Lear Corporation is a leading automotive technology company that values collaboration and excellence among its teams. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for verifying material conformity, maintaining quality equipment calibration, and supporting various quality audits and corrective actions within a Lean manufacturing environment.
Ensure calibration of all Quality equipment and the corresponding system records are maintained
Calibration log system and verify equipment & gauges meet all requirements
Support IATF Internal Intertek Audits as needed
Conduct a minimum of one Internal Audit per year
Maintain and develop all Control Plans, Process Flows & PFMEA’s in APiS with cross functional team
Schedule reverse PFMEA reviews and meetings
Create schedule and perform “Process Walks” on all product lines per schedule, cover all within 12 months (Based on Risk)
Perform and record monthly PFMEA RPN review with action item updates
EPC: Working in a cross functional team (Production & Quality) perform management review, develop, and implement EPC requirements for all new launches per production releases
Review data collected and communicate process control status, through run charts or pareto charts for non-conforming concerns
Provide plant support through problem solving and error-proofing for plant, customer issues and customer returns
Perform and report out capability studies on all critical torque, monthly
Perform GR&R and Capability studies as needed such as (appearance assessment, torque studies)
Review product audits and poke yoke data to assure Team Lead added to chart, on weekly basis and report out all non-conformances
Support Quality Coach duties as needed for all shifts
Lead and complete two continuous improvement Kaizen project per year, focused on reducing IPPM’S, Scrap or COPQ
Support supplier issues that arise from production line, using SQTS
Use SQTS for written complaints back to suppliers with QN and close QN’s in a timely manner
Support supplier sorts and containment activities as needed
Support corrective action 5-Phase / 8D’s on customer written complaints using but not limited to control plans and PFMEAS
Support customer issues to assure complete follow through for containment on all shifts, floor communications, and action to assure timely response
Support quality reviews for service as needed
Complete the 7 Quality Modules, requires a passing score
Review modules annually
Support LPOF, capture evidence and update spreadsheet as needed
Support lab and lab activities; h-point, scan, effort, and shaker requirements
Schedule weekly LPA audits
Report all open corrective actions and open audits before the end of the week
Support prelaunch requirements (birth certificates, pictures, management review buy off documentation) as needed
Upload Monthly KPI’s in LQTS
Weekly marketplace KPI reviews
PPAP support as needed
Support the monitoring of all lines in preparation of IATF audit
Support BOM Audits as needed
Qualification
Required
Prior experience in automotive manufacturing
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Knowledge of terminology pertaining to quality assurance as needed to respond to questions and provide oversight
Knowledge of various functions of an automotive plant such as maintenance, quality, production control, operations, and materials as needed to determine how they are interrelated and oversee employees in the quality department
Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, supervisors and co-workers at all levels in person and over the telephone
Preferred
Benefits
The Lear Corporation is a Fortune 500 company with world-class products designed,
