Tired of the strenuous, exhausting automotive supplier work environments? This employer has the answer for you!
✅ HYBRID position after 60-90 days of training
✅ Work/life balance, averaging 40-45 hours per week
✅ Flexibility; choose the hours that you want to work daily: 6-3, 7-4, 8-5 or 9-6!
✅ Lead a group of quality engineers with an average tenure of 12 years
✅ Work for a manager that has been with the company for 22 years
✅ Join a company that can offer your diversity in the product mix,excellent working culture and affordable benefits!
A HYBRID schedule is NOT THE NORM with automotive suppliers...you can have it here!
Due to a retirement of a tenured employee, automotive supplier is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality team and report to the Vice President. The Quality Manager will be responsible for managing the quality group and overseeing the daily operations and improvement of the site quality systems. As the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for:
Motivating, coaching and developing the quality staff
Maintaining and improving the IATF quality management system
Leading and completing root cause analysis within a team environment and initiating countermeasures
Communicating with customers on the status of quality concerns and corrective actions
Owning the PPAP and APQP documentation for multiple sites
Resolving customer and supplier quality issues
Representing the location as the lead quality professional for all internal and external audits
Completing quality analysis and reports
Overseeing the quality lab activities and schedules
Championing IATF certification and compliance processes
Supporting containment and processing of customer supplier performance records
Working with sales and warehousing on packaging and compliance
Other duties as directed by management
There will be minimal time spent on the manufacturing floor; candidates will primarily work in an office environment and support other manufacturing sites from their assigned location. Candidates should enjoy working in a team environment, have excellent problem solving skills, be patient and have excellent internal and external customer communication skills. Individuals must be willing to travel up to 15%; international travel to Mexico, Japan and Canada as needed. The company offers competitive medical benefits (including dental and vision), vacation, holiday pay, short-term disability and a discretionary annual bonus. This is a salary, exempt position with the opportunity to work HYBRID once trained.
REQUIREMENTS for the Quality Manager:
1. Bachelor's degree is preferred; high school diploma or GED is required
2. At least 3-5 years in a similar lead quality position, with 5-10 years of manufacturing experience
3. Experience performing quality engineering functions in an automotive supplier and/or heavy truck supplier environment
4. Working knowledge of APQP and PPAP documentation
5. Strong working knowledge of RCA and corrective actions
6. Experience directly communicating with customers on the status of quality
7. Formal problem solving skills
8. Experience giving others daily direction
9. Willing to travel to Mexico and/or Japan up to once per year
10. Microsoft Office
Skills preferred but NOT required:
1. Quality certifications
2. Six Sigma and/or Lean certifications
3. Supervision of others
4. Metalworking experience, such as machining, stamping, etc.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Quality Assurance, Management, and Manufacturing
Industries
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing and Manufacturing
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