Quality Team Lead-Operations
INNIO Group · Waukesha, WI · Yesterday
Quality AssuranceFull-time
Essential Responsibilities
- Leadership and development of direct reports on the quality team in machining or assembly
- PFMEA & Control Plan development activities to ensure robust manufacturing processes
- Collaborate with Product Platform leaders and product and manufacturing engineers to support resolution of field complaints
- Support supplier quality management to protect the facility from inbound supplier quality issues
- Lead 8D problem solving reporting for customer complaints and other internal non-conformances
- Lead Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) projects as needed to solve manufacturing pain-points
- Develop and maintain department budget for operating and capital expenditures
- Work collaboratively with functional operations leaders to ensure product quality issues are solved in a timely manner while protecting customer product delivery dates
Technical Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a preference in Engineering or equivalent educational background with work experience in an industrial environment or (7+ years of relevant experience)
- Solid Lean, continuous improvement and root cause analysis background with prior process improvement assignments
- Familiarity and experience with ISO 9001 & TS/ IATF16949 quality systems
- Green Belt in Six Sigma with a solid understanding of Lean principles
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
- Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills, customer focused, enthusiastic
- Strong customer orientation and sense of urgency and a growth mindset
- Team player with proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate, inspire others and drive change within the organization to meet team goals/objectives
- Proven facilitation and team leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
- Ability to work effectively across functions, prior experience in developing and leading a team or significant multidisciplinary project