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Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of quality in automotive manufacturing? We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to drive excellence for our Automotive Tier 1 manufacturer.
As the Quality Manager, you will play a pivotal role in planning, coordinating, and directing quality and continuous improvement initiatives. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the automotive industry and lead a team towards unparalleled quality excellence, then this role is tailor-made for you. APPLY NOW!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan and oversee the quality control functions, inspections, material review, corrective action, and associated reporting of information to assure the quality of product or component.
- Investigate internal and external quality issues, propose corrective actions, and report findings.
- Review and report customer quality ratings and propose corrective action with the responsible areas.
- Maintain customer contacts to resolve quality issues at customer locations.
- Investigate RGA requests, propose action, and report to management.
- Administer quality assurance functions of advanced planning and engineering.
- Recommend and implement with the Quality Coordinator through the customer approval process, any design modification to ease potential manufacturing liabilities at the site or at the customer.
- Follow-up with a proposed course of action where tolerance deviations must be negotiated.
- Maintain a record of Customer Specification Revisions in compliance with vendor and company quality requirements.
- Assist in supplier quality development where applicable.
- Assist in developing TS16949-based procedures and instructions.
- Prepare and present technical and program information to the management team. Participate in quality management teams within the company.
- Direct workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products. Design and implement quality training programs for key personnel.
- Maintain a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards.
- Directly supervises all Team Members in the Quality Department. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university; and five-plus years of related experience and/or training.
- 4+ years of Quality leadership with direct reports
- Automotive manufacturing experience is a MUST
- Experience with PPAP and TS16949 is a must and familiarity with the Japanese auto industry is preferred not required.
