Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Safety:

• · Adhere to established Safety Practices / Procedures / & Regulations to assure Employee Safety at all times.
• Understand the quality and environmental management systems and how this position affects those systems. 

Customer Satisfaction:

• Work and coordinate with other department managers to insure the manufacturing of quality parts and service to the customer. 
• Conduct internal quality audits to assure compliance with customer requirements and to insure a lasting environment of continuous improvement. 
• Communicate with customers in a professional manner concerning quality issues and requirements. 
• Conduct supplier audits to insure compliance to quality standards as established by customer specifications. 

Competency:

• Understand OEM performance testing and appearance requirements
• Understand molding and paint defects
• Understand and ability to learn spray application techniques

Responsibility:

• Manage the IATF 16949 and ISO 17025 quality management systems, including standards and procedures. 
• Develop boundary and quality standards for each program
• Monitor and control of scrap and rework material
• Sample and PPAP submission to include:
  • Part Submission warrant
  • Appearance approval report
  • Dimensional layout
  • Process flows
  • FMEA
  • Control plan
  • Gage R & R
  • Capability study
  • Material certifications
  • Test reports
  • IMDS
• Interview, hire, supervise, discipline and train the employees under your direction
• Monitor all overall activities of the quality resources department
• Develop quality control systems

• Acquisition and safe maintenance of all blue prints, material standards, process standards, certifications, technical library and all pertinent quality records. 
• Tracking and reporting of quality costs
• Proper maintenance and operating condition of all quality control test equipment and the physical laboratory including lab accreditations. 

Experience:

Min. Requirements:

• Quality experience in production environment of Automotive Industry
• Prior Management of small team
• Knowledge of quality management system (ISO 17025 / IATF 16949) and quality core tools
• Skills in problem solving methods (8D)
• Office skills (Word / Excel / PowerPoint)
• Good relationship/collaboration and teamwork – Listening, Team spirit
• Ability to lead and motivate a team – Communication
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment – Networking
• Analysis competency and accurate in documentation - Enthusiasm
• Analytical and problem-solving ability – Decision making
• Attention to detail

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person; travel is required as needed for quality related issues, and to suppliers as required.