Plant Quality Engineer
Volvo Cars Group
Plant Quality Engineer
Can you engineer a brighter tomorrow?
It’s crystal clear: the actions we take in the next few years will significantly impact our future. At Volvo Cars, we embrace change. We’re committed to transforming the automotive industry and leading in electrification. For this, we’re seeking out more creative minds to shape that future. Don’t miss this opportunity to create your tomorrow.
Let's introduce ourselves
The Plant Quality Engineer is an operational role to support production in securing Built in Quality in the production processes.
What you'll do
- To escalate risks in the production process that can jeopardize the quality and customer satisfaction.
- To initiate actions due to internal and/or external risks and quality deviations
- To take decisions about temporary short-term actions to assure quality in production.
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining Quality Operating System (QOS) related procedures, methods and tools in production areas.
- Support the production teams to build quality in the production process; focus on prevention
- To support "Best Launches" by early involvement in car programs build series, focusing risk mitigation of process conditions
- Contribute with a Quality view on product and process solutions in running changes and/or major process changes (e.g. takt time, new shift etc.)
- Support with problem solving expertise
- Participate in Quality-network
- Govern/audit execution of control plan; secure updating of FMEA when applicable
- Support and follow up of containment actions
- Support kick-off, pre-meeting
- Supervise defined quality assurance activities
What you'll bring
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge about the Quality Operating System/BMS
- Knowledge from manufacturing process and process conditions required for quality
- Knowledge of customer and standard demands
- Skills in practical problem solving
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Demonstrate every day built in quality behavior
- Strong ability to motivate, coach and encourage people
- Ability to plan, lead and control activities
- Fluent in local and English language, spoken and written
- Knowledge in different Quality and IT tools
Let's talk benefits
Join Volvo Cars and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits designed with you in mind. Our programs offer choice, flexibility, and exceptional value, including competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and a wellness program with discounts and gifts, most of which start on day one of employment. You'll also have access to voluntary benefits and a robust retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer The Family Bond by Volvo Cars, a global paid parental leave policy covering all employees, including adoptive, permanent care foster, and surrogate parents. Additionally, employees and their eligible family members can lease a new Volvo at discounted rates through the Volvo Employee Lease Program (VELP). At Volvo Cars, our benefits extend beyond the workplace to enhance your life and support your family.
Volvo Car is an equal opportunity employer. The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Please submit your application through our career page. Due to GDPR regulations, we’re unable to store or consider applications from other platforms. Make sure to submit your application in English.
Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email. We’re excited to get to know you!
Volvo Cars – driving change together
Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.
And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
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Ridgeville, SC, US, 29472
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