2nd Shift Quality Engineer – Plant & VAA – Orion Assembly

Job Description

Shift: 2nd shift: 2:30 pm 11:00 pm

Onsite: The successful candidate will be expected to report to Orion Assembly in Orion Michigan five times per week at a minimum.

Openings: This requisition will hire 2 identical 2nd-shift roles 1 2nd-shift role based at Orion Assembly and 1 2nd-shift role based at the VAA / Module Assembly facility supporting Orion.

Role Overview

The 2nd Shift Quality Engineer Plant & VAA provides on-shift quality engineering support for both Orion Assembly production operations (Interior Exterior Electrical Chassis) and VAAsupplied modules installed at the plant. This role is critical in ensuring that components systems and modules meet GM specifications BIQ/BIQS requirements and customer expectations.

The 2nd Shift QE is the primary quality liaison on shiftdriving fast response problem solving and containment on the floorwhile acting as a key interface between Manufacturing Engineering Supplier Quality VAA partners and Product Engineering.

What Youll Do

Plant & Chassis / Vehicle Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary onshift quality engineering contact for assigned areas (Interior Exterior Electrical Chassis) supporting Group Leaders and Quality Operations.
• Lead onshift containment problem identification and initial root cause analysis for plant and customer-driven issues ensuring effective handoff to 1st shift and central teams.
• Support GCA DRR Fast Response SPPS and FTQ activities on 2nd shift to reduce defects escapes and rework.
• Own/assist with plant quality metrics and defect reduction for assigned content (DRR GCA SPPS warranty field issues).
• Monitor quality alarms verification stations and key process parameters ensuring robust response to alarms and effective breakpoints for suspect material.
• Maintain and support continuous improvement of PFMEAs Process Control Plans torque strategies and alignment/functional controls for assigned operations (especially chassis/underbody where applicable).
• Participate in Change Management for plant changes (ECRs tooling changes process changes) including PTR builds documentation of issues and pass/fail feedback.

VAA / Module Responsibilities

• Act as onshift Quality liaison for VAA modules supporting realtime issue resolution and communication with VAA quality teams and GM Supplier Quality.
• Ensure VAA processes and interface to Orion conform to SOR Appendix I Operations Quality requirements including error proofing torque/angle control traceability and repair/rework controls.
• Own and maintain awareness of quality standards PFMEAs PCPs and verification methods for VAAbuilt modules ensuring controls are reflected in standardized work error proofing and inspection plans.
• Coordinate containment repair and rework activities for VAA-related spills including 24hour containment plans breakpoint control and confirmation of effectiveness.
• Document issues in PRTS and drive resolution through the CPIT process; ensure supplierresponsible issues are documented and worked in SPPS.
• Support implementation and closure of supplier Controlled Shipping activities and provide responses to Supplier Action Center (SAC) and manufacturing floor issues.
• Support yard sweeps and inspection method development when VAA/module issues affect yard or finished vehicle inventory.

CrossFunctional Systems & Governance

• Support implementation of GMS BIQ/BIQS requirements to ensure product quality and reliability across both plant and VAA content.
• Validate compliance to PCPs TEBs BoOs and standardized work identifying gaps and partnering with Manufacturing and Quality Operations to close them.
• Participate in quality audits and reviews (e.g. BIQ/BIQS MQRR internal assessments) and help close findings tied to 2nd shift operations or VAA content.
• Attend and actively contribute to Fast Response GCA and quality review meetings ensuring chassis/module/commodity issues are represented and progressed.
• Document and communicate Emerging Issues summaries and Lessons Learned to Engineering Validation Supplier Quality and Quality leadership.
• Support warranty reduction initiatives including use of field data and plant metrics to prioritize issues and drive durable corrective actions.
• When needed support supplier visits Temporary Work Orders (TWO) requests and Production Trial Run (PTR) events as the 2nd shift quality representative.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5 years of experience in manufacturing quality or engineering.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality or related technical field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in plant quality and/or supplier/module (VAA) quality with understanding of how supplier processes impact plant performance.
• General knowledge of print reading GD&T interpretation and part measurement.
• Working knowledge of PFMEA PCP PPAP SPC BIQ/BIQS and structured problem solving (7 Diamonds SPPS 5Why Fishbone).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and convert it into clear actionable plans.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams (Quality Manufacturing Engineering Launch Supplier Quality VAA).
• Customer-focused mindset managerial courage and effective decision-making in a fast-paced production environment.
• Comfortable working 2nd shift and providing handson support on the production floor.

What Will Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Quality Engineering and/or Supplier Quality experience in an automotive assembly environment.
• Experience with chassis systems torque management alignment or functional testing.
• Experience supporting VAA or module assembly and SOR/Operations Quality requirements.
• Manufacturing production floor experience leading real-time containment and change events.
• ISO/IATF experience including audit preparation and response.
• Experience leading crossfunctional projects or small teams.
• Red X or DFSS training/certification and strong data analysis capability.

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