Quality Manager

Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of quality engineering, statistical process control, advanced quality planning, PPAP and IATF16949 activities, quality lab activities
• Education/mentor team and drive lean concepts and WPS using the toolbox
• Drive out waste through VSM, 5Q or LTR activities.
• Management Representative (MR) and Customer Representative (CR) for IATF16949 Plan, promote and organize training activities related to product quality and reliability, IATF16949 and material testing
• Supervise the Implementation and maintenance of the IMDS program
• Investigate and resolve Supplier and Customer concerns or problems
• Continuous improvement of quality systems and methods
• Maintenance of quality records
• Maintain the quality budget
• Supervisor the implementation and maintenance of the SPC program (QI Analyst)
• Able to prepare and present reports and presentations for management or publication
• Aggressively investigate, propose and manage cost savings opportunities
• Manage the Kamishibai audit system
• Implement, maintain and control the master document list and database
• Cookordination internal quality auditing system
• A member of the management team with responsibility for planning, health/safety, budgeting and implementing TQM and best methods

Requirements

• College diploma or university degree in the technical fields of science or engineering
• 5 to 8 years quality related experience and/or training, in progressively more responsible positions, preferably in an automotive manufacturing environment
• 2 to 3 years supervisory/managerial experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Background in automotive quality systems and IATF16949 preferred
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Employee development/mentoring and team building; relationship building / Customer focused
• Computer literate and proficient in common software packages. e.g. MS Office
• Demonstrated blue print reading and interpretation skills
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate an extensive variety of technical instructions and specifications
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems; make decisions and mentor others