Quality Systems Auditor

Company Description

ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.1 billion in 2019. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. www.itw.com. 

Polymers & Fluids segment is composed of highly branded products serving diverse markets that require value-added, differentiated solutions. These product offerings include adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, additives, and cleaners for Transportation, Electronics, automotive aftermarket, MRO, Industrial Cleaning and Lubrication, New Energy, and Marine industry customers with unique needs. ITW differentiates through leading brand positions, technology, and innovation, and strong focus on specific niche opportunities. PPF East Asia is a division with regional headquarter in China and we have operations cross Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and countries in Southeast Asia. 

Job Description

Our Quality team plays an important role in our business operations and success. As a Process Auditor, you will get to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, leveraging your entrepreneurial spirit, affinity for detail- and process-oriented work, and collaborative skills to create great Quality outcomes, with a focus in Electric Vehicle and Automotive auditing. This is an exciting opportunity to utilize your knowledge of ISO and IATF requirements to support the growth of an industry-leading Division within a Fortune 200 organization. Come grow with us! 

ITW’S BUSINESS MODEL & CULTURE: 

• We have an environment shaped by our decentralized, entrepreneurial culture that brings our exciting ideas to life. Our people thrive in our “flexibility within the framework” approach. 
• We are committed to providing you with growth and development opportunities that maximize your unique potential. 
• Our culture empowers you to think and act like a business owner – we want your entrepreneurial spirit to thrive! 
• Be a part of One ITW/One Team, where everyone’s contribution matters in our quest to achieve our full potential. 
• We live by our Core Values: 
• We focus on the essential core of each business opportunity, fostering simplicity in how we think and execute.
• We gain strength through trial and error and work as a team through jointly sharing risk. 
• We treat our customers and suppliers with integrity and transparency, and constantly strive to do the right thing. 
• We deeply respect diversity at every level of the company and consequently promote an open environment where innovations can emerge from our various backgrounds and experiences. 
• We trust our team members and are confident that they each work to the highest professional standards and in the company’s best interests. 

YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS JOB IF YOU… 

• You enjoy creating and following structured processes and easily pick up on granular details others may miss. 
• Are intrinsically motivated. You are self-driven, thrive in an autonomous environment, and are always proactively looking to make progress on your goals and tasks. 
• Enjoy working with a team, but also thrive when you work independently. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Conduct manufacturing process audits to verify, review and evaluate the manufacturing process and critical process monitors to established criteria. 
• Perform manufacturing process audits to verify conformance to technical documentation, engineering specifications, and contractual requirements. 
• Coordinate process audits of documented engineering procedures and report the results to management. 
• Produce audit observation reports, defend audit findings and assist with corrective actions. 
• Investigate issues, monitor and enter corrective actions as necessary, and manage Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) programs.
• Perform Root-Cause-Analysis and Corrective/Preventive action planning, and present audit reports to senior level management with suggestions and feedback for corrective actions. 
• Perform audits, maintain documentation, and ensure that company processes and procedures are compliant with ISO and IATF guidelines. 
• Perform manufacturing system audits to ensure elements of the quality system have been developed, documented and effectively implemented. 
• Develop audit checklists based on contracts, government requirements, and internal procedures to ensure compliance. 
• Participate as an internal auditor for the Quality Management System. 
• Audit all processes to verify compliance against product work instructions, raw material tolerances, product manufacturing parameters, internal packaging standards, finished goods FIFO and requirements dictated by internal procedures and ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 current revisions. 
• Identify and develop process improvement plans/root cause analysis for Senior Management. 
• Maintain documentation of completed audit findings, and pertinent notes in all tracking systems. 
• Promote, support, and adhere to all safety, environmental, and quality-related policies and procedures in the facility. 
  

Qualifications

• Previous auditing experience required. 
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or ISO14001 required. 
• Familiarity with IATF 16949 preferred. 
• Previous experience in chemical manufacturing facility strongly preferred. 
• Automotive/Electric Vehicle experience preferred.
• Meticulous attention to detail is required with strong analytical thinking. 
• documentation skills to communicate findings to managers and other employees. 
• Thoroughness in assessing and reducing the risk, by identifying defects and ensuring industry compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, Teams, etc). 
• Bilingual (English / Spanish) is preferred. 
• Ability to work on your feet for stretches of time required. 
• Up to 30% travel. 

Additional Information

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.