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Continental Senior Quality Engineer in Fairlawn, Ohio
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated preliminary sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets.
THE COMPANY
ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 42,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.8 billion euros (2023), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.
Are you ready to shape the future with us?
THE POSITION
Customer Case Management:
Coordinate and support customer quality cases and incidents within BA Cluster (including Escalations)
Train plant associates in problem solving methodology and provide feedback on completed problem solving reports to improve response to customer concerns and reduce non-quality costs
Lead interdisciplinary and cross-location teams to define corrective and preventive measures regarding common quality incidents, process improvements and/or key customer quality incidents
Provide technical support and oversight of action plans related to Key Customer Quality Meetings within the BA Cluster
Coordinate of Customer Quality Escalations in cooperation with Segments, Operations and Plants
Ensure standardized communication to the customers
Coordinate of Key Customer Quality Meetings within the BA Cluster
Drive the implementation of BA and GS Standards for Customer Quality Case Process
Drive Lesson Learned and Improvement Programs regarding Customer Case Management in cooperation with Customer Quality Management
Provide engineering support to execute improvement activities to meet both internal requirements and customer expectations
Customer Performance Monitoring
Maintain an efficient monitoring of customer case data
Maintain a standardized BA Cluster reporting
Provide training and support for customer data
Operational Quality Management
Lead, initiative and support projects aimed at standardizing best practice approaches and sharing lessons learned
Support and conduct internal audits to assure that all core quality systems are implemented in cooperation with BA Audit Management
Support plants in the achievement and maintenance of certification
Provide focus on identifying, prioritizing, and strategically reducing technical compliance risk in cooperation with BA tC Management
Utilize experience and lessons learned to identifying gaps in the Management System implementations in cooperation with BA Management System
Support plant quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews
Support Application Quality Planning in cooperation with the plant teams and provide input from customer case management
Quality Methods, Tools, and Trainings together with BA Customer Quality Management
Work with plant teams to improve knowledge and implementation of quality system tools – eg. GR&R, FMEA, Control Plans, Statistical Process Control, Structured Problem Solving
Support continuous improvement related to the Mission Critical Rules in the plants.
Support implementation of production, productivity, quality, technical compliance and customer-service standards
Key user support and site level training and implementation support for quality digitalization tools
BA Operational
QM Net Work
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Leads or Supports Operational Quality Management Projects, as needed, within the Plants
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY
Immediate Benefits
Paid Time Off
Tuition & Employee Discounts
Annual Bonus
Employer 401(k) Match
And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Degree, e.g. in the field of Engineering, Production Technology, Economics with strong operational focus Consequential years/long term Management experience preferrably in Quality or Manufacturing
Broad functional work experience including operations
Several years of professional experience and methodological competence in the field of Quality Management
Customer and Supplier communication experience Several years experience in technical problem solving, continuous improvement, or project management Consequential years / longterm of international and cross functional team leadership experience
Strong leadership skills (team skills, conflict, management, networking)Experience with intercultural communication (eg. internally across locations, international customers, international suppliers)
Expected travel 30-50% within region
EEO-Statement:
EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to Careers@conti-na.com or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.
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