Plant Quality Manager

Position Summary

Leads the plant-level quality function and champions the division's quality philosophy and lean culture. Establishes, maintains, and optimizes an effective quality management system, implementing the division's quality plan to achieve overall quality objectives and enhance products and services through ISO 9001, problemsolving tools, prevention methods, qualityatthesource, and continual improvement. Serves as management's representative for quality, managing department resources and coordinating QMS implementation across business units and locations to ensure costeffective quality and compliance. Reports to the Division Quality Manager and collaborates routinely with internal functions, customers, field sales, regulatory agencies, division/group/corporate leadership, and suppliers.

Please Note: This role does not qualify for Company sponsored work visa or relocation assistance.

Essential Functions

• Communicates customer, regulatory and organizational requirements to assure product quality, contract compliance and customer satisfaction.
• Oversees the effective documentation and implementation of the quality management system to assure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements and the standards set by corporate/division policies.
• Works with the leadership team to ensure that individuals performing functions affecting quality are trained and demonstrate the appropriate skills and performance results.
• Coordinates necessary plant personnel for internal, customer and third-party quality system audits.
• Maintains a corrective action system to analyze and correct nonconforming conditions and complaints.
• Implements the performance measurements necessary to effectively evaluate organizational performance and trends in product quality, services, customer satisfaction and the cost of poor quality. Uses the results of performance evaluation to target improvement efforts.
• Assess supplier capabilities and monitor supplier quality to ensure desired levels of performance.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in an Engineering or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of Quality, Engineering or related experience.
• Knowledge of International Standard ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QS-9000 as applicable for automotive sector).
• Certification by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), or Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) is preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality practices.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis).
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.

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