Main Responsibilities, Requirements, and Competencies

• Develop, lead and maintain training initiatives through mentoring and coaching of best practices; Successfully manage all resource demands ensuring proper allocation with capable, skilled individuals.
• Responsible to ensure plant quality standards are adequate in controlling incoming material, standardized manufacturing processes, and quality.
• Lead efforts in optimizing Operational quality performance KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and associated scorecard metrics with a sense of passion and drive for results.
• Establish and maintain exceptional customer facing relationships, resulting in excellent customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Evaluate, approve and/or provide expertise for problem solving (e.g., root cause and robust permanent corrective actions), internal/external audit preparation, etc. 
• Responsible for disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Drives quality system management process (YF iOS).
• Administers Quality metric reviews for plant management.
• Drives Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) initiatives.
• Leads quality-driven project management initiatives.
• Review/approve new process changes.
• Perform other duties as required/assigned.
• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Comprehend/meet all functional-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Comprehend/meet all functional-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Comprehend/meet all functional-related all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, Comprehend/meet all functional-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures. 
• Ability to multitask, communicate professionally with customers, and suppliers, while working cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain regular attendance, 

Education/Experience Level 

• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Area of Study: Quality, Engineering, Technical or other related business degree 
• *Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.
•  Qualifications 
• 5-9 Years of experience in quality management and customer interaction.
• 5-9 Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Travel may be required to manufacturing plants or customer locations which may require lifting or working in confined spaces.
• Green Belt or Black Belt training/certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of external quality standards (e.g., VDA, IATF, ISO, customer) and requirements.
• Advanced knowledge/training in core Quality Tools (e.g., APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, PFMEA, Control Plan, etc.) and problem-solving methodologies