Quality Manager (LAP)

What You'll Do

• Member of the Plant Operating Committee and keep OCM informed of status on Quality issues.
• Develop and Mentor plant personnel on the QOS, coach and train on the appropriate use of standard Quality Tools.
• Champion and Deliver the plant Policy Deployment Process for Quality.
• Manage all Pre-Delivery operations.
• Manage Finished Vehicle inspection processes and coordinate on-going review / update of the measurement systems and mandatory process requirements based on customer feedback (GQRS / Warranty).
• Manage the Finished Vehicle Inventory within plant objectives.
• Champion the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly Quality cadence for the plant (Daily Quality Reviews, VRT Report Outs, VQR’s, PDQR, AQM and SAR reviews).
• Develop and maintain an effective Quality communication process to support VRT's management and sister plant(s).
• Assure Government Regulations, Safety, and Inspection Audits and critical function system reviews are conducted and reported to prevent campaigns.
• Champion the Incoming Quality activity, and the QR2 System utilization.
• Support VRT's with supplier quality concerns and IQ support for weekly meeting.
• Push known supplier quality issue upstream to next model planner to prevent recurrence of known customer concerns.
• Assure process to monitor quality level of supplier parts.
• Capture and report real time supplier quality concern feedback to production departments.
• Coordinate supplier quality requirements for On-Site Modifications.
• Capture and report supplier quality concerns found in V.O. and Plant FCPA audits.
• Coordinate and co-chair monthly incoming Quality Meetings.
• Provide IQ support to contain suspect component concerns until certified stock arrives.
• Oversee the review of supplier 8D's and the acceptance or rejection based on content.
• Develop and maintain the supplier sign-in reporting system.
• Publish Incoming Quality data.
• Provide feedback, to appropriate departments, concerns identified by dealers and customers related to supplier quality.
• Manage the reimbursement of plant expenses due to supplier quality concerns.
• Manage the results of the Campaign Prevention process and ensure containments are in place for issues identified.
• Oversee Pre-Delivery and Finished Vehicle Audits for all pre-build events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience managing quality operating systems
• 8+ years of experience managing and supervising teams
• Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing facility
• Strong statistical background
• Strong background in collaborating with cross-functional teams