Quality Engineer Lead Chassis & Electrical

Job title: Quality Engineer Lead Chassis & Electrical

Job description: About GM

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Job Description

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Planning and Direction for Daily Activities of yourself and direct reports
• Optimize Time to ensure coverage of QE Responsibilities and Production Floor Support for entire group
• Manage manpower and workload across team to ensure proper coverage and provide additional support where needed

Safety

• Follow and Reinforce all Site Safety Guidelines
• Maintain Safe and Professional Work Spaces per Site Workplace Organization Standards
• Participate in Safety Observation Tours as needed
• Urgently resolve *S Safety and Ergonomic Issues

People

• Lead and manage commodity specific team of salaried Quality Engineers
• Develop Vacation Coverage Plan and back up strategy for team
• Increase Quality related skills of organization through attainment of Red X certification, BIQ/GMS compliance, Quality skills assessment completion, and professional society certifications
• Lead and coach Red X problem solving methodologies for team
• Develop and Drive Workplace of Choice initiatives
• Maintain Team Workplace Organization standards

Quality

• Liaison between engineering, supplier, and manufacturing to ensure vehicle quality and reliability
• Develop and Maintain Product Quality Standards for commodities
• Champion commodity Voice Of Customer issues
• Perform Diamond 4 through 7 Problem Solving for All VOC Metrics
• Participate and drive vehicle Quality improvement through CPIT meetings and process
• Participate in the Assembly Plant Change Management Process
• Communicate Emerging Issues Summaries for Responsible Components
• Support Quality Issue yard sweeps and develop inspection method and standards
• Coordinate Repair, Rework and Containment Activities for Identified Spills
• Ensure supplier responsible issues are documented in Supplier Practical Problem Solving system, and enforce supplier and QE team compliance for issue resolution
• Provide response to all commodity SAC and manufacturing floor issues
• Validate Suspect Reject Part Disposition
• Request Temporary Work Orders from Engineers as required to support Assembly Plant
• Document issues in PRTS and drive resolution though the CPIT Process
• Act as the voice of manufacturing in CPIT process
• Support VAPIR
• Participate in ISO Audits
• Support the PTR Process, documenting Product concerns and providing Pass/Fail feedback.
• Support Controlled Shipping Activity
• Facilitate all Supplier Visits to Manufacturing Facility
• Communicate Lessons Learned to SMTs and Validation Teams
• Support Launch activities for all future programs beginning at the first Manufacturing Build
• Support Assembly Plant Squeak & Rattle audit processes, assign and resolve identified issues
• Execute regular Squeak & Rattle Blitz workshops with Vehicle Development Teams for each vehicle program, assign and resolve identified issues
• Ensure Quality Process Audits are conducted

Responsiveness

• Assure attendance of commodity issues at respective 5F, Care, GCA, and Quality Reviews (support as required)
• Support DRR/DRL improvement initiatives
• Assigned PRTS Issues to be completed through Root Cause and ICA according to Published Targets
• Attend Quality Engineering Team standard meetings
• Support timely resolution of supplier and engineering related plant floor Ergonomics and Quality issues

Cost

• Ensure effective management of Salary attendance and Overtime tracking system
• Drive assigned Warranty Reduction Initiatives
• Document and resolve Cost Recovery associated with Supplier Quality issues

Additional Job Description

Qualifications:

Required:

• Four year degree in engineering or technical background
• 5+ years of experience
• Highly developed oral and written communications skills
• High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
• Demonstrated technical and professional skills in job-related area required
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Managerial Courage
• Customer Focus
• Strong decision-making ability
• Ability to build effective teams

Preferred:

• Graduate level degree in Mechanical / Automotive Engineering preferred
• Team Management experience
• Quality Engineering Experience
• Supplier Quality Experience
• Red X Technical Problem Solving certification
• Manufacturing Production Floor experience
• Previous Automotive experience
• Previous Electrical Commodity experience
• Body Dimensional, GD&T, and Part Data Analysis capability

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities. Should you be contacted by General Motors of Canada, please advise if you require accommodation. General Motors of Canada values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Company: General Motors

Expected salary:

Location: Oshawa, ON

Job date: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 01:12:19 GMT