Quality Analyst 1

Position:     Quality Analyst – PPAP, PPA and CIL  

Level: P1, lateral  

Location:     Saginaw, MI  

Manages Others? No  

Function: Quality – Reports to Quality Manager - Thomas McCartney  

 Position Overview:  

Driveline is looking for an individual who has a passion for quality and drive to succeed.  To be successful in this position, the candidate will be comfortable interacting with all facets of the business – including Product Engineering, Operations, Plant Engineering, Program Managers, GSM and Supplier Quality.  Position will include PPAP, PPA and CIL (Change Implementation Leader) responsibilities.  Looking for a candidate that has excellent written and verbal communication skills.  The candidate should possess an understanding of compliance with ISO14001 and TS16949 standards. 

 Major Job Responsibilities:  

• Support weekly PDT meetings for new launches that require In-House, Supplier and Customer PPAP’s. 


• Submit and track all plant PPAP’s in Intelex and Customer Portals. 


• Work with Customer Supplier Quality Engineers to approve PPAP’s. 


• Work with Operations and Quality teams to communicate any Supplier issues to Nexteer SQE’s. 


• Input and track all Supplier complaints (formal and informal) in Intelex. 


• Input, Gather data and track Cost Recoveries in Intelex due to Supplier quality/delivery issues.  


• Work with Engineering to process ECR’s/DCN’s/ Internal Plant changes to issue Plant CN’s. 


• Provide summary and status of all Plant CN’s.    


• Interface with multiple disciplines (Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Purchasing and Customers).   


• Assure compliance to IATF/TS-16949 Standards within assigned areas.   


• Ensure readiness for all internal and external quality audits.  

Qualifications:  

• Recommended bachelor's degree – Business or Engineering. 


• Experience working in a certified quality management system  


• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.   


• Written and oral communication skills  


• Demonstrated high levels of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others  


• Strong self-starting initiative and innovative attitude  


• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision  


• Excellent computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teamcenter and Intelex)