UAP Quality Engineer M/F
Job Description
- Experience in the automotive sector or a high-volume industry.
- Integrate the UAP Glace of the Sens site and manage a team of 4 people.
- Initiate QRQC in the dedicated database and validate action robustness.
- Support UAP Managers and site management in analyzing problems assigned in QRQC.
- Update UAP quality monitoring charts: Customer returns, Cost of non-quality.
- Conduct line audits to detect non-compliance with standards and identify corrective actions.
- Participate in the eradication of customer incidents and non-quality incidents.
- Ensure compliance with quality incident reaction rules during UAP QRQC meetings.
- Update the control plan after an incident.
- Verify 4M matrix compliance regarding product or process modifications and ensure customer awareness and approval.
- Update quality documents following a process change.
- Verify the conformity of product manufacturing processes against specifications (machine capacity, annual product audit).
- Have the decision-making authority to stop a manufacturing/assembly line if standards are not respected or a safety/quality risk is detected.
- Represent the client within Valeo on quality issues (communication/escalation).
- Responsible for managing PDCA and closures for internal supplier incidents.
- Higher technical education (Quality, Production, Industrial Engineering or equivalent).
- At least 5 years of professional experience in an industrial environment.
- Mastery of problem-solving and quality analysis methodologies (QRQC, 8D, FMEA, 5 Whys, Ishikawa).
- Mastery of manufacturing and assembly processes.
- Ability to perform visual and appearance checks.
- Rigor, field presence, analytical mind, and decision-making ability in a demanding environment.
- Stress resistance and a sense of continuous improvement.
- Professional level of English.
- Shareholding plan
- Action Logement (housing assistance)
- Presence of a social & economic committee (CSE)
- Company restaurant
Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leaders in our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.
Build Augmented Lighting and Visibility, join Valeo!
Valeo is the world leader in automotive lighting. From the latest innovations in interior and exterior lighting to advanced wiping technologies, the Valeo Light Division of the Group offers innovative visibility systems with a strong style, improving safety and driving comfort.
The Valeo site based in Sens (89) is a production site. It brings together 360 employees around the manufacturing of lighting systems (rear lights, light strips, etc.).
We are recruiting a UAP Quality Engineer M/F
Your missions:
You will integrate the UAP Glace of the Sens site and manage a team of 4 people, whom you will support in skill development and daily performance.
Your main missions will be:
- Initiate QRQC in the dedicated database – participate in securing and validating the robustness of actions.
- Support UAP Managers and site management in analyzing problems assigned in QRQC.
- Update UAP quality monitoring charts: Customer returns – Cost of non-quality…
- Conduct line audits to detect non-compliance with the Standard and identify with the UAP the actions to be taken to conform to standards.
- Participate in the eradication of customer incidents and non-quality incidents.
- During the UAP QRQC meeting, ensure that the rules for reacting to quality incidents are respected.
- Update the control plan after an incident.
- Verify 4M matrix compliance regarding product or process modifications and ensure customer awareness and approval of modifications in accordance with the 4M matrix.
- Update quality documents following a process-related change.
- Verify the conformity of product manufacturing processes against specifications according to control plans (machine capacity – annual product audit…).
- Have the decision-making authority to stop a manufacturing/assembly line in cases where standards are not respected or when a safety or quality risk has been detected or following an LLC stability audit below 100%.
- Represent the client within Valeo on quality issues (communication/escalation).
- Responsible for managing PDCA and closures for internal supplier incidents.
About you:
With a higher technical education (Quality, Production, Industrial Engineering or equivalent), you have at least 5 years of professional experience in an industrial environment, ideally in the automotive sector or in a high-volume industry.
You master problem-solving and quality analysis methodologies (QRQC, 8D, FMEA, 5 Whys, Ishikawa) as well as manufacturing and assembly processes.
You also know how to perform visual and appearance checks, in addition to machine checks.
You are recognized for your rigor, your field presence, your analytical mind, and your ability to make decisions in a demanding environment.
Your stress resistance and your sense of continuous improvement allow you to contribute effectively to the site's quality performance.
A professional level of English is required to communicate in an international environment.
Our advantages:
- Shareholding plan, Action Logement
- Presence of a social & economic committee (CSE)
- Company restaurant
Why Valeo?
- To join a technological and industrial leader, a French pioneer in automotive innovation.
- For a dynamic career with national or international mobility opportunities, adapted to your aspirations.
- To contribute to the development of cleaner, safer, and smarter mobility.
Valeo attaches great importance to diversity, whether cultural, intergenerational, gender, or concerning people with disabilities.
Job: Quality - Operations Operational
Organization: APU
Schedule: Full time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Undefined term
Job Posting Date: 2025-10-09
