• Review supplier submission packages 19-point PPAP, ensuring requirement compliance and accuracy
• Coordinate activities for PPAP approval with supplier, Inteva cross-functional teams and customers
• Coordinate quality and capability assessments when required with suppliers, including reporting, follow-up and closure of audit findings and non-conformances
• Lead cross-functional supplier meetings/reviews as needed to ensure Inteva and customer requirements are met
• Guide suppliers when necessary to develop quality strategies to improve quality system implementation, utilizing continuous improvement and problem-solving techniques
• Coordinate supplier process audits, run at rate verifications, control plan audits and PFMEA reviews, special processes evaluations when required
• Support and coordinate engineering changes related to suppliers with the Auburn Hills plant
• Define/determine customer quality requirements with suppliers
• Participate with the PDT/Launch team on APQP activities for suppliers
• Interface with team members, customers and suppliers on a regular basis
• Provide technical problem-solving, root cause analysis, and develop/issue corrective action (Problem Cases) for defects
• Coordinate product dimension verification/analysis and provide dimensional information when required from the supplier
• Manage incoming inspection of supplier parts as required
• Coordinate Quality sorting, supplier RMA and supplier 8D/corrective actions as necessary
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