Senior Product Quality Engineer

Brose•New Boston, MI

10d

About The Position

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Requirements

At least 5 years’ professional experience in the area of quality, ideally at least 1-3 years in a position in the automotive industry as a quality specialist.
Knowledge of appropriate procedures for planning and optimizing quality processes.

Responsibilities

Daily coordination of shop floor quality activities to ensure Brose and its customers are protected.
Functional leadership of Quality Auditors and the Salvage Team, focusing on their career and skill development.
Escalation support for Quality Auditors and Leadership during internal and customer issues.
Responsible for shop floor quality KPI’s for the plant (e.g. Scrap, RT, Rework Rate etc…).
Owner of the plant scrap, salvage and rework processes.
Mentor and support Quality Auditors and Salvage Operators with quality issues and problem solving.
Define and monitor a clear concept for shopfloor audits, enforcing dicipline, Brose basic rules and correct PFM.
Responsible for (improving) scrap reporting tools and ensuring correct 551/552 transactions.
Lead scrap reduction projects in coordination with the PQC.
Owner of the Procella software for the plant.
Lead the improvement of the NBO rework and salvage concepts (incl. rework station concepts).
Own the hold and sort areas and all areas where NOK material is stored, ensuring correct material flow and labeling.
Own the career development process for Quality Auditors and Salvage, defining a clear path from junior QA to QE in alignment with the PQC.
Create training and development plans for the quality team, aiming to close skill gaps and ensure successors are defined.
Lead the continuous improvement of our daily shop floor quality and salvage processes.
Initiation and follow-up on sorting activities and containment concerning parts that do not meet specification.