Jr Product Care Engineer (Quality Improvement)

Permanent

Job Description

Create moments that matter. Decode the future.

São Carlos - SP

At Electrolux, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

All about the role:

Here at Electrolux, the Product Care area is responsible by Cost Reduction and Quality improvement for all the products present in our current portfolio. Day by day, this area supports the factory's team (Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, Purchasing) to raise and implementing solutions that will contribute with our consumer experience, reflecting directly in our Quality indicators as SCR, CstaR and NRFT, or pushing cost reduction opportunities that will contribute with portfolio proftability.

What you'll do:

As a Jr Product Care Engineer, you will be responsible for investigating, supporting and implementing cost reduction and quality improvement activities, focusing on continuous improvement in Electrolux products and processes within the Food Preparation category. If you've got an eye for detail, can't abide inefficiency, and have good organization and communication skills, this is the best position for you to bring your potential to life! We'll help you go higher than ever before, and you'll help us shape living for the better - one product at a time. 

In detail, you will:

• Quality Improvement - work in a cross functional team focused on raising solutions to our main quality/product issues coming from the process or field.

• Coordinate the prototyping, performance and quality verification, tooling quotation, part cost quotation, sourcing, production trial out and approval of components and finished assemblies.

• Contact internal departments (Quality, Purchasing, Logistics, Manufacturing Engineering, Service) and external suppliers (local and global).

• Keep BOM’s (Bill of Materials) updated, take care of internal Engineering Modification Processes like ECR’s (Engineering Change Requests), ECN’s (Engineering Change Notices) and manage approval documentation in our systems according internal procedures.

• Support/prepare action plans, monitoring the activities progress, ensuring timing plans on track, evaluating and discussing the risk assessments.

• Organize test and pilot series with the production.

• Use development/quality tools like FMEA´s (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), project planning tools, quality plans, test plan and follow up actions.

• Ensure creation of component specification according to Electrolux Standards.

• Control costs to targets (product/technology module cost).

• Support user manual maintenance when applicable.

As part of the culture of continuous improvement, you will be involved in Lean Thinking projects and activities (EMS/C2W).

Who you are:

You have:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Materials, Mechanical or Production);

- Knowledge on technical drawings (interpretation, geometrical tolerances, etc)
- Experience in R&D with product development, quality improvement or cost reduction activities;
- Knowledge of engineering materials and processes (e. g. metal, plastics, stamping, injection, enameling);
- Knowledge of white line appliances and packaging development is a plus; 
- Knowledge of agile methods and frameworks, ECR/ECN processes and Electrolux Food Preparation processes is a plus;
- Knowledge of MS Project, Jira, SAP and/or Teamcenter is a plus; 
- Advanced Office skills;
- Advanced English (Spanish is a plus).

Where you'll be:

You will be based at the São Carlos plant, located in Vila Prado. Center of Fabric Care and Food Preparation production operations, it is the workplace of teams completely focused on the delivery of outstanding experiences for consumers. Benefits include:

- Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment;
- Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services;
- Family friendly benefits;
- Insurance policy plan;
- Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path. 

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.