Supplier Quality Development Engineer

Supplier Quality Development Engineer

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Employer: OPmobility f/k/a Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior LLC

Job Title: Supplier Quality Development Engineer

Job Location: 310 Genoble Road, Greer, SC 29615

Job Type: Full-time, 40 hours a week, Monday – Friday

Responsibilities:

• Manage the improvement of Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Supplier Quality Performance (product and service) across the assigned perimeter, through effective problem resolution and escalation processes
• Support plant in the reduction of supplier Non-Conformities (NCN), Cost Recovery, and management of poor performing suppliers and crisis.
• Ensure supplier issues are risk managed effectively.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of supplier quality processes, standards and trainings.
• Evaluate (audit) new potential suppliers in accordance with purchasing strategy.
• Contribute to the selection of new suppliers in accordance with quality and purchasing strategy.
• Mange the development and improvement of suppliers.
• Support plants in the reduction of Demerits & CNQ for suppliers.
• Support program management during the launch phase.
• This position requires 55% domestic travel and 5% international travel. Hybrid work from home permitted two (2) days per week.

Requirements:

• At Least a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Production Management, Mechanical Engineering or other closely related field and
• Five (5) years of experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer or closely related occupation where required experience gained.
• Also requires at least 3 years of experience in the following:
• Experience in Purchasing Quality, Program management, or Operations background within the automotive industry;
• Experience with Injection, Paint, Chromed, Stamped and Bonding processes
• Technical knowledge of purchased automotive commodities including chrome parts, metal parts, injected plastics parts, fasteners, or paint ;
• Experience negotiating automotive commodities ; and
• Experience with automotive global requirements
• Auditor Certification such as VDA 6.3 or VDA-IAIG Standards
• Language Requirement:
  Fluent in Spanish

Contact: To apply, send resume to:
Zumra Husanovic at z Please reference job title and location.

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.