Team Leader Production Quality Specialty Gaskets

ElringKlinger AG

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering or similar field
  • 4+ years of professional experience in a quality-related position
  • Experience with FORD and/or GM customer service is a plus
  • Familiarity with SAP systems preferred

Responsibilities

  • Ensure quality standards are met in production processes
  • Monitor and improve product quality and manage scrap rates
  • Develop and implement quality standards in collaboration with production
  • Advise and train technical teams on quality matters
  • Assist in customer audits and monitor corrective actions
  • Initiate and coordinate the 8D problem-solving process
  • Train production staff on quality issues and SAP QM usage
  • Report KPIs related to quality management

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and training
  • Collaboration with a diverse technical team
  • Engagement in continuous improvement initiatives
  • Exposure to customer audit processes
  • Involvement in quality assurance at a leading manufacturing firm
Full Job Description
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Ensuring the quality produced in series production
  • Ensuring the use of quality improvement programs and monitoring the product quality and scrap rate: error analyses, Continuous Improvement Process (Scrap Problem Solving), tracking remedial and improvement measures as specified by the QM
  • Drawing up and implementing local BU quality standards in coordination with BU Production Quality (quality-related work instructions, list of limit samples, etc.)
  • Advising and training the technical departments in all matters relating to quality
  • Assisting the technical department with customer audits for the Business Unit, incl. monitoring the remedial measures
  • Initiating and coordinating the 8D process, incl. the associated internal documentation and the customer portals
  • Training of the production team in quality related issues, i.e. use of SAP QM, work instructions, quality philosophy etc
  • Reporting KPIs in the assigned area
  • Carrying out audits (multi-shift audits, process audits, product audits, 5S audits, LPA, etc.)
  • Assisting the technical department with PFMEA
  • Defining remedial measures based on the product re-qualification results
  • Further individual tasks (only if necessary):
  • Assisting the Quality Blocked material inventory management, incl. the associated internal KPI`s and its reports.
  • Responsible to monitor and control internal KPI`s and its respective boards.
  • Responsible to ensure Shopfloor Meeting is updated.
  • Assisting the Quality Process Inspectors with correlated activities such as, new process controls implementation, SAP-QM orientation, Shift notes.
  • Responsible to define and monitor Scrap Problem Solving activities and results.


Minimum Requirements:
  • Completed bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering or similar relevant subject
  • At least 4 years of professional experience in similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Prior experience with FORD and/or GM customer service preferred
  • Prior SAP experience preferred

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