We have an excellent opportunity for you to join a growing global automotive supplier as a SR Quality Engineer at our Spartanburg, SC location.

Benteler Automotive supplies automotive components, modules and systems to a global customer base.  Headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, the company is one of three business units owned by Benteler AG: Automotive, Steel/Tube, and Trade.  Benteler AG, with sales exceeding 5.6 billion Euros in 2006, employs more than 22,000 people worldwide. The automotive business, which makes up 75% of total sales turnover, operates from more than 59 plants in 22 countries.

OVERVIEW:

This position will develop and maintain the integrity of quality for our customers, through relationships, understanding the customers needs, communication and continuous improvement processes and products.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain working relationships with customers and suppliers, both internal and external.
• Provide product line support with respect to product or component quality, gaging and data interpretation issues.
• Manage documents pertaining to manufacturing and quality (process flows, PFMEA’s, control plans, quality alerts, visual OCR’s, etc.)
• Facilitate improvement activities with other disciplines in areas of cost reduction and other improvements, with the end result of improving profitability.
• Support the K2 process by providing Quality support to all potential new projects.
• Maintain the ISO and K3 Activities; Continuous education to others of Quality policies and procedures.
• Resolve customer issues through communication and/or plant visits.
• Manage Tools and Gaging pertaining to the manufacturing and Quality

Major Challenges

·         Supporting multiple customers and their quality systems.

·         Producing a superior product with limited equipment, manpower and time.

·         Consistent application of work instructions and quality standards across multiple shifts

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Must have Bachelors Degree in related field and a minimum of 5 years experience in similar quality field. Also Tier 1 or 2 Automotive experience including management of the TS 16949 and ISO requirements. Additional requirements include knowledge of SPC, APQP, Control Plans, PFMEA, Part Print, GD&T, etc.

Benteler run a multi-shift operation; therefore, we are considering candidates for both day and off-shift opportunities within the Quality Department.

Benteler Automotive offers an exciting, advanced work environment with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.  If this sounds like a team you would like to be a part of, qualified candidates can apply online.

Employment agencies that do not have specific approval to recruit for Benteler Automotive should not forward resumes.

Benteler Automotive is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V.