Lead – Drive Audit Purpose:
Assure that customer requirements for vehicle validations, audits and warranty analysis are met and/or exceeded, with a customer lead attitude. Coordinate swift and appropriate response to issues affecting Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost. Assure compliance to Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. Also handle fleet maintenance responsibilities.
Responsibility:
- Assure that periodic drive audits are performed to customer requirements. Notify respective Quality Engineering/Quality Manager of any drive audit failures; assist with containment action as appropriate.
- Assist with Engineering planning and execution of drive audit validations (includes part/component testing); assure these activities are performed per customer and/or internal requirements, including APQP, EAPA’s, SREA’s, etc.
- Maintain the drive audit fleet, including repairs related to normal drive audit activities, as well as overall vehicle readiness to support business activities. Prioritize vehicle safety related issues.
- Develop training plans with the Quality Manager to develop drive audit capabilities in areas of new technologies, for example, electric vehicles.
- Maintain the customer diagnostic portals (Ford IDS/FDRS, Nissan Asist) with regular updates and subscription maintenance.
- Oversee the purchase and sell of fleet vehicles. Manages the annual tag renewal and insurance verification.
- Responsible for adherence to the policies, procedures, work rules and instructions of the IATF 16949 systems as related to operations.
- Responsible for adherence to the policies, procedures, work rules and instructions of the ISO 14001 environmental management systems as related to operations.
Supervision:
Leadership responsibility for Drive Audit Techs, including training and development of new technology skill sets.
Leadership Core Traits:
- Integrity – leads by example with high standards and work ethic. Identifies safety concerns and acts quickly.
- Bias for Action – self-motivated; responds with immediacy to quality concerns.
- Communication – effective and respectful, both verbally and written.
- Accountability – understands the responsibility and commitment to the team.
- Mentorship – shares knowledge and experience in a beneficial way, encouraging team growth and maturity; attitude reflects a desire to help others succeed as well.
Certification/License:
- Valid OK driver’s license with clean driving record required.
- ASE Mechanical certification preferred.
- Advanced automotive diagnostic and repair training desired.
ATC Drivetrain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO)
Skills Required
- Perform drive audits and vehicle validations per customer/internal requirements (APQP, EAPA, SREA)
- Maintain and repair drive-audit fleet and prioritize vehicle safety issues
- Maintain customer diagnostic portals (Ford IDS, FDRS, Nissan Asist) and subscriptions
- Adherence to IATF 16949 Quality Management System requirements
- Adherence to ISO 14001 environmental management system requirements
- Valid Oklahoma driver's license with clean driving record
- Supervisory experience leading and training Drive Audit Technicians
- Fleet vehicle acquisition, registration, and insurance management
- ASE Mechanical certification
- Advanced automotive diagnostic and repair training
What We Do
ATC Reman is a world leader in remanufacturing solutions for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles, providing remanufacturing solutions for powertrain and drivetrain products regardless of the technology powering the vehicle. This includes batteries, electric drive units, engines, transmissions and transfer cases for ICE, Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. ATC also offers engineering services that include warranty root cause analysis and testing, quality audits and production rework. ATC serves the global automotive industry from its facilities in the USA, United Kingdom and China and supports automotive OEMs for both in-warranty and out of warranty products, IAM distributors and individual consumers.
