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Quality Technician - 2nd Shift

Valeo · Highland Park, MI

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Level
Technician
Team
Quality
Experience asked
1+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level quality role at Valeo (automotive) in Highland Park, MI. Detect, analyze, report and follow-up internal quality incidents.

They ask for
1+ years

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.

Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 401 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 14 other live quality postings in Michigan.

Experience asked
Less than usual (1+ vs 2+)

Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 53%
  • Root cause 47%
  • Union environment 33%
  • Lean 27%
  • PPAP 27%
  • Supplier quality 27%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 1+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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How to get in at this plant

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  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Valeo

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    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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  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

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What You Will Do

  • ◆Apply QRQC Methodology
  • ◆Implement Stop Scrap Procedures
  • ◆Support Customer Quality Events
  • ◆Use quality measurement tools to verify product conformity
  • ◆Contact supplier as soon as an issue is detected with a purchased component to get the supplier to organize the containment
  • ◆Confirm the robustness of the containment by looking for recurrence after containment has been set
  • ◆Support to manage PQA status
  • ◆Detect, analyze, report and follow-up internal quality incidents
  • ◆Capture daily quality indicator information from each area
  • ◆Support receiving inspection duties
  • ◆Support implementation and maintenance of work instructions and quality checkpoints
  • ◆Escalate to Quality manager for any roadblock with the supplier regarding the incident problem solving activity or the yearly component conformity.
  • ◆Participate in QRQC in APU and Plant when required
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Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

What You Will Win

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

  • •This position is on 2nd Shift: Monday - Friday, 4:00PM - 1:00AM *

What You Should Have

  • •High school diploma / GED is required
  • •1 year of Quality Technician, Quality Control, or similar experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment is preferred

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature

At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talent. Are you looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about Valeo : https://www.valeo.com

Permanent contract Job Posting Date

2026-05-19 Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join

  • •one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
  • •a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
  • •more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
  • •a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

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