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New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia (company of the group FORVIA) anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, FORVIA is the place to be.

We are looking for a PROGRAM QUALITY LEADER to be part of our team.

Program Quality Leader is a member of the Program Core Team. He/she has overall responsibility for the achievement of quality deliverables until the start of production.

The main missions of this role are:

  • Ensure that best practices are shared within all regions about Program Management System (PMS) deliverables, Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), product quality issues, lessons learned, shop-floor solutions, Bought Part issues with potential impacts on the customer, etc…
  • Arbitrate issues between global and local content about Design Validation Plan and specifications for Measurement devices.
  • Support Advanced Supplier Quality Function activities with a global supplier when there is a global quality issue affecting the customer.
  • Ensure the coordination/animation of local Program Quality Leaders (weekly review)
  • Report regional (or Product Line) quality status to the Global Program Manager
  • Represents the Customer Voice within the company and ensure leadership when needed with the customer and internally with the others functions on quality matters.
  • Design validation Plan : Analyse consistency, and possibility to use tests results from other regions.
  • Appearance Approval: Ensure that the very first customer approval for appearance is available for all regions.
  • Perceived Quality : Coordinate understanding about internal quality issues and customer complaints.
  • Convergence Plans : Support convergence planning and ensure overall coordination and follow up.
  • Process Robustness: Ensure alignment about Key Control Characteristics, Poka Yoke, Standard Work, Process Capabilities.
  • Risk Assessment: Manage the risk assessment process with a focus on Poka Yoke, Final Inspection and Temporary Quality Wall.
  • Global Alignment: Manage regular reviews with all local PQLs to ensure alignment and best practice sharing.

You are going to need these qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering.
  • Advanced English skills
  • Minimum 4 years of proven experience in the Automotive industry in related positions such as Plant Quality Engineer, Process Engineer, Program Quality, with high product diversity, several R&D centers and manufacturing sites, strong experience in new programs. Experience with customers as Nissan and GM.
  • Quality tools: Functional analysis, FMEA, Customer Special Characteristics, reliability, problem solving, variability reduction, CPKs, PPAPs
  • Team player with strong communication skills.

Faurecia is an equal opportunity employer.

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