We have an exciting opportunity in the Windsor-Essex Area for a Senior Quality Engineer!

What is in it for you?

• Be a part of a great team
• Dynamic global organization
• Opportunities for advancement
• Competitive compensation package

What you will do:

• Coordinate all APQP activities with assistance from existing subject matter specialists

including Build/ Document, Colour, Metrology/ Gauge, Current Production CI

• Maintain excellent Customer relations at corporate and plant level throughout launch

• Execute Customer engineering changes, reworks, and root cause investigations

• Manage supplier base for all purchased components

• Select special characteristics

• Manage customer portals (SQE)

• Clearly and consistently communicate customer expectations to the Organization

• Assist in the development of control documents, implementation of lessons learned, SOR

compliance, gauge, and assembly equipment development, and related PPAP deliverables

• Manage suppliers PPAP’s, quality, and chargebacks and facilitate supplier development

• Lead/ coordinate cross-functional APQP teams on product launches, apply lessons learned

to continuously improve APQP process

• Provide written technical responses to customers on launch quality issues

• Liaison with Customers during visits, builds, run at rates, PPAP activities, process/ system

audits, and APQP/ PDT meetings.

• Track and resolve open issues about new product launches, develop control

documents and other Customer-required quality documentation.

• Perform Quality Engineering activities for internal issues as needed. (Ex. problem-solving,

process audits, internal auditing, etc.

• Liaison with Customers on quality issues, travel to customer locations to orchestrate sorts,

confirm issues and conduct investigations as needed

What you will bring:

• Minimum of three years in Community College with a Technology diploma or an Engineering
• degree. Special consideration to formal Quality Accreditation (ASQC/AIAG) and technical
• courses completed (Auditor, etc.).
• Certification as a CQE Quality Engineer
• Minimum of five years experience in Quality capacity with at least two years in a Q.E. role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead APQP Process in an automotive assembly environment. Good
• current working knowledge of AIAG standards (APQP, PPAP & PFMEA especially).
• Experience interacting with automotive assembly plants would be considered an asset. Q.S.
• Lead Auditor accreditation.
• Thorough current knowledge of the AIAG APQP process with basic knowledge of
• Injection Molding process.
• • Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to participate in internal training
• programs (Paulson Training Program) and attend external training as required.
• • Demonstrated organizational skills with strong oral and written communication
• abilities.
• • Strong leadership abilities, able to lead effective meetings.
• • Quality Control background including problem-solving and root-cause analysis
• • Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated diplomacy and
• professionalism
• • Sound technical background with experience evaluating failure modes both manual
• assembly and mechanical automation.
• • Interest in developing technical skills through both internal and external training.
• • Exceptional organizational abilities with task prioritization, multi-tasking, use of
• timelines and time management techniques.
• • Able to travel as required (U.S./Mexico & Canada) to support Customer needs.
• Personal attributes required:
• • Leadership capability demonstrated through a positive attitude
• • Conviction to improve personally and support continuous improvement in the
• department and company as a whole
• • High level of personal integrity
• • Strong work ethic demonstrating the importance of punctuality
• • Professional/mature demeanor under stressful situations
• • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• • Effective time management skills
• • Confident, consistent, decisive personality
• • Must be able to work with little supervision; must be self-directed