Waukesha Gas Engines

Quality Team Lead – Assembly

LocationWelland, ON
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job

In this position you will be reporting directly to Director of Quality and will be responsible to drive quality in machining/assembly. They will lead improvement initiatives to ensure product compliance with engineering speculations in all phases of engine manufacturing, test & dispatch. They will use sound Lean Six Sigma quality engineering principles and strong leadership skills to guide, mentor, develop & support team members to successfully execute measurable first-time product quality as a key enabler to productivity improvement & overall customer satisfaction.


Primary Responsibilities

Leadership & development of the quality team in machining or assembly
Lead PFMEA & Control Plan development activities to ensure robust manufacturing processes
Work collaboratively with Product Platform leaders, product & manufacturing engineers to support resolution of field complaints by applying needed corrective & preventive actions as necessary in the production value stream
Work collaboratively with supplier quality management to protect the plant from inbound supplier quality issues
Support ongoing quality system development and process audit activities across the plant
Lead 8D problem solving reporting for customer complaints and other internal non-conformances
Lead Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) projects as needed to solve manufacturing pain-points
Develop & maintain department budget for operating and capital expenditures
Work collaboratively with functional operations leaders to ensure product quality issues are solved in a timely manner while protecting customer product delivery dates


Basic Qualifications

Bachelors’ degree from an accredited university with a preference in Engineering or equivalent educational background with work experience in an industrial environment (or 7 + years of relevant experience).
Solid Lean, continuous improvement and root cause analysis background with prior process improvement assignments
Familiarity & experience with ISO 9001 & TS/ IATF16949 quality systems 
Green Belt in Six Sigma with a solid understanding of Lean principles
Strong analytical, problem-solving & communication skills
Familiarity with product Quality and Reliability methodologies including, MTBF, FMEA, Causal Effects Analysis, 8D, 5 Whys, etc.
Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills, customer focused, enthusiastic
Strong customer orientation and sense of urgency and a growth mindset
Team player with proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate, inspire others and drive change within the organization to meet team goals/objectives 
Proven facilitation and team leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
Ability to work effectively across functions, prior experience in developing and leading a team or significant multidisciplinary project


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