Plant Quality Engineer

The Plant Quality Engineer (PQE) - Responsible for all aspects of product conformity for their systems/Components at the Toledo Assembly Complex.

The PQE reports directly to the PQE Lead and will build effective relationships with both salaried and hourly assembly plant/corporate personnel in order to complete projects within their area of responsibility.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Validating product changes providing technical expertise and improving outgoing quality that will meet or exceed our customers expectations.
• With unquestioned integrity and strength of conviction the PQE responds to manufacturing quality issues and manages all product changes.
• Through the usage of advanced problem-solving methods and SPW kaizen methodology the PQE supports all continuous quality improvement initiatives within the plant.
• PQE must work collaboratively with cross-functional manufacturing teams and facilitates consensus and drive action from the main stakeholders.
• Support external quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI) management for achieving targets, driving improvement, corrective actions, and escalation.
• Review warranty/Customer Quality Insight (CQI) claims daily, maintain issue stratification, and maintain the portion of Warranty Wall responsible for their area.
• Lead improvement activities in vehicle quality by addressing nonconformity to product quality targets (SCA, VLO, BSR) and TDF performance driven to assigned targets.
• Support Corporate Quality objectives/deliverables and communicate requirements to all groups involved to ensure goals are achieved.
• Collaborate and lead internal and external resources to achieve project/program timing.
• Lead teams to identify issues/risks associated with product designs, processes, and applications by utilizing FMEAs and other risk assessment tools.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university; other Engineering degrees in combination with relevant experience may be considered.
• Well versed in both Microsoft and Google applications.
• Ability to perform data analysis to identify top issues, summarize trends, distinctions, and effectiveness of corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
• Effective presentation/public speaking skills, comfortable presenting to all levels of the organization.
• Experience with problem solving tools.
• Able to demonstrate both coaching and teaching.
• Self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects.
• A passion for spending time on the shop floor and fully understanding the build process from a 4M1D standpoint (man, method, machine, material, and design).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree.
• Reactive Green Belt/Black Belt Certification.
• Previous experience in resolving complex issues including root cause repairs, etc.
• Previous experience in Product Engineering and/or Vehicle Integration Development at supplier or Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturer.
• Previous Manufacturing and/or Quality experience within a vehicle/Component assembly plant.