Quality Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

Leads quality management. Builds and executes quality programs specific to customer needs through aligning program management, product engineering, and supplier quality. Evaluates best business practices to define and direct strategies, procedures, standards, and targets for quality management.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to ensure that all QE deliverables (e.g.: Quality Objectives, MSA, Control Plans, Part Inspection, Capability Studies, and Customer PPAP) are executed on time and to the appropriate level of detail.
• Monitor and Report Production and Service incoming quality scores, implementing corrective actions according to score / status.
• Working knowledge of customer specific requirements.
• Develop key Customer relationships in the Supplier Quality Area for successful execution of our launches.
• Develop key internal relationships, with the goal of removing roadblocks and resolving issues for successful execution of our launches.
• Develop QE resource budgets and staffing needs, participate in the interview process and add resources, as they are required.
• Participate in the quoting process to ensure that the appropriate quality resources and objectives are considered prior to receiving the Business award. - Actively participate in Program Reviews and Phase Exits Reviews
• Prepare a monthly assessment of all PLUS QE deliverables for the programs within their area of responsibility. Mitigate risk with corrective actions required for any that have 'yellow' or 'red' status.
• Advanced Quality Planning including familiarity with the AIAG Advanced Quality Planning and Control Plan standard, FMEA's, PPAPs, Dimensional layouts, gage/fixture design, and Performance/Material testing. Apply advanced statistical concepts, design of experiments, and problem solving methodology
• Qualified as a BOS lead auditor

Additional Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in Health/Safety/Environmental investigations and the 8D process in order to develop root cause analysis for problem resolution as required.
• Ensure required Safety Audits are complete for you and your team. - Reporting accidents, occupational illnesses, and HSE&E emergencies, and inform supervisor of known HSE&E conditions which could adversely affect other team members, assets or to the public.
• Ensures compliance with all safety procedures and ensures safe working procedures in assigned production areas.
• EMS Job Responsibilities: Will follow and promote environmental management system compliance and commitment to resource conservation.
• EHS Job Responsibilities: Documentation of injury reports. Complete statements as needed. Participation in the Accident Investigation team. Conduct safety audits weekly, monthly. Ensure safety standards are met. Have safety audits completed on a timely basis. Complete safety related work orders. Participate in safety communications weekly/monthly events such as plant wide meeting, pre-Shift meeting, department meetings, and training exercises.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as Quality Manager in automotive manufacturing
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering

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