identified in quality gap analyses.
• Identify and facilitate needed Quality Systems training for plant personnel.

Skills

IATF16949 knowledge

Audit experience

Quality systems

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Quality Systems Engineer - Automotive

Job Description

• Coordinate and communicate YF OS, IATF, and Customer Specific Requirements (CSRs); lead plant-functional teams to ensure compliance.
• Manages internal and external IATF 16949 and internal IOS audits with internal follow up assessments conducted to ensure sustainable improvement.
• Directs gap analyses and internal business system assessments for plant. Develops and implements measurable key performance indicator convergence plans with plant management
• Lead all preparation, monitoring, assessment, and reporting activities related to plant Business Systems Management. Ensure successful IATF 16949 third-party and second-party YF IOS assessments
• Maintain local documents to uphold compliance to Global, Regional Quality System requirements, IATF 16949, Customer Specific Requirements, and other regulatory requirements.
• Provide business systems coaching through assessment and focused workshops at management, staff and production operator levels. Identify, implement, and champion best practices in quality process improvement
• Develop and maintain a schedule for all YF iOS internal, IATF16949 and other external party audits, withthe objective of identifying gaps and supporting with corrective/preventive actions
• Develops and leads Operator and Management shop floor workshops. Collaborates with production operators and management.
• Responsible to deploy YF iOS corporate strategic implementation plans and provide quality training/reviews as needed.
• 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 duringan audit, coordinate the resolution process and response on-time using Problem Solving Tools to achieve sustainability of actions.
• Provide support for ISO 14001 and for internaland external customer requirements and/or assessments.
• Responsible to coordinate Management Reviews with the Plant Manager, support with data, and follow-up of open issues, asrequired.
• Be a role model in the adherence of YF iOS, IATF and Customer Requirements.
• Perform job functions in accordance with set policies and proceduresto ensure preservation of the Company Quality Policy.
• Support the comprehensive continuous improvement philosophy for all Yanfeng disciplines.
• Responsible for Monitoring and reporting on progress to quality gap closure plans
• Conduct ongoing assessment of plant quality deliverables/metrics
• Responsible for Prioritizing areas of opportunity identified in the quality performance gap analyses
• Identify and facilitate needed Quality Systems training for plant personnel

Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor'sDegree
• 3-5 of Experience with Quality Systems.
• 3-5 Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing totravel 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.

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