The Plant Quality Engineer (PQE) - Responsible for all aspects of product conformity for their systems / Components at the Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack. The PQE reports directly to the PQE Lead and will build effective relationships with both salaried and hourly, assembly plant/corporate personnel, in order to complete projects within their area of responsibility.
Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Validating product changes, providing technical expertise, and improving outgoing quality that will meet or exceed our customers' expectations. - With unquestioned integrity and strength of conviction, the PQE responds to manufacturing quality issues and manages all product changes. - Through the usage of advanced problem-solving methods and SPW kaizen methodology, the PQE supports all continuous quality improvement initiatives within the plant. - PQE must work collaboratively with cross-functional manufacturing teams and facilitates consensus and drive action from the main stakeholders. - Support external quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI) management for achieving targets, driving improvement/corrective actions and escalation - Review warranty/Customer Quality Insight (CQI) claims daily, maintain issue stratification and maintain the portion of Warranty Wall responsible for their area. - Lead improvement activities in vehicle quality by addressing nonconformity to product quality targets (SCA, VLO, BSR, and TDF performance driven to assigned targets) - Support Corporate Quality objectives/deliverables and communicate requirements to all groups involved to ensure goals are achieved. - Collaborate and lead internal and external resources to achieve project/program timing. - Lead teams to identify issues/risks associated with product designs, processes and applications by utilizing FMEA's and other risk assessment tools.
Requirements:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university (other Engineering degrees, in combination with relevant experience may be considered) - Well versed in both Microsoft and Google applications - Ability to perform data analysis to identify top issues, summarize trends, distinctions, and effectiveness of corrective actions and continuous improvement activities - Effective presentation/public speaking skills (comfortable presenting to all levels of the organization) - Experience with problem solving tools - Able to demonstrate both coaching and teaching - Self-motivated and directed - Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects - A passion for spending time on the shop floor and fully understanding the build process from a 4M1D standpoint (man, method, machine, material, and design)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Degree - Reactive Green Belt / Black Belt Certification - Previous experience in resolving complex issues; including root cause, repairs, etc. - Previous experience in Product Engineering and/ or Vehicle Integration / Development at supplier or Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturer - Previous Manufacturing and/or Quality experience within a vehicle/Component assembly plant