Corporate Supplier Quality Engineer

Job description

Lear For You We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you. A path to a better career. A better future. Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.

They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together. Are you ready for a better career? A better future? Short overview As part of the European Supplier Quality team, you support program teams in achieving excellence in supplier quality across new product launches and current production. You drive quality planning, supplier development, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement to ensure customer satisfaction, manufacturing stability, and operational success throughout the supply chain.

Responsibilities

Lead supplier APQP activities to ensure successful new product launches and readiness before start of production. Coordinate supplier PPAP approvals, process qualification activities, and product and design verification requirements. Review and validate PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and GD&T documentation to ensure robust manufacturing controls. Conduct supplier readiness assessments, audits, gateway reviews, and run-at-rate evaluations to verify production capability.

Manage supplier quality performance through scorecard reviews, audits, and ongoing quality monitoring. Drive issue escalation, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation to resolve supplier quality concerns. Develop and execute supplier improvement and recovery plans to improve performance and return underperforming suppliers to target levels. Support continuous improvement initiatives across seating manufacturing processes, including JIT, Trim, Structures, and TCS operations.

Experience

Requirements 3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related automotive manufacturing role. Strong experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and supplier quality management processes. Knowledge of automotive quality standards, supplier audits, process qualification, and corrective action methodologies. Experience working with seating manufacturing processes, including JIT, Trim, Structures, or TCS environments will be big advantage.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or equivalent experience.