Quality Engineer Team Member (Paint)

About The Job

We believe that our employees are the foundation of our success and the source of our strength. Our vision is to become Turkey's most valuable and preferred industrial company that champions equality in the workplace. Join us in shaping the future of the automotive industry at Ford Otosan!

We believe that our employees are the foundation of our success and the source of our strength. Our vision is to become Turkey's most valuable and preferred industrial company that champions equality in the workplace. Join us in shaping the future of the automotive industry at Ford Otosan!

We are looking for a Quality Engineer at the Yeniköy Plant Paintshop Production Department. The aim of the Paint Quality Engineer is to take actions towards Ford Otosan's purpose of becoming Turkey's most valuable and most preferred brand, and manage the body quality processes that will ensure that customers who prefer Otosan products are also satisfied with the quality of the product

We are looking for a dynamic team member who is open to development, eager to learn, and ready to take responsibility for Paint Quality processes. The ideal candidate will work intensively on-site with production teams to solve quality issues and contribute to vehicle quality improvement processes.

Responsibilities

Work 100% on-site with production teams to ensure the operational excellence of paint production teams.

Developing an effective approach to problem-solving with an engineering perspective.

Providing management and solutions for quality problems encountered in production lines.

Bringing cross-functional teams together to develop and improve quality issues, also reporting the work done.

Tracking internal and external quality data/metrics.

Collecting quality data, analysing results, and summarizing quality metrics, providing analysis and reports for daily/weekly/monthly plant indicators review meetings, and guiding production teams accordingly.

Following up on the measurement of actions’ efficiency, taking or enforcing ICA, PCA, and PRA corrective actions, monitoring their implementation on-site, evaluating their effectiveness, and reporting the results.

Identifying and following up on the rework process.

Leading root cause analysis studies with the production team for effective 8D.

Supporting the identification of root causes of internal and external (customer) issues, coordinating sorting and containment activities, following up, and reporting the action plan with the production team.

Coordinating inspections and controls in-line with related internal and external problems.

Participating in quality audits (ISO 9001, etc.) and ensuring compliance with requirements.

Auditing control points and updating control procedures in response to production problems.

Ensuring the sharing of information regarding quality issues caused by suppliers with stakeholders, implementing ICA/ERA and PCA corrective actions in collaboration with the Incoming Quality team to prevent quality issues from affecting vehicle quality, and ensuring the invoicing of losses.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or a related field.

Experience: Preferably at least 3 years of experience in Paint production at the automotive industry.

Language Skills: Advanced proficiency in English both written and spoken

Technical Skills: Familiarity with quality management systems, root cause analysis, and quality control software; proficiency in MS Office, knowledge of PPA standards; and the ability.

Competencies: Strong analytical skills, effective problem-solving abilities, and a solid understanding of production and quality standards. Being effective team player to collaborate with cross functional teams. Excellent leadership, teamwork, and communication skills

Role Location

Kocaeli / Yeniköy

When You Start Your Career In "Ford Otosan";

• We have hybrid working model and you can enjoy being part of an agile team.

• You'll become a member of Koç Pension Foundation

• You and your loved ones will enjoy the benefits of KoçAilem

• You'll choose the side benefits with Flextra

The only criterion evaluated in the recruitment and employment is suitability for the job; equal opportunity is provided without any discrimination.

What About Us?

Ford Otosan, being one of the top three exporting companies in Turkey since 2004, has achieved 12 consecutive years of automotive industry championship and is Turkiye goods product export champion for 8 years in a row. Ford Otosan operates in 4 main centers with its Gölcük and Yeniköy Plants in Kocaeli, Eskişehir Plant in Eskişehir, Sancaktepe R&D Center and Spare Parts Warehouse in İstanbul and Craiova Plant in Romania employs more than 20,000 people. Kocaeli and Eskişehir Plants are listed among Ford's 'Best Vehicle Production Centers' and Eskişehir is the only factory in Turkiye that can produce vehicles, engines, and powertrains in the same center.

Ford Otosan, standing out with its sensitivity regarding social responsibilities, also carries out several social responsibility projects in many fields including education, healthcare, culture, arts, and sports on “Future. Now” vision. Ford Otosan, also carrying out awareness studies on gender equality since 2013 with the understanding of "Equality at Work", became the only automotive and the first and only industrial company from Turkiye to be included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2021.

The building blocks of our new corporate culture, which we call “Dynamic Balance”, our values are mutual trust and respect, value each other and affection, openness to change and innovation, open and transparent communication.

A common culture brings us to a common sense and purpose, helps us to work in a positive atmosphere of trust, ties us closer and helps us to reach a stronger future all together.