Senior Product Quality Engineer

Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG; Michigan; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Educational assistance

Development programs

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG is seeking a seasoned Quality leader to drive shop floor quality activities, lead the QA and Salvage teams, and own scrap and rework processes at our Michigan plant.

You will mentor auditors, set audit concepts, and ensure adherence to Brose standards while coordinating with PQC and plant leadership. The role focuses on reducing defects, improving reporting tools, and guiding career development for the quality team, with a comprehensive benefits package and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in the area of quality.
• Ideally 1–3 years in a quality specialist role within the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily shop floor quality activities to protect Brose and customers.
• Lead Quality Auditors and Salvage Team; develop skills and careers.
• Provide escalation support for quality issues to leadership and customers.
• Own scrap, salvage and rework processes and related KPI reporting.
• Mentor QA and Salvage Operators on quality issues and problem solving.
• Define and monitor shopfloor audit concepts and enforce Brose rules.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Process optimization

Quality auditing

Procella software

Tools

Procella software

Job description

Your Tasks

• Daily coordination of shop floor quality activities to ensure Brose and its customers are protected.
• Functional leadership of Quality Auditors and the Salvage Team, focusing on their career and skill development.
• Escalation support for Quality Auditors and Leadership during internal and customer issues.
• Responsible for shop floor quality KPI’s for the plant (e.g. Scrap, RT, Rework Rate etc…).
• Owner of the plant scrap, salvage and rework processes.
• Mentor and support Quality Auditors and Salvage Operators with quality issues and problem solving.
• Define and monitor a clear concept for shopfloor audits, enforcing dicipline, Brose basic rules and correct PFM.
• Responsible for (improving) scrap reporting tools and ensuring correct 551/552 transactions.
• Lead scrap reduction projects in coordination with the PQC.
• Owner of the Procella software for the plant.
• Lead the improvement of the NBO rework and salvage concepts (incl. rework station concepts).
• Own the hold and sort areas and all areas where NOK material is stored, ensuring correct material flow and labeling.
• Own the career development process for Quality Auditors and Salvage, defining a clear path from junior QA to QE in alignment with the PQC.
• Create training and development plans for the quality team, aiming to close skill gaps and ensure successors are defined.
• Lead the continuous improvement of our daily shop floor quality and salvage processes.
• Initiation and follow-up on sorting activities and containment concerning parts that do not meet specification.

Your Profile

• At least 5 years’ professional experience in the area of quality, ideally at least 1-3 years in a position in the automotive industry as a quality specialist.
• Knowledge of appropriate procedures for planning and optimizing quality processes.

We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world

• Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits.
• Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*.
• Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance.
• Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events.
• Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life.
• Brose believes in investing in people.
• We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths.
• Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.
• *Benefits package may vary slightly per location

At least 5 years’ professional experience in the area of quality, ideally at least 1-3 years in a position in the automotive industry as a quality specialist. Knowledge of appropriate procedures for planning and optimizing quality processes.