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Plant Quality Engineer (PQE)
Stellantis
📍 Detroit
Full-time
Job description
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="auto"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Plant Quality Engineer (PQE) - Responsible for all aspects of product conformity for their systems / Components at the Detroit Assembly Complex - </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jefferson</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The PQE reports directly to the PQE Lead and will build effective relationships with both salaried and </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">hourly,</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> assembly plant/corporate personnel, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">in order to</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> complete projects within their area of responsibility. Responsibilities </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">include:</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Validating product changes, providing technical </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">expertise</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, and improving outgoing quality that will meet or exceed our customers’ expectations</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">With unquestioned integrity and strength of conviction, the PQE responds to manufacturing quality issues and manages all product changes</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Through the usage of advanced problem-solving methods and SIS kaizen </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">methodology</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, the PQE supports all continuous quality improvement initiatives within the plant. Furthermore, the PQE must work collaboratively with cross-functional manufacturing teams and </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">facilitates</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> consensus and drive action from the main stakeholders.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Additional Responsibilities Include:</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":225}"> </span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Represent “Voice of the Customer” within the Assembly Plant</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Support external quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI) management for achieving targets, driving improvement/corrective actions and escalation</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Review warranty/Customer Quality Insight (CQI) claims daily, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">maintain</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> issue stratification and </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">maintain</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> the </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">portion</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> of Warranty Wall responsible for their area.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Resolution of systemic/chronic or major quality issues (Top Warranty, Recalls, Rapid Service Update (RSU), Customer Satisfaction Notice (CSN)) </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lead improvement activities in vehicle quality by addressing nonconformity to product quality targets (SCA, VLO, BSR, and TDF performance driven to assigned targets)</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Support Corporate Quality objectives/deliverables and communicate requirements to all groups involved to ensure goals are achieved</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Collaborate and lead internal and external resources </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">to</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> achieve project/program timing</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lead teams to </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">identify</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> issues/risks associated with product designs, </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">processes</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> and applications by utilizing FMEA’s and other risk assessment tools. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Collaborate with Process Quality, Plant PIM/PRM, PPS / Process Engineers to ensure that control plans are implemented and </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">maintained</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> (</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">i.e.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Driven by Standards, Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plans requirements, AM/PM Schedules, measurement/visibility)</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Partner with</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Process Quality team to properly map issues/defects within PFS/MCV to ensure vehicles with defects will not escape the plant and defects are </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">identified</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, measured (trends) and issues are attacked.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Support the plant on complex issues from Final, Rolls, BSR, CPA/CTVV (Vehicle Center).</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Protect product design intent and function while </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">assisting</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> with identification and solutions of manufacturing constraints.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Empowered to escalate product related issues </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">including:</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> stopping the line and executing yard holds/PRIs where needed. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ensure adherence to all associated standards for proper handling and installation of related components</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Manage the implementation of Product/Process Changes through Risk Assessment and station readiness process (PERs, IAAs, CNs and Station Change Management)</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Perform critical Yard Hold/Product Related Issue (PRI) activities to ensure vehicle quality, mitigation of risks and prompt release of units </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #262321; line-height: 20.925px;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Support Quality & Customer Safety Pillar by leading resolution of Quality issues</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.925px; color: #262321;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
</ul><div> <p><strong>Our Benefits - Designed with You in Mind</strong></p> <p><strong>Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage</strong></p> <p>From your very first day, you’ll have access to medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage - ensuring you and your family stay healthy and protected.</p> <p><strong>Generous Paid Time Off <br /></strong></p> <p>We believe in work-life balance. That’s why we offer: 17+ paid holidays, including shut-down from December 24<em>th</em> through New Years Day every year. Vacation, float & wellbeing days, sick time and fully paid parental leave when your family needs you most.</p> <p><strong>Competitive Retirement Savings Plans</strong></p> <p>We help you plan for the future with:</p> <ul type="disc"> <ul> <li>An employer match on contributions to your 401k, Roth, and Catch-Up plans</li> <li>An employer contribution, even if you don’t contribute</li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong>Income Protection & Insurance Options</strong></p> <p>Benefit from included and optional disability, life, and other insurance programs - because your peace of mind matters.</p> <p><strong>Company Vehicle Lease Program</strong></p> <p>Eligible employees and their immediate families can enjoy company vehicle lease options with included insurance, maintenance, and unlimited mileage. Plus, take advantage of exclusive discounts on Stellantis products.</p> <p><strong>Family Building Benefit</strong></p> <p>We proudly support all paths to parenthood- including fertility and infertility treatments, adoption services, and gestational surrogacy.</p> <p><strong>Support for Your Growth and Giving Back</strong></p> <p>We believe in investing in your future and your passions:</p> <ul type="disc"> <ul> <li>Tuition reimbursement</li> <li>Student loan refinancing programs</li> <li>18 paid volunteer hours each year to make a difference in your community</li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong>And so much more!</strong></p> <p>When you join us, you’re not just building a career - you’re joining a company that supports you, inside and outside of work.</p> </div>