Warranty / Quality Technician

Hutchinson SA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hutchinson SA in Auburn Hills seeks a candidate to analyze warranty data and support automotive quality assurance. The role involves collaborating with various departments and requires a technical degree and automotive experience.

The ideal applicant should possess strong teamwork and communication skills, with a focus on problem-solving. A driving license is necessary. The working environment is collaborative, ensuring individual needs are accommodated.

Qualifications

• Four year technical degree with 2 years automotive quality experience or 2 year engineering degree with 5 years experience required.
• Experience with automotive warranty issue resolution preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze warranty data.
• Interface with departments during warranty investigations.
• Communicate warranty investigation results.

Skills

Warranty data analysis

Teamwork and communication

Problem-solving

Education

Four year technical degree or two year engineering degree

Minimum 2 years automotive quality experience

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collect, track, analyze and distribute warranty data to responsible disciplines and plant warranty interfaces.
• Utilize the specific Customer Warranty Systems to obtain data on products.
• Interface with plants, engineering, test and development, quality and customer representatives during warranty investigations.
• Travel to customer warranty centers to review and investigate warranty issues.
• Coordinate returned parts to appropriate locations for additional in‑depth analysis and testing.
• Communicate and present results of warranty investigations to internal and external customers.
• Enter warranty investigation findings and corrective actions into Hutchinson and customer warranty systems.
• Evaluate and verify effectiveness of corrective actions implemented.
• Maintain monthly/weekly/daily warranty performance tracking charts by customer, product line and platform.
• Serve as a liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality regarding warranty improvement.
• Develop procedures, work instruction, test instructions and other documentation to support the warranty process.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Four year technical degree level of knowledge with a minimum of 2 years automotive quality experience or two year engineering degree with a minimum of 5 years automotive quality experience. Previous experience with automotive warranty issue resolution is highly desirable.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Qualifications may be waived by management. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Driving license

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

TEAM SKILLS

Hutchinson is built around teamwork. This position requires the use of good team skills such as cooperation, information sharing, task sharing, timely completion of assignments, good listening and communication skills and overall respect for other team members.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Must actively support our Health Safety and Environmental policy, immediately report all Safety hazards and correct them when able to safely do so, participate in all required Safety Training, meetings, inspections, and use all required PPE.