Quality Team Leader - Casting

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What we offer:

Group Summary:

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 Employee’s Charter as a guideline.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITIONS:

1) Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.

2) Understand and promote Magna’s philosophies (Magna’s Operational Principles, Corporate Constitution and Employee’s 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

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

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.