At Mergon, we mold ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading automotive brands like Tesla, BMW and Honda to design, manufacture and deliver the air management and clear vision systems for the vehicles of the future.

We care deeply about our colleagues, customers and our community and we have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve. We are competent, capable and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day. 
We are currently looking for a Quality Manager to join our management team at our manufacturing plant in Anderson, South Carolina. Reporting to the General Manager, you will have responsibility for implementation of robust quality engineering and quality assurance systems to ensure quality for our customers and efficient and cost effective operations

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the plant quality team with responsibility for advanced product quality planning for new projects and quality assurance and quality engineering support for existing production
• Design, implement and direct the quality program for the plant including continuous improvement of operational KPIs such as internal and external DPPM, cost of quality and customer complaints
• Lead the internal audit program and ensure that the Quality Management system is effective and compliant with customer, regulatory, and business requirements and is progressive in terms of defect prevention
• Create an environment that is conducive to the maintenance of high quality standards and is focused on customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
• Provide expert quality assurance input into problem solving, change management and reliability and validation activities.

Experience

• Bachelors degree in Quality, Engineering, Science or relevant experience in a quality assurance role ideally in the automotive sector
• Excellent interpersonal skills – a team player, with a positive attitude in dealing with people
• Ability to communicate and build relationships at all levels of the organization and with customers, suppliers and regulatory agencies
• Excellent analytical skills - ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and identify and implement corrective actions using proven quality improvement tools
• Hands on, servant leader with a high level of presence in Gemba

Mergon is an Equal Opportunity Employer that offers flexible working arrangements and values a diverse and inclusive workplace.
For more information on Mergon, check out www.mergon.com www.linkedin.com/company/mergon-group