
Quality Technician
Tenneco · South Bend, IN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Tenneco (automotive) in South Bend, IN. With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.
- Tools it names
- 5S, Root cause, Control plans, SAP, EHS / safety
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live quality postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 42%
- ✓ Root cause 33%
- FDA / GMP 29%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- ISO 9001 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for 5S, Control plans, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Tenneco
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Tenneco in South Bend
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Full description from TennecoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Performs product and process verification activities using approved visual standards, work instructions, control plans, engineering drawings, and customer requirements.
- ◆Conducts start-of-shift, first-piece, last-piece, changeover, and process verification activities.
- ◆Evaluates product for visual, assembly, workmanship, identification, and dimensional defects using established acceptance criteria.
- ◆Determines product acceptability through comparison to approved standards, specifications, visual aids, and documented requirements.
- ◆Responds to quality concerns, production escalations, abnormal conditions, and suspected nonconforming product.
- ◆Executes containment activities including material segregation, sorting, traceability review, inventory verification, and documentation.
- ◆Maintains control of nonconforming material through identification, segregation, labeling, inventory transactions, and disposition processes.
- ◆Creates, updates, and maintains Material Review Requests (MRRs), quality alerts, inspection records, and related quality documentation.
- ◆Collects facts, observations, samples, and data to support root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
- ◆Utilizes SAP and related business systems to maintain traceability, inventory accuracy, product status, and quality records.
- ◆Communicates quality concerns, containment requirements, and product risks to production supervision and quality leadership.
- ◆Maintains quality data and records in accordance with established requirements.
requirements
and operational controls established under its EHSMS, works towards achieving established objectives and targets, and conforms to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard.
- ✓All team members will understand all the environmental aspects of his/her job. An employee should report, and if necessary, stop any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.
Experience
- ✓Must be able to interpret blueprint reading and geometric tolerances.
- ✓Working knowledge of computer spreadsheet software.
- ✓Blueprint/geometric tolerance interpretation experience preferred.
- ✓Experience with preci
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At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.
With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.
How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.
Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.
Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way
This Quality position supports assembly operations through product verification, process verification, nonconforming material control, containment activities, and quality system documentation. This position serves as the shop-floor quality representative responsible for verifying conformance to established standards, identifying nonconforming conditions, maintaining control of suspect material, and supporting containment and root cause activities. This position is responsible for contributing to a safe work place and minimizing negative environmental impacts by complying with the EHS policies, procedures, and work instructions outlined in the EHSMS Training Assessment for this position.
Safety expectations
- •Promotes and actively supports a safety-first workplace culture, identifies and reports unsafe conditions, and stops work when necessary to ensure safety.
- •All team members abide by the location’s Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policy which is enforced by the local leadership, complies with the legal and other
Performance expectations
- •Identifies and addresses non-conforming work, materials, or procedures within a timely manner
- •Each team member has the authority to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of non-conformities relating to the product, process and quality system and has the authority to stop further work on non-conforming suspect product until the deficiency or conditions have been corrected.
- •Takes ownership of work by demonstrating accountability for results and being honest and transparent when things do not go to plan.
- •Follows 5S principles by maintaining, cleaning, organizing, and improving the areas. Also, by making suggestions to get to the next level of excellence and then doing it again.
Core expectations
- •Consistently meets high standards of safety, quality, integrity, and performance.
- •Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- •Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
- •Demonstrates a willingness to hold tough conversations with others while seeking first to understand, speaking with respect, and with the purpose of making things better.
- •Supports the leadership team as needed to meet the plant and business unit objectives.
- •All other duties as assigned
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