Plant Production Quality Engineer level 1

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people. We are hiring an experienced Plant Quality Engineer to join the team at our Clean Mobility Plant in Louisville, KY.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The main missions of the role are:

Quality Leadership & Compliance

• Act as the Quality Manager's delegate in the assigned area, aligning with site and customer priorities.
• Ensure production compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and Forvia quality standards.
• Maintain validated control plans, conduct regular audits, and implement necessary updates with customer and engineering input.
• Monitor documentation and apply document control best practices, ensuring audit readiness.

Production Support & Control

• Lead and sustain the deployment of the 8 Quality Basics (8QB), using audits and action plans to ensure effectiveness.
• Conduct daily line walks to identify issues, validate solutions, and reinforce compliance.
• Validate final inspectors per Forvia methodology; ensure only qualified personnel operate production lines.
• Coordinate timely disposition of nonconforming products and maintain accurate records.

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Trigger containment using quality alerts; lead investigations using 8D, Ishikawa, 5Why, QRCI, and related tools.
• Drive corrective actions and quality improvement initiatives tied to scrap, rework, and process variation.
• Participate in the FES Deployment Plan and oversee Quality chapters in the assigned area.
• Promote continuous improvement by proposing and implementing solutions across processes, subcontracting, and inspection systems (TQW).

Customer & Supplier Interface

• Represent Forvia in quality matters during customer interactions and ECC meetings.
• Lead the response to customer complaints and prepare PPAPs as required.
• Maintain communication with customer liaisons and support visits; access customer portals to provide required updates.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) to identify and resolve supplier-related issues.

Process Control & Technical Support

• Apply APQP tools and participate in FMEA reviews throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain SPC, sampling methods, inspection systems, and control plans.
• Maintain Gage R&R records and perform capability analyses.
• Support the definition and implementation of quality specs and testing standards across raw materials and finished goods.

Training & Auditing

• Facilitate training for employees on inspection methods, 8QB principles, and quality procedures.
• Conduct and support product, process, and special audits; follow up on corrective actions.
• Instruct personnel on proper audit techniques and use of testing devices.

Administrative & Project Support

• Handle Ariba PR submissions, invoice validation (VIM), and follow-up with AP as needed.
• Support multiple projects concurrently, ensuring quality integration in engineering changes and new programs.
• Monitor and validate service shipments and support TCS, TQW, and quality campaign activities.
• Escalate quality risks to the Quality Manager and stop production when authorized to protect customer interests.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have/be: excellent verbal and written communication skills, be willing to learn and disseminate company policies and procedures, and able to work on multiple high priority projects. Availability to travel to visit and support customers in case of need.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Experience:

• 1 to 5 years of experience in the automotive industry
• 1 to 5 years of experience in quality

Skills and competencies:

• Firm grasp of basic economic skills, including cost tracking
• Working knowledge of quality systems, core tools and safety and environment practices
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization.
• Fluent English language knowledge - written and spoken. Spanish is desired.

Leadership Competencies:

• Cultivates Innovation
• Manages Complexity
• Drives Results
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Collaborates with Others

Physical Requirements

• Exposed to heat in the summer and cold in the winter.
• Job involves lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, gloves, ear protection, and safety anti-cut sleeves required in production area due to physical hazards from moving equipment, machine parts, and product.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You''ll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.