Propulsion Systems QPEL

Quality Plant Engineering Leader Job Description

The Quality Plant Engineering leader is a direct report to the ENG/FQM and has a dotted line with the Quality Plant Engineering Manager. He leads the quality plant engineering team in charge of his perimeter.

On his meta function perimeter, in order to guarantee customer satisfaction including warranty results in the field and plant efficiency, he leads supplier quality, plant quality convergence, and manages product/process evolutions in serial life.

Main working relationships – With Whom? Why? (Correspondence Frequency)

• Daily Operational Production meetings with Quality Plant Engineering Manager and his team to deal with quality issues/production.
• Weekly meetings with FQM manager.
• Weekly meetings with Supplier Quality Development, ENG/CCLP Cross Car Line & Project, MFG/VPE/GAPE to coordinate the progress of the 7 diamonds.
• Convening of the site director’s/quality managers of the most failing supplier sites. Meetings with suppliers.

Quality Plant Engineering Leader (QPEL): The holder of this function must contribute to improving the quality level of new and customer vehicles in a context of ever more ambitious quality objectives. The position requires great responsiveness in order to meet quality and production requirements. The role is autonomous in decision-making (or to lead if necessary) to modify the automotive product or the process to guarantee the quality of the vehicles. Support the Quality Plant Engineering Manager to make decisions to hold vehicles and market vehicles.

Quality Plant Engineering Leader (QPEL):

• Define containment actions to apply for customer protection (including supplier issues).
• Perform vehicle issue diagnosis and root cause analysis.
• Ensure that his team carries out the pre-analysis activities on time.
• Conduct risk assessments and lead corrective action plans.
• Guarantee the product-process maturity of the components of his perimeter management of serial life (windows change management).
• Propose alternative product solutions in case of issues (as shortage) to avoid stopping mass production in the plant.
• Participate in Quality ENG tech clubs.
• Implement good ideas and standards (Read Across).
• Ensure the right application in the plant of the technical requirements and the meta function “métiers” standards of his perimeter.
• Ensure that the skills of his team are at the right level.
• Manage daily management control meetings.
• Ensure that his team is working in safety.
• Lead quality KPI management to achieve quality objectives, driving improvement/corrective actions and escalation.
• Resolve systemic/chronic or major quality issues (Top Warranty, Recalls, etc.).
• Provide technical support for Yard Holds/Product Related Issues (PRI’s).
• Set up/on-going controls for Process/Product Standards for Vehicle & System Functional Objectives (i.e. ADAS, BSR, FEA).

• Animate customer satisfaction/quality through supplier quality animation, Customer Feedback & Networks (Animation processing of Palantir Foundry, Supplier Ticket IT Tool (SQP/NCT/Amadeus) and Customer/Supplier obeyas).
• Escalate as needed with Quality Plant Engineering Manager and/or Manager FQM of his Quality Meta Function.
• Ensure Feedback lesson learn to Team Design.
• Manage sensitive processes of his perimeter (noises, geometry, sealing, etc.).
• Ensure the landing of Serial Life Windows & evolutions/events Product including cost savings.
• Evaluate & Restore Hand-Over Profession ENG milestone to anticipate drift.
• Pilot points of change to implement actions necessary to secure flow.
• Participate in PPAP animation and issue a verdict J4 (project/factory transfer) or J5 (serial life).
• Participate if needed in Panorama Evolution Product Process (on Master Chief Engineer request).

• Assist the team (expertise) as needed on summaries Diamond 1-3 (NC factory) and Diamond 4 (supplier NC).
• Pilot partners/Supplier for roll-back in case of proven NC.
• Protect the customer by setting up a containment (Interim Solution) or a control/rework dam.
• Formalize Remedies (redesign) Diamond 5-6-7.
• Pilot Remedy hand-over to Life-Series Redesign Teams.

• Implement and relay the monitoring plan in the plant, which has the power to derogate from it.
• Animate the performance of the different control/reworking workstations by identifying the traversal.
• Conduct Layered Process Audits (LPA) on positions identified as sensitive in the flow.
• Conduct plant maturity audits, sharing them and tracing reconvergence actions.

• Build the team's workload plan, guarantee the smoothing of the workload by prioritizing and allocating tasks, manage the subjects escalated.
• Ensure the efficiency of the team through structured processing (A3 MRP, 5P, etc.) of problems encountered and risks.
• Coordinate & Pilot the convergence of KPI Plant Quality (DVx defect/vehicle, DRR direct run ratio, SCA Stellantis Customer Audit, PPM 3MIS).
• Skills cross-mapping of his team.

• Bachelor's degree (BAC+3) or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university (other Engineering degrees, in combination with relevant experience may be considered).
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• Previous experience in Engineering Department, Vehicle/mechanic Plant or Project team.
• Ability to lead an Engineering team to deliver product changes and launches on time.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal from High Level Meetings down to the Shop Floor.
• Ability to work off shift hours as necessary.
• Self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects.
• Rigorous and pragmatic.
• Languages: plant language & English.

• Masters Degree.
• Green belt.
• World Class Manufacturing Experience.

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. Diverse teams will allow us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.

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