Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Sunderland Plant

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Company Overview

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of more than 165,000 talented employees in 37 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation

Position overview:

Reporting directly to the Senior Quality Engineer, our future Quality Engineer will play a key role in ensuring that manufacturing processes meet the highest quality standards. This position is critical to driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the SPC and MSA process within the manufacturing location.
• leading the root cause analysis from outcomes of the SPC/MSA process to ensure that the results meet customer and IATF requirements.
• Management and analysis of the onsite SPC process for current production and new project introduction, and effectively managing the corrective action process directly related to the SPC results.
• Management and analysis of the internal MSA process and ensuring the corrective actions comply with IATF16949 requirements.
• Communicate the outcome of the SPC and MSA system to the management team.
• Lead root cause analysis and document and validate corrective actions.

Key skills and Qualifications:

• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Proficient in core tools specifically in MSA and SPC.
• Good analytical skills.
• Proficient in root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
• Worked within a manufacturing environment within a quality engineer role for at least 3 years.
• Preferably Competent in quality tools: FMEA, PPAP, APQP
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power point).
• Preferably IATF internal auditing or understanding.
• Core tools qualification in SPC & MSA.

Why Lear

We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

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Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resumes for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.