Job Description

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers worldwide. Through its four business groups, DRiV, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket. Tenneco is a multi-billion dollar organization operating out of 200+ locations.

Clean Air

Powertrain

Performance Solutions

DRiV

Our driving force is our people

As an industry-leading aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer, what we make matters. How we show up and compete in the marketplace matters. Our business performance matters. But the thing that matters most is what we stand for together – what we value.

Our values:

Integrity Always:

• Do the right thing the right way
• Speak up
• Own it

One Team:

• Take care of each other
• Embrace our differences
• Succeed together

Make Tomorrow Better:

• Turn problems into solutions
• Create what’s next
• Passion to learn

Will To Win:

• Seek flawless execution
• Create customer fans
• Make a difference

Tenneco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Performance Solutions

Tenneco's Performance Solutions business segment enhances performance on a variety of vehicles – from passenger cars through commercial truck off-highway and industrial (CTOHI), to rail and aerospace.

The OE business group’s Advanced Suspension Technologies, Ride Control, Braking and NVH Performance Materials business units are dedicated to helping drivers and passengers experience the perfect ride by delivering differentiated technologies that help improve performance, handling, and comfort. The Systems Protection business unit brings solutions that help reduce abrasion, heat, noise, and electromagnetic interference in critical components.

Job title:

Quality Engineer-Supplier Quality

Job function and sub function:

Operations-Quality

Position summary:

Responsible for the development of new components and new suppliers, support supplier to solve quality issue and improve quality performance, and push supplier continuous improvement to promote process control and quality management system. The major commodities: stamping/plastic/rubber/powder metal/machining, etc.

负责新零部件和新供应商的开发；供应商质量问题的改善；供应商质量绩效的提升；推动供应商进行持续改进提升其过程管控和质量管理体系。供应商类别主要为：冲压、塑料、橡胶、粉末冶金、机加工等。

Reports to (role):

Quality Supervisor

Team size (Direct and total):

Works closely with:

AQ/PQ/CQ/MET/CB/PB/FF team /PM/Engineering team

Location:

Changzhou Plant

Key responsibilities:

• Supplier quality improvement: monitor supplier quality performance, push suppliers to make continuous improvement, and achieve annual quality performance target.

供应商质量绩效提升：监控供应商的质量绩效，推动供应商进行持续改进，完成年度质量绩效目标。

• Supplier training: provide training to suppliers to improve their quality management ability and quality awareness.

供应商培训：对供应商进行培训，提高其质量管理能力和质量意识。

• New project: complete new components development according to APQP, and approve PPAP according project deadline. Monitor the supplier's new components development status and production process development status, push supplier to improve the problem in the development process, and solve the potential quality risks in the development stage to ensure the stability of process and component quality in SOP.

新项目：按照项目节点对新零件实施APQP并完成PPAP的批准；监控供应商的样品开发状况和生产过程开发状况，推动供应商改善在开发过程中发现的问题，将潜在的质量风险在开发阶段进行解决，确保量产过程和实物质量的稳定性。

• Supplier quality issue analysis and improvement: feedback quality issue to suppliers, complete effective containment action in time, and support supplier to complete the quality issue analysis and improvement, and verify the effectiveness of supplier improvement.

供应商质量问题分析和改善：向供应商反馈质量投诉，及时完成有效的围堵措施，并支持供应商完成质量投诉的分析和改善，验证供应商改善措施的有效性。

• Supplier audit: Regular audit for suppliers to continuous improve suppliers process control and quality management system; audit suppliers at milestone of new project to confirm the components quality and process control to meet the requirements.

供应商审核：对供应商定期进行审核，推动供应商生产过程和质量管理体系的持续改进；在新项目开发的关键节点对供应商进行审核，确认样品质量和生产过程满足要求。

Ideal candidate experience:

• At least 5 years working experience in supplier quality management of automotive industry.

5年以上汽车行业供应商质量管理相关工作经验。

Skills and capabilities (leadership and/or functional):

• Familiar with IATF16949 quality system

熟悉IATF16949质量体系

• Master quality tools in automotive industry, such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, CP, MSA, SPC, etc

掌握汽车行业质量工具，如APQP、PPAP、FMEA、CP、MSA、SPC等

• Strong the ability of analysis and solving for quality issue, familiar using 8D, 8D, Why、Fishbone、DOE, etc.

较强的质量问题分析和解决能力，熟练使用8D, Why、Fishbone、DOE等

• Familiar 6 sigma, and use Minitab analysis data to solve quality issue.

熟悉6 sigama并能使用Minitab分析数据来支持问题的改善

• Understand special process audit and customer process audit, such as CQI-9/CQI-11/VDA6.3/VDA6.5  etc.

了解特殊工艺过程审核和客户过程审核，例如CQI-9/CQI-11/VDA6.3/VDA6.5

• Achieve working communication level in English.

英语达到正常工作交流水平

• Proficient in Word, Excel, PPT and other software.

熟练使用Word、Excel、PPT等软件

Qualifications/ certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above

本科及以上学历

• Vehicle Engineering/Mechanical/Mechatronics or related major.

车辆工程/机械/机电一体化等相关专业。