Site Quality Engineer

General Motors • Toledo, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a 2nd shift Quality Engineer role. This role is categorized as onsite, meaning the successful candidate is expected to report to our Toledo location. As a Site Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for validating the execution of Quality Systems requirements, which include all metrics of Voice of Customer (VOC), Initial, Long Term and Design Quality. Responsibilities also include monitoring progress to meet quality goals through common global process assessments, facilitating rapid containment of issues, installation of countermeasures and Leadership escalation, if required, to ensure Quality targets are achieved. A considerable amount of creativity and initiative will be involved, as well as a high level of independent judgment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of experience in quality
• Red X trained
• Oral and written communication skills required
• High level or analytical ability and problem solving
• Knowledge of GD&T, Global Manufacturing Systems & Built In Quality
• Implement process control requirements.
• Works with a high sense of urgency
• Must be able to work 2nd/3rd shifts
• Must be able to work OT and weekends, as needed

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency and knowledge of the elements of the GM Quality System / GMS BIQ.
• Proficiency and knowledge of the requirements in the Global Quality Manual.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Quality Assessments are performed, and all issues are contained/resolved
• Support production with containments as required
• Respond to production calls for potential quality issues
• Support Quality specialists to set up containment as required
• Lead weekly quality reviews in each product line to support problem solving of top manufacturing controllable defects
• Work with departmental Red X personnel to root cause internal and external defects, driving robust countermeasures
• Takes broad challenges and, through independent professionally developed analysis, identifies and analyses options, and breaks them down into initiatives capable of implementation.
• Identifies opportunities and proposes solutions to improve internal processes, services, and structures to support functional strategies.
• Addresses and evaluates a diverse range of issues using innovative methods and proposing alternative approaches.
• Owns the development and delivery of solutions, driving cross team and group efforts.
• Manage projects as requested from Quality Manager.
• Managerial Courage to provide direct, honest, constructive feedback to Plant Staffs
• Ability to coach, teach and audit elements of GM Quality Manual and GMS BIQ Principle and Elements.
• Fully qualified individual contributor who has knowledge and understanding of all aspects of a function and exercises independent discretion and judgment on significant matters based on professional knowledge.
• Serve as a mentor to more junior level employees, providing coaching and guidance on difficult issues.
• Works independently; receives minimal guidance.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree