Lead Quality Engineer - Orion Assembly

• Own the strategic direction and day-to-day execution for the Quality Engineering team.
• Develop and manage a commodity coverage strategy across exterior interior and chassis systems to ensure robust support for current production and launch programs.
• Dynamically allocate workload and priorities across the team to respond quickly to urgent plant issues and emerging vehicle quality trends.

• Follow and enforce all site safety guidelines and GM safety policies.
• Urgently drive resolution of identified safety and ergonomic issues impacting team members and production operators.

• Lead and manage a team of salaried Quality Engineers covering exterior interior or chassis commodities (including VAA/module interfaces where applicable).
• Set clear expectations provide coaching and feedback and support individual development plans.
• Develop and maintain the team's commodity coverage strategy; manage vacation and absence planning to ensure coverage.
• Build technical capability through Red X Technical Problem Solving Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) BIQ & GMS compliance quality skills assessments and other professional certifications/training.
• Lead and coach structured problem solving (Red X 7 Diamonds SPPS 5-Why Fishbone) on high-impact issues; ensure methods are applied consistently by the team.
• Develop and implement Workplace of Choice initiatives to strengthen engagement inclusion and retention.
• Ensure workplace organization standards (5S visual management) are defined and maintained for the Quality Engineering team.

• Act as primary Quality liaison between Engineering Supplier Quality Manufacturing and VAA for propulsion chassis and ATM content to ensure vehicle quality and reliability.
• Champion advanced problem solving and drive closure of commodity-related Voice of Customer (VOC) DRR FTQ and warranty issues.
• Ensure issues are documented in Problem Resolution Tracking System (PRTS) and driven through the Current Product Improvement Team (CPIT) process to robust root cause and irreversible corrective action.
• Ensure supplier-responsible issues are captured and managed in Supplier Practical Problem Solving (SPPS) and coordinate with Manufacturing Suppliers and GM Supplier Quality for resolution.
• Support and govern the Assembly Plant Change Management process for assigned commodities (ECRs PTRs tooling and process changes) including risk assessment validation strategies breakpoints and documentation updates.
• Communicate Emerging Issues summaries for responsible systems and ensure clear read-across and Lessons Learned to Engineering Validation and Quality organizations.
• Oversee team support for yard sweeps development of inspection methods and standards and Repair/Rework/Containment activities for identified spills.
• Ensure timely high-quality responses to Supplier Action Center (SAC) requests and manufacturing floor concerns for assigned commodities.
• Oversee validation of suspect/reject part disposition ensuring robust criteria and traceability.
• Govern team participation in the Production Trial Run (PTR) process ensuring thorough documentation of product concerns and clear pass/fail feedback.
• Support implementation and closure of supplier Controlled Shipping activities ensuring risk is contained and lessons are embedded into PFMEA/PCP/standardized work.
• Facilitate supplier visits to the manufacturing facility and ensure effective technical discussions and follow-up.

• Lead or ensure representation in Quality Engineering standard meetings plant quality reviews and Fast Response sessions for interior exterior or chassis issues.
• Drive timely resolution of ergonomics and quality issues tied to supplier and engineering changes impacting the plant floor.
• Ensure Quality Engineering presence at manufacturing quality issue review meetings for relevant commodities.
• Support First Time Quality (FTQ) improvement initiatives and BIQ roadmap execution.
• Ensure all assigned PRTS issues are completed through root cause and irreversible corrective action within agreed timing.

• Ensure effective management of salary attendance and overtime within the team aligning resources to business priorities.
• Champion warranty reduction initiatives related to interior exterior or chassis content using field data and plant metrics to prioritize actions.
• Oversee Supplier Cost Recovery for financial impact associated with supplier quality issues ensuring accurate documentation and timely execution.

• Four-year degree in Engineering or other related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing quality or engineering.
• Demonstrated technical and professional skills in job-related areas (e.g. quality manufacturing product engineering).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes ideally in automotive assembly and/or propulsion/chassis systems.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills including executive-ready summaries.
• High level of analytical and decision-making ability where problems are unusual and complex.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
• Proven Managerial Courage and Customer Focus.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective teams and develop direct reports.

• Graduate-level degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Prior people leadership / team management experience.
• Quality Engineering and/or Supplier Quality experience.
• Manufacturing production floor experience in an automotive environment.
• Experience with automotive product design particularly propulsion or chassis systems.
• Red X Technical Problem Solving and Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) certifications.
• Capability in body dimensional analysis GD&T and part data analysis.

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