Quality Expert Operations (Quality Engineer)

Webasto

$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field preferred; automotive quality experience is a plus
  • 5+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in manufacturing for senior-level consideration
  • Proven track record in managing product safety incidents effectively
  • Strong knowledge of 8D methodology and root-cause analysis tools
  • Experience in customer-facing quality roles with successful quality concern resolution
  • Familiarity with multiple customer quality portals for information submission
  • Experience in auditing for compliance and implementing effective corrective actions
  • Knowledge of quality management tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and statistical analysis

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customers on quality issues from project launch through production
  • Lead coordinated responses to product safety incidents, ensuring effective communication and corrective actions
  • Manage customer complaints and quality claims using structured problem-solving tools like 8D
  • Conduct audits to ensure compliance with quality standards and customer requirements
  • Create and maintain documentation including control plans and quality reports
  • Coordinate quality activities including APQP, PPAP, and capability studies
  • Monitor and analyze quality performance data to drive improvement initiatives
  • Provide support to customers at their manufacturing locations, including travel as necessary

Benefits

  • Financial assistance options
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Vacation and time-off flexibility
  • Opportunities for career development
  • Health and wellness initiatives
  • Inclusive work culture and environment
  • Competitive compensation package
Full Job Description
Quality Expert Operations (Quality Engineer)

You can look forward to these exciting tasks
  • Serve as the primary plant contact for customers on quality-related topics from project launch through series production, building strong relationships and responding to customer concerns
  • Lead the response to product safety incidents, coordinating containment, investigation, communication, corrective actions, and follow-up across internal teams and customer locations
  • Manage customer complaints and quality claims through timely resolution, using the 8D methodology and other structured problem-solving tools to identify and eliminate root causes
  • Conduct internal and external process audits to evaluate compliance with established processes, customer requirements, and quality standards, and ensure corrective actions are effective
  • Create and maintain control plans, test instructions, quality documentation, and customer portal submissions to support production and customer requirements
  • Coordinate APQP, PPAP, initial sampling, requalification testing, capability studies, FMEA activities, and product and process releases
  • Monitor quality targets and analyze performance data using statistical tools, working cross-functionally to improve quality results and reduce defects and failure costs
  • Support customers at their manufacturing locations as needed, which may include regular customer visits and occasional travel


This is what you bring to us
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience; automotive quality experience is preferred but not required
  • Experience working in a **Quality Engineer role** within a manufacturing environment; 5 or more years of relevant quality experience is preferred for senior-level consideration
  • Demonstrated experience leading the response to a **product safety incident**, including coordinating the investigation, containment, communication, and corrective-action process
  • Strong knowledge of the **8D methodology** and other structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis tools
  • Customer-facing quality experience, including supporting customers at their manufacturing locations, managing customer relationships, and resolving quality concerns
  • Experience navigating and submitting information through multiple customer quality portals
  • Experience auditing compliance with established processes, identifying gaps, and driving corrective actions through completion
  • Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, control plans, capability studies, statistical analysis, and applicable quality management systems and customer-specific requirements


Applications from qualified individuals with disabilities are expressly welcome.

Your contact person:
Mario Magrini, People & Organization Lexington, KY

Get to know us here and find out why we are passionate about attracting talent to Webasto.
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