Operational Improvement & Quality Engineer

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What we offer:

Group Summary:

Position Overview
-Ensure that China activities are aligned with global MAFACT, Quality and Program initiatives and key priorities.
-MAFACT, Quality and Program related best practices sharing, and implementation status follow up among China groups/divisions.
-Coach and support all the Groups and Plants MAFACT leads and Quality leads.

Job Responsibility
MAFACT and Operational Excellence
•Align the regional MAFACT initiatives with the Magna International initiatives
•Maintain MAFACT information and standards and participate in revision process
•Support groups & divisions in their MAFACT implementation activities, provide operational solutions and tools to groups & divisions.
•Support to Facilitate MAFACT workshops within AP group or other related operational on a regular basis.
•Support regional Group MAFACT leads with assistance in underperforming divisions, as required
•Support MAFACT audits at all Asian Regional Plants combined with coaching and training, in order to close potential gaps
•Support MAFACT best practices and Lessons Learned sharing within regional groups, follow up with implementation status in divisions. 
•Support MAFACT trainings and Seminars for all China team
•Support MAFACT marketing promotion activities, include MAFACT newsletter, MagnaNow etc.
•Support Annual MAFACT Excellence Kaizen Award Selection and recognition
•Support operational improvements projects with respective divisions.

Quality
•Share Global information & strategy to Quality team of Magna Asia at the first time through regular meetings 
•Align the regional Quality initiatives with the Magna International initiatives
•Maintain MQS standards and participate in revision process
•Support groups & divisions in their MQS implementation activities, provide operational solutions and tools to groups & divisions.
•Facilitating Quality workshops within AP group or other related operational on a regular basis.
•Support regional Group Quality leads with assistance in underperforming divisions, as required
•Perform MQS audits at all Asian Regional Plants combined with coaching and training, in order to close potential gaps
•Reinforce and lead quality best practices and Lessons Learned sharing within regional groups, follow up with implementation status in divisions. 
•MQS Dashboard maintenance and tracking, propose follow up activities, such as data analysis, improvement advice etc. 
•Monthly tracking for Quality performance such as CoQ (Cost of Quality) reduction, quality incidents, warranty cost to assure data accuracy and conduct data analysis and read across for potential kaizens
•Support China Quality team for MQS certification/calibration and status tracking
•Regularly review the MQS standards in the plants, on the shop floor with the subgroup and divisional Quality experts
•Support divisional customer complaints problem solving and improve divisional problem-solving skills through the process, tools, methodology, 
•Assist and ensure that Quality Reporting and Cost of Quality is being focused.

Program
•Facilitating program management workshops with China team 
•High focus program launches tracking 
•Facilitating Financial Program Seminar and Training
•Lead Annual program management Award Selection and recognition
•Assist PDP implementation 

Activities and Events
•Support Customer Oriented Operation Workshops
•China Operation Status monitoring
•Support lean logistic focus activities

Others
•Perform other duties as required
•Reasonably judge, identify, and properly handle all the personal information involved in work, and to learn and master the relevant policies and procedures for Magna's data privacy and personal information management. If necessary, need to sign a relevant "commitment letters" of personal information protection in the future.

Qualifications: 
Knowledge and Education
-Preferable majoring in Technical, Engineering related.
-Education: Bachelor and above
Experience
-4+ years ‘work experience in Operation improvement, lean manufacturing, and Quality

Skills and Competencies
-Professional knowledge and skills on lean manufacturing, operation improvement and quality
-Be able to conduct MAFACT and MQS Audit 

General Competence
-Strong time management and problem-solving skills
-Strong communication, written, and presentation skills
-A team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to work independently and with minimal supervision in order to meet tight deadlines

IT/Language
-Excellent communication skill in both Chinese and English.

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.