IFA Powertrain Polska · 19 hours ago
Quality Team Lead
Summerville, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expIFA Rotorion is a company focused on delivering high-quality automotive solutions, and they are seeking a Quality Team Lead to coordinate and lead the in-line quality team. The role involves ensuring quality tasks are completed, managing quality concerns, and promoting safety and teamwork within the production environment.
Industrial Automation
Responsibilities
Stop work and immediately report any major injury hazards
Report any work-related injury, illness, incident or hazard
Comply with SHE standards, policies, procedures & regulations
Use appropriate personal protective equipment
Promote interdependence by looking out for one another
Correct hazards within your control and capabilities
Recognize how your work may impact the environment and work to minimize the negative impact
Engage in SHE Training
Follows all applicable standard work, work instruction/process documentation and established quality procedures
Raises issues to minimize cost and quality exposures
Identifies and controls non-conforming material
Demonstrate a high level of competency in core work skills
Meet defined goals on time
Pay attention to detail
Communicate effectively with the assigned team and with all support teams
Complete training in line with business requirements
Participate actively in ways to improve quality, safety, process, material flow, and employee development
Remain flexible and perform other miscellaneous duties, as required, to meet business goals to include working in other areas as business needs require
Work with peers, skilled trades and support staff to maintain and identify equipment in need of repair
Be respectful and courteous to all team members
Maintain safety standards for all in the area
Primary contact for all quality issues in the assembly process
Coordinate application of escalation process
Coordinate and assist with conducting daily quality inspection audits as part of the in-line leadership team, to include assisting quality leadership in maintaining documents on the floor in reference to all TS standards
Facilitate daily shift meetings, schedule and communicate daily work assignments, shift trainings, production status, and quality issues, non-conforming products to associates in order to achieve daily production schedules and targets
Communicate information related to safety, quality, non-conforming products, production and scrap to incoming shift coordinator and/or supervisor
Respond to, track, and report all quality issues that occur in the assembly process during designated shift
Train all associates to documented standard work instructions
Conduct routine audits ensuring standard work instructions are followed
Ensure production and quality associates complete needed inspections and document accordingly
Perform troubleshooting for out of control conditions (ie inspection and supplied part characteristics)
Works with quality leadership to improve in-line processes and containment procedures with an emphasis on reduction of non-conformant material
Hold and/or stops shipments if product does not conform to IFA quality standards and customer requirements
Override any decision made to ship non-conforming products
Perform document control activities
Remain up-to-date on all tasks and process required of the in-line quality team
Complete any quality assurance requirements as needed
Responsible for ensuring completion of timely, objective and accurate production quality end of shift reports daily
Consistently works on continuous improvement processes to include recommending measures to improve quality methods, documentation practices and gauging equipment
Suggest changes in working conditions and use of gauges/equipment to increase efficiency and accuracy of quality methods, procedures, or worker performance standards
Assist engineering with problem solving projects and prototype/sample production
Assist quality associates and production leadership in problem solving and decision making for attribute/variable characteristics
Works together with Quality Management to obtain/maintain an ISO/IEC 17025 compliant quality management system as well as other quality requirements related to manufacturing processes
Complies with IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and customer requirements
Complies with organizational policies and procedures
Performs all other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED
3 - 5 years of automotive experience as a Quality Technician (CQT and/or CMI)
1-3 years of previous experience in a supervisory capacity or leading cross functional teams
Advanced knowledge of metric measurement system
Demonstrated understanding of IRNA production processes, policies and procedures
Excellent understanding of industrial machines and gauges (various machines/equipment)
Familiarity with lean principles including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, SPC principles and 8 Ways
Basic knowledge of blue prints
Knowledge of both metric and English measurement systems
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (ie Excel, Outlook) computer software applications
Demonstrated proficiency in SAP
Ability to read and write English
Ability to lead and organize teams to efficiently complete assigned tasks
Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral with all levels within the organization
Ability to collaborate with various departments to achieve shared goals
Ability to fully understand work instructions then train personnel with varying skill levels efficiently
Ability to read, interpret and use a PFMEA, Control Plan and/or product inspection plan
Ability to work outside of scheduled shift to include a rotating week schedule as part of the in-line quality team
Understand the consequences of non-conformances to the customer
Trained and knowledge in site safety policies and procedures
Demonstrated understanding of IRNA Quality Management System (QMS) as applicable to assign area of responsibility
Understand the relevance and importance of their activities and how they contribute to achieving quality objectives (UNIVERSAL per IATF 16949)
Must be able to walk/move about a 500,000 sq ft manufacturing facility: 95% of the time
Must be able to stand/walk/move about specific work area: 80% of the time
Must be able to bend/reach/twist/stoop: 70% of the time
Must be able to lift up to 40lbs on a frequent basis: 40% of the time
Must be able to lift over 40lbs on an infrequent basis: 15% of the time
Must be able to work and operate a computer terminal: 80% of the time
Vision is required to analyze and process work; and to work on computer terminal/machine centers, etc
Hearing is essential for safety reasons; and to communicate with employees, supervisors, managers, vendors, suppliers and customers via conversation, group meetings, and/or phone conferences
Must be able to work with paints/solvents/cleaners
Must be able to work any shift as required including overtime as needed
Preferred
Level 2 Certification in one of IFA-Rotorion, NA LLC Machine Centers
Company
IFA Powertrain Polska
IFA Powertrain Poland has been operating in Poland since May 13 2016.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase