Quality Team Leader Casting
Birmingham, MI - USA
Job Summary
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Job Responsibilities:
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The function of Quality Team lead is to assist with Co-ordination and leading of activities in the quality lab and running and maintenance of the coordinate measuring machines (CMM) OPTIGO OPTICELL and other measurement tools and equipment (3D Scanner). Job includes doing necessary dimensional layouts via CMM or other means to ensure customer and Quality Assurance standards are being met and maintained.
RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY:
The Quality Team lead is responsible for THEIR safety and well-being as well and Teams health and safety quality customer cost productivity and ergonomic issues through using the company policies and procedures and the Magna Employees Charter as a guideline.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITIONS:
1) Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.
2) Understand and promote Magnas philosophies (Magnas Operational Principles Corporate Constitution and Employees Charter).
3) Follow and comply with all operational procedures/policies as stated in the employee Environmental Health and Safety programs (Magna and OSHA Standards).
4) Lead the Quality Team on your shift to co-ordinate daily activities and manage work orders
5) Support / Perform as Quality techs as needed which includes X-Ray audit process Tensile testing Bend testing and Chemistry testing
6) Perform Blister tests and help with Sample preps as needed
7) Support / Perform as Quality Auditors as needed
8) Escalate Quality Deviations to Production Leadership and Quality leadership
9) Perform layout inspections on product fixtures or dies as required. This would include first article layouts gage reproducibility & repeatability studies and capability studies.
10) Operate and maintain the coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and other measurement tools and equipment (3D Scanner). Job includes doing necessary dimensional layouts via CMM or other means to ensure customer and Quality Assurance standards are being met and maintained
11) Maintain annual part layout.
12) Maintain annual fixture gage reproducibility and repeatability studies.
13) Monitor applicable CMM Trackers to prioritize and run weekly audits
14) Optimize machine uptime by proactively getting fixtures and parts while machines are kept running through shift.
15) Ensure machines run 8 hours during shift no idle process time
16) Help maintain test equipment and storage area in a safe clean and orderly condition. Follow 5S principle in and around work area.
17) Prepares and maintains programs and reports from layout inspections.
18) Fully understand quality standards procedures and customer requirements.
19) Program the Opti-Cell/Optigo (white/blue light measuring system) to measure stampings and assemblies of manufactured components
20) Setup and measure manufactured components and provide timely feedback on the results.
21) Export the data to the appropriate location on the network
22) Initial set-up of the equipment to take the required views to provide the necessary part verification.
23) Load the cells with the fixtures and parts prior to operation.
24) View the output image and notify the appropriate Team Leader or Supervisor if there are any discrepancies they need to be aware of.
25) Unload the parts and fixture after the operation
26) Maintain NCM log and NCM cage for accuracy and help Quality auditors to contain of production parts as needed
27) Create quality alerts as needed
28) Exercise confidentiality in sharing dimensional feedback with customers prior to review by Leadership team
29) Daily review of 5S and housekeeping in work area
30) Promote good housekeeping
31) Perform other duties as required
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
SKILL (Ability to do the job)
-Must possess working knowledge and understanding of quality systems standards and procedures
-Must have strong team-focused interpersonal and leadership abilities
-Must have excellent communication skills
-Must be willing to work extended or flexible hours
-Must be willing to work in various locations within and outside the facility
-Must be able to pay good attention to detail
-Must possess good human relations leadership skills and a maturity of judgment
-Must have good organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Must be attentive to minor details.
- Must be an effective communicator of ideas and concepts.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Some of the physical demands for this position include being able to lift up to a weight of 40 pounds and the ability to stand sit and walk for prolonged periods of time.
EQUIPMENT / TOOLS USED
Some of the equipment and tools used are a computer printer telephone photocopier
PPE forklift Opticell/Optigo CMM Machine and an assortment of metrology tools X-Ray Spectrometer Blister oven 3D Scanner
KNOWLEDGE
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree (AA) or equivalent from two year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
TECHNICAL TRAINING: Understanding of customer quality specifications Working knowledge of CMM programming Microsoft application certification Statistical Process Control including FARO CAM2 SPC Process Control. Forklift and crane certification will be an asset.
OTHER: Computer skills proficient in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint
WORK EXPERIENCE
WHAT TYPES Quality Tech CMM Manufacturing Quality Auditor Leadership Operations CNC
HOW MUCH 2-5 years
WHAT ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR ABILITIES WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE JOB
-Quality Training
-TS16949 Internal Auditor experience
-Robot Programming
-CNC
-GD&T
-Microsoft Word & Excel
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AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure
As part of our commitment to a fair consistent and efficient recruitment process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.
Under conditions defined by applicable law you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.
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Manager
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