Senior Product Quality Engineer

Brose North America Inc; New Boston (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible hours

Professional development

Education assistance

Job summary

Brose North America Inc. is seeking a seasoned quality leader to coordinate daily shop floor quality activities, mentor QA staff, and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

You will own scrap, salvage and rework processes, manage quality KPIs, and lead initiatives with the PQC to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction. A strong emphasis is placed on training and developing talent within the quality team.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in quality, ideally 1–3 years in automotive quality roles.
• Knowledge of planning and optimizing quality processes and KPI management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily shop floor quality activities to protect Brose and customers.
• Lead Quality Auditors and Salvage Team, driving career development.
• Escalation support for quality issues and leadership during internal/customer issues.
• Own plant scrap, salvage and rework processes and related reporting tools.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Quality audits

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Training & development

Quality processes

Tools

Procella software

Job description

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

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