The Manufacturing Quality Leader is responsible for developing and maintaining the processes and systems required to continuously improve product quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify quality issues, establish containment, and develop and implement countermeasures which could include a design change, a modification of a supplier part, or an in-house adjustment
  

• Develop testing and procedure methods for quality verification by applying measures, sampling methods, testing methodology, and other procedures to ensure quality standards are met
• Ensure suppliers' parts meet specifications and provide direction on required changes to processes and procedures to improve/guarantee part conformance to specifications and work with suppliers to ensure resolution of any quality and/or tooling concerns
• Develop and maintain the company’s quality management system to track defects and prioritize resource allocation
• Develop and implement standardized design criteria across all product lines to ensure that new products are designed considering best-in-class quality

The Manufacturing Quality Leader will report directly to the Chief Engineer.  He/she will work with Production management, the Purchasing/SCM manager, and the Controller to ensure all quality metrics are achieved.

Candidates must have work-related experience in a complex manufacturing sector of the automotive industry with increasing responsibility over time.  He/she must also have a demonstrable knowledge of all automotive systems present in modern cars, and a minimum combined level of education and experience:

• Associate's degree and/or high school diploma with 8 years of experience  
  
• Bachelor’s degree of science with 5 years of experience 
• Master’s degree of science with 3 years of experience 

Within the above timeframe the candidate must have held a manufacturing quality-focused leadership role for at least one year and must have documented completion of one or more of the following types of training:  Auditing, lean manufacturing, quality management, Six Sigma, statistical process control, supplier quality

Note to International Applicants:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work permanently in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. We are unable to sponsor any H1B visa holders. Please do not apply if you are not able to work permanently in the U.S. without sponsorship.