Manufacturing Quality Auditor

Challenge Manufacturing • Kansas City, MO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.
Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!
Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!
The primary responsibility of a Quality Auditor is to plan, conduct, and report on product, process, and second-party audits.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years quality experience involved with the maintenance of quality management systems and internal or external auditing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Ability to effectively manage time and work with a sense of urgency.
• Strong problem solving, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills.
• High standards of performance, accountability, honesty, and integrity.
• Adaptability to change and a team-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel at least 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the automotive industry preferred.
• IATF 16949 Lead Auditor Certificate preferred
• Core tools knowledge preferred
• Understanding of risk-based thinking
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems (Plex is a strong plus).

Responsibilities

• Perform document review in preparation for and during audits.
• Support corporate internal audit leadership in definition of audit criteria and scope of audits.
• Prepare and communicate audit agenda.
• Lead and execute internal audits, collecting and verifying objective evidence.
• Determine and record audit findings, including conformities and non-conformities (i.e. separate findings or combined findings into one finding)
• Conduct audit closing meeting to report and communicate audit findings and non-conformities to plant management.
• Prepare and distribute final audit reports to auditees and upper management.
• Mentor and coach personnel in quality system requirements as required.
• Support manufacturing locations throughout external audits as needed (includes planning through problem solving phases).
• Monitor and report plant level audits including but not limited to layered process audits and product audits.
• Provide administrative support for manufacturing locations in submission of external audit finding responses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We’re excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees