Job Duties
- Maintain the automotive Quality Management System (QMS) under IATF 16949 standards.
- Manage internal audit schedules, nonconformities, and third-party audit liaison tasks.
- Spend up to 50% of work time supporting QA documentation for New Model Launches.
- Lead cross-functional continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis teams. [1, 2]
Requirements
- 1 to 2 years of automotive manufacturing experience.
- IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Certification.
- Familiarity with AIAG core tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP).
- Strong communication and MS Office skills. [1, 2]
- 8D problem solving — investigating a customer or production issue from start to finish and documenting the solution.
- 5 Why analysis — digging past the obvious problem to determine the actual root cause.
- Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams — breaking down potential causes of a quality issue.
- Corrective actions — determining what needs to change and making sure the change prevents the problem from coming back.
- Customer complaints — investigating complaints and responding with a clear root cause and corrective action.
- Quality inspection — understanding how parts/products are inspected and identifying when they don't meet requirements.
- Quality compliance — making sure processes and products meet internal, customer, and applicable quality requirements.
- Continuous improvement — looking for ways to improve processes and reduce recurring quality problems.
This person would:
1. Investigate the problem ? What exactly is wrong?
2. Find the root cause ? Why did it happen? Use tools like 5 Why and Fishbone.
3. Determine the corrective action ? What needs to change to fix the problem?
4. Work with production ? Help implement the fix.
5. Verify the fix worked ? Make sure the problem isn't continuing.
6. Document everything ? Use an 8D or similar problem-solving process to communicate the issue, root cause, and corrective action.
Must-have:
- Manufacturing quality experience
- Experience investigating quality problems
- Strong corrective-action experience
- Experience with 8D, 5 Why, and/or Fishbone
- Experience dealing with customer complaints
- Comfortable working directly with production
Strong plus:
- Automotive manufacturing experience
- Experience with quality inspections
- Experience with quality compliance
- Continuous improvement experience
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.
You should be proficient in:
- Quality Inspection Experience
- Continuous Improvement
- 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
- Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
- Quality Control Experience
- Tolerance Analysis
- Tape Measure Reading
- Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
- Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Composite Materials & Repair
- First Article Inspection (FAI)
- Quality Control Data Analysis
- PPAP Process Experience
- Blueprint Reading
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