Regional Suppliers Quality Assurance

We are in position to offer a great job opportunity to work as Regional Suppliers Quality Assurance based in Pitesti, Romania (E-Systems Division).This is an excellent opportunity to work in an international and fast growing environment, reporting directly to Senior Manager SQA.

The Duties Will Include But Not Limited To

• Manage supplier performance; establish monthly worst supplier meetings to review supplier performance / lessons learnt
• Conduct product and processes supplier audits. Detects and identifies non conformities and carries out improvement / corrective action plans to prevent future potential failures.
• Support plant in the Customer APQP audits ensuring their requirements at sub-supplier level are correctly understood and applied
• 8D’s support, assurance and management, improving quality and closure timing
• Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer quality requirements at sub-supplier level through the organization
• Monitoring PPAP’s submissions and approvals
• Manage and coordinate all components APQP activities among plants
• Monitor current SQA tools usage and procedures fulfillment
• Active role in new Supplier decisions done by Supplier Development: Audit & Selection
• Support and Review Chargebacks
• Pre-audit suppliers to evaluate performance and fulfillment of Lear requirements to be part of LEAR suppliers portfolio
• Audit suppliers on site for main quality issues and capacity checks supporting and complementing plant SQA’s for current product portfolio
• Assure escalation process through executive summaries. Raise the alarm when there is a risk for LEAR or/and Customer satisfaction or/and internal roadblock
• Support plant SQA responsible or Quality Managers as escalation point in case of red flags or Customer demand
• Builds up, improve and sustain Customer/LEAR satisfaction based on good relations with key Supplier people
• Act as a link with other Central departments (Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, etc.)
• Develop and update internal standards and procedures to cover and support all the SQA activities
• Responsibility for a compliance of LEAR Quality Policies as well as International standards in the región

Required Skills

A track record of success working in international automotive companies is ideal, preferably with a background in a manufacturing environment.

It goes without saying that you should have a methodical approach, effective communicator, to have problem solving ability and to be able to work under pressure.

Ideally, you’ll have a University degree in Engineering field and knowledge of:

• MS Office
• English advanced level (both written and spoken)
• French language medium level (both written and spoken)
• Knowledge of SPC (Statistic Process Control)
• MSA (Measurement System Analysis)
• APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)
• FMEA (Failure Mode & Effect Analyses)
• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
• Fishbone Diagram, 8D
• 5 WHY

If you seek a new work challenge and want to work for a large, progressive Fortune 500 company that is focused on Growth, Teamwork & Excellence - you’ll love this opportunity.

Please submit your CV in English or Romanian today to rbratescu@lear.com.