Quality Shift Lead

Overview

Stellantis is creating a global industrial powerhouse. Every new day and new challenge brings the opportunity to drive your future. You'll get involved. You'll take risks. You'll leave your mark. The Quality department at the Sterling Stamping Plant is currently seeking a highly skilled, solutions-oriented Quality Lead to join the team.

• Assist in root cause, containment and corrective actions for all quality related issues
• Initiate investigations of quality concerns internally, at supplier locations and resulting from customer feedback and utilize data to drive issues to closure
• Achieve timely completion of containment corrective actions (Performance action notices)
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and utilize problem solving tools in day-to-day operations to drive issue resolution
• Provide technical liaison support between Engineering, Quality, Production and Product Design departments
• Represent the 'Voice of the Customer' to platform teams
• Establish, maintain documentation of processes and train utilizing Stellantis SPW tools
• Embrace and execute standardization of best practices that ensure quality products
• Document all non-conformance conditions found and identify and execute opportunities for process improvement
• Establish clean points and maintain acceptable quality standards
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of vehicle audit items
• Supervise all major aspects of vehicle inspection and analyze data for comparison to daily vehicle audits
• Supervise the auditing of new production vehicles to validate quality or identify quality concerns
• Effective supervision of all employees as assigned
• Management of timesheets, performance evaluations, scheduling and time off approval for bargaining unit (UAW) employees
• Responsible for adherence to the Collective Bargaining Unit (UAW) contract provisions that affect area or employees under supervision
• Responsible for hands-on training and coaching of salary and bargaining unit employees
• Support the improvement of company-wide quality performance and achievement of quality and business metrics and best-in-class standing class standing

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in related field including involvement with management, hourly, or skilled personnel
• Strong experience in application of problem solving tools
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong team building skills
• Basic Microsoft Office / PowerPoint proficiency
• Self-directed and team oriented with demonstrated planning/problem solving skills
• Experience and working knowledge of computer systems and software
• Ability to work rotating shifts that include weekends and overtime as required
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills
• Ability to be flexible to carry out tasks 'outside' of normal roles and responsibilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Engineering or technical degree Vehicle audit/quality experience
• Demonstrated experience supervising hourly personnel in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
• Previous experience working in a union environment
• Previous experience with quality control systems and methodologies
• Knowledge of engineering specs, standards and build objectives
• Background in LEAN manufacturing systems or SPW
• Proficient in Microsoft Access;
  Possess knowledge of MQGR requirements
• Possess knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements

Salaried Employee Benefits (US, Non-Represented)

Comprehensive coverages encompassing the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and overall Wellbeing of our employees, including short- and long-term disability.

Annual Incentive Plan (SAIP), 401k with Employer Match & Contribution (max 8%), SoFi Student Loan Refinancing.

Paid time includes company holidays, vacation, and Float/Wellbeing Days.

12 Weeks paid Parental Leave, Domestic Partner Benefits, Family Building Benefit, Marketplace, Life/Disability and other Insurances.

Annual training, tuition reimbursement and discounts, Business Resource & Intra-professional Groups.

Comprehensive Company Car Program and Vehicle Discounts. Vehicle discounts include family and friends.