Faurecia Interior Systems

Supplier Quality Development

Faurecia Interior Systems • $90K — $110K *
Columbus, MI 48063In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Engineering Degree
  • Minimum 7 years in the automotive industry
  • At least 3 years as a Supplier Quality Engineer
  • VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949 Auditor Certification
  • Experience in an international environment
  • Advanced English proficiency
  • Six Sigma Black Belt certification desirable

Responsibilities

  • Support supplier panel management and participate in supplier evaluation and selection
  • Consolidate quality plans with SQA to resolve critical supplier issues
  • Deploy continuous improvement plans to enhance supplier performance
  • Implement purchasing policies and comply with IATF 16949 requirements
  • Mentor SQA Engineers through recognition, feedback, and coaching

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Exposure to international suppliers and best practices
  • Potential for leadership growth
  • Engagement in innovative quality assurance processes
Full Job Description
Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Supplier Quality and Development Engineer (SQ&D) is responsible for ensuring the quality and development of potential and new suppliers, as well as existing suppliers that require improvements to their management system and performance results. The SQ&D Engineer also supports the Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA) as the first level in the escalation process.

  • Support supplier panel management: participate in supplier selection and evaluation; support supplier panel strategy; support APQP (development and mass production); support process and tooling development, including gauges; audit suppliers according to Faurecia and customer requirements; communicate Faurecia and customer requirements to suppliers.
  • Manage critical supplier issues: consolidate, at division level, a quality plan with the SQA to improve supplier performance; support Safety/Regulation and PF4 topics; ensure resolution of quality issues with suppliers in serial production; ensure implementation and progress of action plans; participate in supplier audits through the escalation process; validate supplier action plans through the escalation process; train purchasing and supplier quality teams in Group methodologies.
  • Supplier development: deploy continuous improvement plans to key suppliers including quality principles; support APQP for new/modified parts and tooling transfer activities during development and serial production when requested; ensure supplier compliance with mandatory rules; ensure Safety/Regulation certification in production; ensure innovative quality plans and follow-up with the most disruptive suppliers regarding quality and deliveries; promote improvements to supplier management systems; periodically visit suppliers for benchmarking activities.
  • Support purchasing processes: deploy purchasing policies at plant and commodity level; ensure implementation of progress plans; comply with applicable IATF 16949 requirements and responsibilities; ensure implementation of AIAG Core Tools requirements at suppliers; ensure implementation of the 8D problem-solving methodology at suppliers; mentor Supplier Quality Assurance Engineers (SQA) through leadership techniques such as recognition, feedback, coaching, and training.


Your profile and competencies to succeed

  • Ability to handle confidential information
  • Decision-making
  • Effective communication and emotional intelligence
  • Coordinate several activities simultaneously
  • Customer service
  • Knowledge of federal and internal regulations
  • Planning and organization of activities and services
  • Collaborative work with teams and internal customers
  • Management of development and general training programs
  • Engineering Degree
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in the automotive industry
  • Advanced English
  • Minimum 3 years of experience as Supplier Quality Engineer
  • Experience in an international environment
  • VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949 Auditor Certification
  • Six Sigma Black Belt certification desirable

About Faurecia Interior Systems

Faurecia Interior Systems is a global automotive supplier that specializes in interior systems and components. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Faurecia Interior Systems offers a wide range of products, including seats, instrument panels, and door panels. The company operates over 100 manufacturing sites and 15 R&D centers worldwide. Faurecia Interior Systems is committed to sustainability and has implemented several initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, such as using recycled materials and reducing waste.
Learn more about Faurecia Interior Systems
Size
100,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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