Supplier Quality Engineer - central team

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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 talented employees in 39 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.

Due to the development of our team, we have an exciting opportunity for experienced SQE who is willing to work in international environment within central structure. Engineer will report to Division Quality Manager and work for our Seating division in Europe, initially focusing on supporting our Trim facilities.

Supplier Quality Engineer – central team

Responsibilities:

• Work with suppliers to create and maintain APQP documentation
• Attend Lear program launch & management gateway review meetings, communicate timing and quality needs to the supplier and manage adherence to deliverables
• Complete supplier quality planning review and audits representing Lear and our customers
• Ensure process achieves customer craftsmanship expectations, functional needs and safety requirements
• Root cause supplier quality concerns on major emerging issues
• Monitor quality issues through to resolution for both emerging issues, continuous improvement, and launch
• Complete quality planning audits and process walks with the suppliers, identify concerns, make improvements with supplier management, and track ongoing compliance to improvement achievements
• Identify and prioritize risk for Operations from suppliers, and work to develop system checks, inspections at both Lear Plants, and the supply base
• Review supplier and quality planning buy offs, and work with engineering for supplier requested concerns
• Monitor run at rates for capacity/quality risks / craftsmanship / customer dis-satisfiers
• Work with plant to develop launch containment planning, PFMEA risk reduction, solving issues

To be successful in this Role you must have:
 

• University degree
• At least 3 years’ experience performing SQE role in the automotive industry
• Nice to have experience with trim or foam commodities
• Advanced level of English and Polish
• Experience in performing suppliers audits according to VDA 6.3 or IATF 16949
• Experience in cooperation with suppliers during launch phase
• Very good knowledge of quality tools and process/production control methods such as APQP, Control Plans, FMEA, GD&T, MSA, PPAP, SPC
• Expert knowledge in problem solving methodologies and analytical skills using 8D methodology
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Readiness for business trips (up to 50%)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Driving License cat. B

 We offer you:

• Employment stability: one of the largest employers among suppliers in the automotive industry, on the Polish market for 25 years
• Development: 68% of our managers have been promoted internally
• International projects
• Work environment that promote diversity: 47% of our specialists and managers are women
• Friendly atmosphere: the highest rated factor in internal employee satisfaction surveys (87%)
• Opportunity to participate in activities supporting the local community (CSR)
• Additional benefits: medical care, group insurance, attendance bonus, holiday subsidy, meal subsidy, language training

If you are interested in this role, please send us your CV.

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