Overall responsibilities and duties:
The role of a Quality/Process Engineer is to manage the process of equipment – existing and purchases, tool design, tool build and tool try out, respecting objectives set in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery.
The main missions of the role are:
The main missions of the role are:
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Represent quality manager within assigned area.
- Align and follow priorities based on his/her manager.
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Represent customers internally and represent Forvia for customers.
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Lead quality action plan, improvements and results in the assigned production areas.
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Implement quality controls to assure production of finished goods that meet or exceed customer requirements
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Own, deploy and confirm compliance with validated control plans, monitor through periodic audits. Make updates aligned with QM and customer engineers.
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Track and support TCS activities as well as quality campaigns as per need.
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Lead 8 Quality Basics implementation and sustainability through audits and action plan tracking with multi-functional team.
- React and triger containment using quality alerts when problems to meet specifications are found to protect plant and customers
- Lead / conduct investigations using proper tools (8D, Ishikawa, 5Why’s, Kata QRCI, etc) to determine causes of defects, make recommendations for corrective actions. Determine which products can be reworked or scrapped. Monitor and lead efforts in the timely disposition of nonconforming product.
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Be responsible for the successful implementation of engineering changes / programs from quality perspective and represent quality on ECC meetings as well as deploying related actions. Be responsible to PPAP to customer.
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Be the leader for Quality chaperts of FES Deployment Plan in his / her perimeter
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Monitor and work with multi-functional team on actions related to scrap
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Monitor and work with multi-functional team on actions related to deffects found by production
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Daily walk production lines of his / her responsibility floor to review problems, define actrions and validate solutions
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Work closely to SQA engineer to diagnose supplier quality issues and communicate / provide data to SQA when they happen.
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Perform and propose audits as per need (process, products, special) and support action plan for improvements needed
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Validate final inspectors through Forvia methodoly and confirm frequently only validated people operate in production line. Work with Production Supervisor to
- Use the Advanced Product Quality Planning process to ensure quality objectives are met
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Facilitate training of all personnel on 8QB, inspection methods, procedures, and company policies.
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Lead response to customer complaints, facilitating 8D and managing corrective actions related to determine quality activities required.
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Validate Service shipments according to standards and requirements.
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Conduct multiple projects simultaneously and continuous improvement actions
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Join Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) reviews with Engineering in conjunction with advanced quality-planning activities and monitor the status throughout production life.
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Develop, implement and maintain Statistical Process Control techniques.
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Participate in the establishment and implementation of quality specifications, testing procedures, and standards for raw materials/process goods/finished goods.
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Develop, implement and maintain appropriate operation of inspection systems and sampling techniques.
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Develop and recommend inspection and sampling techniques and quality control plans.
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Develop process control procedures ensuring production of finished products meeting quality specifications and standards.
- Assure compliance of the documented quality system (IATF 16949) and promote consistency throughout the organization
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Assure compliance to customer specific requirements.
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Run and maintain evidences of Gage R&R’s. Administrate Capability analysis.
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Instruct and train personnel in techniques and use of audit and testing devices.
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Keep up to date documentation related to his/her perimeter and comply with document control actions. Prepare reports using pareto approach and their maintenance as per need.
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Maintain documents and communications with customerls and liaisons as per need. Access customer portals, join and support customer visits.
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Implement and monitore TQW as per need.
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Escalate actions to quality manager as per need, specially when there is a risk of shipment of defective parts / components to customer. When getting the proper delegation and authoritzation of the quality manager, stop the production line.
- Propose and implement continuous productivity and quality improvement actions concerning subcontracting and tooling department services
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Follow and comply with Forvia FCP procedures, rules and standards.
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Submit/implement at least two Continuous improvement ideas per month
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Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management