Apqp Senior Technician

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**Responsibilities**:

- Conduct new project launches at multiple locations in Lear Structures Europe.
- Customer contact regarding product quality / items.
- Part of an international launch team assigned to a specific project (company and plant level members from PM, IE, AME, Quality, Purchasing, Sales).
- Management of launch activities in accordance with client and automotive industry requirements and timing.
- Analysis and implementation of customer specific requirements (CSR - customer specific requirements).
- DFMEA and PFMEA team member, AP reduction support / action priority.
- Consideration of complaints and transfer of conclusions drawn from similar products/projects, prevention of errors.
- Management of Lear and Customer Portals, updating and uploading data based on agreed timings.
- Carrying out internal and external audits (Launch Audit, VDA 6.3), participation in customer audits.
- Adhering to the safe launch plan and following up on the action plans created.
- Preparation of 8D reports (one pager).
- Preparation of MGR’s Quality Pack (Management Gate Review).
- Preparation of six panels for monthly reports.
- Preparation of all project documentation (Inspection Plans, Boundary Book, PPAP) and participation in acceptance processes with the Customer.
- Participation in the so-called Cubings / Slow Build / Teardown.
- Revision of technical data, focus on reducing special characteristics in cooperation with Engineering.
- Collaboration and responsibility for advanced quality planning activities including reviews with the customer and internal quality team.
- Ensure that customer requirements are incorporated into product specifications and included in the quality management plan.
- Responsible for confirming and completing PPAP documentation

**Requirements**:

- Engineering degree or equivalent technical degree.
- At least 5 years of experience as a quality technician.
- Ability to read technical drawings.
- Knowledge of APQP and PPAP.
- Practical knowledge of quality tools such as: Ishikawa, 5Why, 8D, SPC, MSA I and II, Pareto analysis, PPAP.
- Availability for business trips (approx. 30% of working time).
- Fluent in Spanish and English.
- Consistently delivers positive results / goal orientation.
- Mature problem solving skills and high responsibility.
- Ability to work in an international team.
- High communication skills.
- Ability to build and develop good relationships / contacts with customers.