Benefits:

Competitive salary

Company Overview:

VSE Consulting Group, LLC

https://vseconsultinggroup.com/#

VSE Consulting Group, LLC (“VSE”) is a management consulting company focused on providing consulting services for Lean Manufacturing, quality improvement, and business & technology development. VSE’s primary customers are large automotive OEM, Tier 1 & 2 suppliers, and other plants within the manufacturing industry. To our clients, VSE provides practical, data-driven guidance and coaching that enhances plant performance. VSE was founded on a simple premise -- provide highly skilled and experienced consultants to support and generate significant value to our customers. We partner with the customer’s organization to drive process improvement, develop employees’ skills, and transfer knowledge, to achieve and sustain customer goals.

VSE Consulting Group, LLC (“VSE”) is seeking highly skilled and dedicated individuals to join our team and support our clients improve quality at their assembly plants. VSE’s success has been driven by leveraging experienced, and talented consultants to deliver outstanding services to our manufacturing clients.

Job Summary:

The Advance Problem Solver / Torque Expert is a technical specialist supporting the VSE Project Lead and the customer's Torque Team in identifying, analyzing, and resolving torque-related quality and process issues in automotive assembly plants. This role focuses on ensuring process compliance for safety and critical joints, assisting with capability studies (CP/CPK), C/1000 defect-rate tracking, PFMEA support, and risk mitigation across assembly operations. The Torque Engineer provides detailed technical analysis, supports GEMBA reviews, assists in troubleshooting fastening systems, and contributes to corrective and preventive action implementation under the guidance of the Senior Consultant / Project Lead – Torque Expert.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the VSE Project Lead in all torque-related improvement activities at the assembly plant, including issue identification, analysis, and corrective action tracking.

Perform torque data collection and analysis, including CP/CPK capability studies, identifying trends, and escalating process capability concerns.

Assist in developing and maintaining C/1000 performance charts and visual scorecards to track the health of safety and critical joints and highlight problem areas.

Participate in GEMBAs (Critical Process Reviews) and help document findings related to nonconformance, process deviation, or tooling performance.

Support risk assessments (PFMEA, DFMEA, Station Risk Assessment) and ensure findings are documented and corrective actions are validated.

Conduct process observations and torque audits to verify adherence to control standards, tooling setup, and error-proofing functionality.

Assist in troubleshooting torque tools, controllers, and parameter settings to ensure process capability and repeatability.

Support the creation and maintenance of dashboards and reports for plant leadership to visualize torque process performance.

Collaborate with quality, maintenance, and manufacturing teams to validate corrective and preventive actions and drive sustainable improvements.

Provide input to continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on improving First Time Capability (FTC), Second Time Capability (STC), and reducing rework due to torque-related issues.

Participate in knowledge sharing and training sessions led by the Project Lead to strengthen internal plant problem-solving capability.

Expected Outcomes:

Improved torque process capability and compliance to safety-critical standards.

Reduction in torque-related defects, C/1000 failure rates, and rework at offline repair.

Increased plant awareness and visibility of top systemic torque issues and their resolution status.

Measurable improvement in FTC, STC, and throughput metrics related to torque operations.

Enhanced collaboration and technical communication between Torque, Quality, and Production teams.

Position Qualifications - Required:

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.

5–10 years of experience in automotive assembly or manufacturing environments.

Experience working with torque tools, fastening systems, or assembly processes.

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies (Shainin, Kaizen, Six Sigma, 8D, DMAIC).

Working knowledge of PFMEA, DFMEA, control plans, and process audits.

Working knowledge and understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and data visualization techniques.

Strong analytical and data management skills; able to interpret CP/CPK data and defect trends.

Self-motivated, disciplined, and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving drive and initiative.

Effective communicator; able to collaborate across quality, maintenance, and production functions.

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Power BI, and Torque Data Systems (Atlas Copco, Desoutter, or equivalent).

Position Qualifications - Preferred:

15 years of experience in automotive assembly operations with a focus on station improvement, torque system optimization, and fastening process performance.

Experience with Atlas Copco ToolsNet and other equivalent torque management systems.

Exposure to launch and mid-cycle actions (MCA) within OEM or Tier 1 assembly plants.

Experience with proactive activities to ensure station setup, process readiness, and compliance to standards for new launches — driving station performance, process stability, and adherence to best practices.

Hands-on experience in risk assessment and torque process validation.

VSE is an Equal Opportunity Company: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.