Quality Systems Manager, Automotive Coatings; IATF

Position: Quality Systems Manager, Automotive Coatings (IATF 16949)
Lead Quality Systems that Prevent Problems Before They Start Picture your morning walk across a busy coatings plant where customers count on flawless delivery. You start by checking overnight KPIs and a few abnormals. A cross functional huddle follows, where you coach teams on root cause rigor and prevention first thinking. Before lunch, you review an APQP gate for a new product, fine tune a control plan, and confirm GR&R data meets expectations.

Your afternoon wraps with a supplier call on a SCAR, ensuring their QMS aligns with NPAA requirements and that corrective actions get to true root cause.

Why NPAAEarned bonus structure that includes attendance bonuses, annual merit increases, and an annual incentive bonus plan

Time away that works: 11 paid holidays each year plus paid time off to support work life balance

Health and retirement coverage with comprehensive health and welfare plans and a 401(k) program featuring an exceptional company match

Career momentum through tuition reimbursement, recognition programs, and visible paths to grow within the organization

A culture of appreciation with year round company events as part of the NPAA family

What You Will Own Champion a site wide quality culture through clear communication, visible ownership and accountability, and hands on education

Own the QMS as site lead for internal and external requirements, including customer specific requirements, customer audits, internal auditing, ISO
9001 and IATF
16949 certification maintenance, calibration, GR&R and MSA, PPAP, APQP, controlled document management, and management review, leveraging both your team and partners across departments

Engage early in new product introductions to ensure quality assurance and control plan adjustments are in place before mass production

Monitor and socialize key quality KPIs and lead effective teams to investigate systemic issues and implement durable countermeasures for metrics such as Cost of Quality, Non Conforming Material Generation, Abnormals, Customer Complaints, and Expired or Off Spec Inventory Management Strengthen sub supplier performance by participating in sub supplier QMS audits, confirming alignment with NPAA requirements and quality standards, and overseeing the SCAR process from initial investigation findings through effective root cause determination and countermeasure implementation

Interpret and enforce company policy and practices consistently while holding others to standards

Lead people and processes: hiring, training, promotions, performance management, and setting departmental goals

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field preferred
10 plus years of experience preferred in the automotive coatings industry across Technical, Quality, or Operations roles Quality preferred

Previous supervisor experience required

Proven project management track record and the ability to drive business process improvements across multiple departments

Hands on experience with compliance to standards such as ISO
9001 and IATF
16949

Lead auditor background preferred

Demonstrated problem solving to support customer complaint RCA and experience with continuous improvement and kaizen

Compensation $89,985.14 to $ annually. Compensation for this role is negotiable based on experience and skill set.

Additional Competencies Protects confidential information appropriately

Meets strict deadlines and manages several projects at once through completion

Operates independently with minimal supervision

Models and promotes a harassment free environment and team based collaboration

Meticulous attention to detail

High proficiency in Excel, Word, and related office software

ERP exposure such as SAP Manufacturing industry background preferred

Strong analytical capability to define problems, gather and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Thrives in a fast paced, dynamic setting and can work off shift hours to meet business needs

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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