The Supplier Table Engineer (STE) for Manufacturing at Stellantis is responsible for all aspects of the Supplier Table process and Supplier Table Inspectors. The Supplier Table Engineer reports to the Plant Quality department and will build effective relationships with both Salaried and Hourly, Assembly Plant and Corporate teams. They will lead projects, validate product conformity on suspect material, proactively ensure components meet specifications, and improve outgoing quality that will exceed the customers’ expectations. This position will work closely with Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, and Supplier Operations. With unquestioned integrity and strength of conviction, the STE responds to manufacturing quality issues on the shop floor, establishes immediate containment and works with suppliers to establish long term containment and corrective actions to ensure robust issue resolution. Through the usage of problem solving, the STE supports all continuous quality improvement initiatives by working collaboratively within cross-functional manufacturing teams and facilitates consensus from the key stakeholders.
Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Utilize Supplier Table Inspectors to respond to material issues
- Coach and assist Supplier Table Inspectors with sorting and documentation of all supplier nonconformance issues
- Manage and ensure all Supplier Table Tracking and Process documents are maintained
- Assist Supplier Operations through monitoring of Stellantis systems for permanent corrective action and issue closure
- Validate and complete all nonconformance tickets for accuracy
- Review GD&T, gaging, and part inspections for part conformity
- Provide technical support between Engineering and Manufacturing for internal quality concerns
- Coordinate proactive inspections on critical components driven by historical failure modes to ensure parts are to specification
- Display effective communication skills (presentation, analysis, studies) to support meetings and audits at all levels of the company, including senior leadership
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university (or other Engineering degrees, in combination with relevant experience)
- 1+ year of relevant experience
- Effective presentation/public speaking skills
- Experience with problem solving tools
- Able to demonstrate both coaching and teaching
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Self-motivated leader, directed, high-energy, hands-on individual with integrity
- Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in a technical field
- Reactive Green Belt / Black Belt
- Previous experience working in an automotive manufacturing unionized environment
- Supplier operations or experience working directly at a supplier to the automotive industry
- Leadership experience (supervisory/management/team leader/project management)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering Technology (or other Engineering degrees with relevant experience)
- 1+ year of relevant experience
- Effective presentation/public speaking skills
- Experience with problem solving tools
- Able to demonstrate coaching and teaching
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated leader, high-energy, hands-on individual with integrity
- Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while managing multiple projects
- Advanced degree in a technical field
- Reactive Green Belt / Black Belt (Lean Six Sigma)
- Previous experience in automotive manufacturing unionized environment
- Supplier operations or direct supplier experience to automotive industry
- Leadership experience (supervisory/management/team leader/project management)
Stellantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stellantis and has not been reviewed or approved by Stellantis.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Contract-driven increases lifted hourly wages roughly 25% over 4.5 years and restored cost-of-living adjustments, pushing top rates near $42 per hour by the end of the agreement. Union hourly positions appear to have benefited most since the 2023 deal.
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Affordable Benefits — UAW-represented hourly workers pay no premiums and about 3% of total healthcare costs while receiving comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. This creates materially lower out-of-pocket costs for represented hourly roles.
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Retirement Support — Post-2007 hourly hires receive a 10% employer 401(k) contribution and legacy workers saw defined-benefit improvements with retiree bonuses. Salaried roles also cite a 401(k) with employer match and contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
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Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services: they include Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall and mobility brands Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our diversity, we lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which we operate.
