Duties / Responsibilities (Including Objectives of the role):
- To assist in managing supplier’s quality activities within the supplier base to ensure day to day production targets are achieved. This will involve defect prevention and timely problem resolution.
- This role offers the opportunity to demonstrate business improvement and measurable change throughout the Lotus production supply chain thereby improving product quality and customer satisfaction.
- This role will be focused on site supplier quality related activities as part of a larger Quality team that will deliver visible and measurable improvement of the production supplier base worldwide by implementing best practice automotive quality and supply chain strategies.
- Manage production related PPAP and concern resolution activities for current production series and new projects
- Produce regular reports including action plans for management, supplier development plans and CCARs.
- Manage, plan and carryout supplier manufacturing site assessments to support current production and new programmes.
- Develop and agree supplier development activity plan with internal stakeholders ensuring the team meets the plan and PPM/Quality improvements are achieved.
- New Part Introduction and/or new supply source, develop PPAP activity plan in conjunction with purchasing and Lotus production team.
- Ensure all supplier visits are completed to process and any actions raised are taken to closure.
- Report part approval status.
- Current Production Support, interface with Resident SQ team and SQ management team to ensure issues are prioritised and addressed in a timely manner to minimise any effect on production and quality targets.
- Experience of using various quality tools such 8D, FMEA, APQP Control plans, MSA, SPC, process Mapping, problem solving skills. Knowledge of auditing and implementing AIAG tools and processes.
- Support SQA site manager, Senior site Engineer and to meet supplier quality targets and meet Lotus business requirements.
Qualifications and Experience (Essential & Desirable criteria)
Essential Criteria:
- HND/HNC or Degree level in Engineering or similar related discipline
- Broad understanding of manufacturing processes related to automotive production
- Technically aware and capable of interpreting manufacturing processes
- Automotive OEM or 1st Tier supplier experience
- Automotive supplier in a supplier quality engineering role
- Effective communication skills with the drive to resolve supplier related quality and production problems
- Analytical with an attention to detail
- Demonstrate a quality mind set and can-do approach to problem solving
- Demonstrate experience in IATF auditing and QMS and automotive QMS systems
- Results focused
- Full driving licence
- A willingness to travel worldwide at short notice, working at supplier sites to resolve problems
Other information
Green belt 6-Sigma/ DMAIC problem solving experience