Principle Relationships

Main working relationships:

• Daily Operational Production meetings with Quality Plant Engineering Manager and his team, control tower to deal with quality issues / production
• Weekly meetings with FQM manager
• Weekly meetings with Supplier Quality Development, ENG/CCLP Cross Car Line & Project, MFG/VPE/GAPE to coordinate the progress of the 7 diamonds
• Convening of the site director's / quality managers of the most failing supplier sites. Meetings with suppliers

Operational Context

• The holder of this function must contribute to improving the quality level of new and customer vehicles in a context of ever more ambitious quality objectives
• The position requires great responsiveness in order to meet quality and production requirements
• Autonomous in the decision (or to lead if necessary) to modify the automotive product or the process to guarantee the quality of the vehicles
• Support the Quality Plant Engineering Manager to make decision to hold vehicles and market vehicles
• Autonomous in the convocation and animation of suppliers, represents Company with suppliers
• As soon as possible in order to avoid increasing outstanding rework area (issues on retouching costs and customer delivery time)

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Define containment actions to apply for customer protection (including supplier Issues)
• Do vehicle issue diagnosis and root cause analysis
• Ensure that his team carries out the pre-analysis activities on time
• Do risk assessments and lead corrective action plans
• Guarantee the product – process maturity of the components of his perimeter management of serial life (windows change management).
• Propose alternative product solution in case of issues (as shortage) to avoid to stop mass production in the plant
• Participate in Quality ENG tech clubs
• Implementation of good idea and standards (Read Across)
• Ensure the right application in the plant of the technical requirements and the meta function “métiers” standards of his perimeter
• Ensure that the skills of his team is at the right level
• Ensure the management activities of his team (daily management control meeting)
• Ensure that his team is working in safety
• Lead quality KPI management to achieve quality objectives, driving improvement/corrective actions and escalation
• Resolution of systemic/chronic or major quality issues (Top Warranty, Recalls, …)
• Technical support Yard Holds / Product Related Issues (PRI's) technical referent inside the PRI.
• Set-up / On-going Controls for Process / product Standards for Vehicle & System Functional Objectives (i.e. ADAS, BSR, FEA)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related degree field
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Previous experience in Engineering Department, Vehicle/mechanic Plant or Project team
• Ability to lead an Engineering team to deliver product changes and launches on time
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal from High Level Meetings down to the Shop Floor
• Ability to work off shift hours as necessary
• Self-motivated and directed
• Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects
• Rigorous and pragmatic
• Languages: plant language & English

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's degree
• Green belt
• World Class Manufacturing experience

Additional Must HAVES:

• Strong Leadership; influence and challenge team to achieve goals.
• Ability to communicate; represent technical challenges in front of senior leadership; develop strategies to resolve complex problems.
• Technical Awareness; Familiar with automotive electronic systems including modules and how to troubleshoot; investigate problems.
• 100% on site - Windsor Assembly Plant - 2199 Chrysler Centre, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
• Minimal travel required - Primarily “no travel” @ this time.
• Driving a vehicle is required