FORVIA HELLA · 1 month ago
Head of Quality (Internal Factory) I
Flora, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$94K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years expFORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier known for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics. The Head of Quality will be responsible for ensuring quality standards in production processes, advising on improvements, and managing production-related documentation and audits.
Automotive
Responsibilities
Agreeing and following up targets with the Project Manager or the Operations Readiness Manager in terms of quality, costs and timing in agreement with the superior and taking existing processes and methods into consideration
Steering and executing in the development of production methods taking the market development for production systems into account and check new systems for their suitability and applicability as set by Hella specific constrains and legal requirements
Advice the development responsible concerning production related options / improvements at new developments and modifications of products regarding optimum (cost and quality) joining and assembly design as well as process design
Prepare suggestions for design of components suitable for production in accordance with manufacturing requirements identifying concrete potentials for saving based on the idea of TCO (total cost of ownership); inspiring design or manufacturing engineering changes
Plan complex operating equipment based on capacity and staff deployment plans to be drawn up; define type, extent, and number necessary production equipment (including auxiliary and series tools, jigs, testing equipment, special machines); arrange the procurement and/or production of the specified operating equipment
Determine available internal capacities for the construction of operating equipment; estimate the costs and prepare suggestions for internal or external procurement
Define and describe manufacturing sequences, manufacturing capacities and operating equipment data taking into account the planning variables to be determined (workflows, planned times, batch sizes); prepare manufacturing plans using existing systems and methods
Plan new manufacturing sequences and operating equipment with the help of existing manufacturing processes, taking knowledge from the field of work science, production engineering and economics into account, as well as guidelines and standards. Use digitization to increase efficiency and robustness (e.g. MES, Hydra, iTAC)
Continual editing, interpretation and implementation of relevant technical information from internal and external partners as well as coordination and implementation of process and production equipment changes
Evaluate risks using the process FMEA and taking customer requirements into consideration as well as developing and implementation of improvement actions
Prepare, update and manage production and quality related documentation according to the guidelines as well as creating and updating the production master data
Involvement in internal and external pre-series audits in production and quality assurance, as well as supporting series auditing in agreement with the superior if appropriate
Plan and coordinate the preparation of (initial) samples including component recording and provision; monitoring the production of (initial) samples and carrying out acceptance test checks; if appropriate initiating design changes in agreement with the project team
Involvement in and/or implementation of defined escalation scenarios whenever deviations from targets occur in manufacturing engineering; showing existing alternative solutions
Involvement in the technical implementation of production relocation
Involvement in change management (EOP control, costing, feasibility analysis, scheduling etc.)
Qualification
Required
University Degree
5-6 years Experience in a Manufacturing Setting
Company
FORVIA HELLA
FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier.
10001+ employees
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