Senior Product Quality Engineer

About the role

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Responsibilities

• Daily coordination of shop floor quality activities to ensure Brose and its customers are protected.
• Functional leadership of Quality Auditors and the Salvage Team, focusing on their career and skill development.
• Escalation support for Quality Auditors and Leadership during internal and customer issues.
• Responsible for shop floor quality KPIs for the plant (e.g., Scrap, RT, Rework Rate, etc.).
• Owner of the plant scrap, salvage, and rework processes.
• Mentor and support Quality Auditors and Salvage Operators with quality issues and problem solving.
• Define and monitor a clear concept for shop floor audits, enforcing discipline, Brose basic rules, and correct PFM.
• Responsible for improving scrap reporting tools and ensuring correct 551/552 transactions.
• Lead scrap reduction projects in coordination with the PQC.
• Owner of the Procella software for the plant.
• Lead the improvement of the NBO rework and salvage concepts (incl. rework station concepts).
• Own the hold and sort areas and all areas where NOK material is stored, ensuring correct material flow and labeling.
• Own the career development process for Quality Auditors and Salvage, defining a clear path from junior QA to QE in alignment with the PQC.
• Create training and development plans for the quality team, aiming to close skill gaps and ensure successors are defined.
• Lead the continuous improvement of our daily shop floor quality and salvage processes.
• Initiation and follow-up on sorting activities and containment concerning parts that do not meet specification.

Your Profile

• At least 5 years’ professional experience in the area of quality, ideally at least 1–3 years in a position in the automotive industry as a quality specialist.
• Knowledge of appropriate procedures for planning and optimizing quality processes.

Benefits

• Competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance.
• Attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations.
• Comprehensive medical and insurance benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• Variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events.
• Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment.
• Wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments, and tailored career paths.