Project Quality Manager Operations

Project Quality Manager Operations

RAKHERE TECHNOLOGIES is hiring a Project Quality Manager in Operations to join our growing team in Greensboro, NC. We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan and great opportunities for career growth!

RAKHERE TECHNOLOGIES is an engineering and design services company with a proven ability to boost innovation and competitiveness within the major industrial sectors, including automotive, aerospace & defense, energy, rail, naval, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas.

Lead quality activities in projects in close cooperation with the project team and the Chief Project Manager (CPM), by covering the full cross-functional scope of the project and focusing on the Product Quality assurance, as an overall leader for Product Quality. The PQMO is accountable for the Quality Assurance Plan in product and/or industrial projects, managing quality activities from start to finish, assessing risks and taking corrective actions when necessary.

The PQMO operates mainly within the product and/or industrial project (organization and scope). And through the Quality Assurance Plan it influences several activities, tasks and deliverables in the project, like Resource Plan, Payment Plan, Quality Tools Plan, etc.

Key responsibilities:

• Create, align, communicate, update and follow-up of the Project Assurance Plan
• Develop and follow- up on the quality tool plan, including manufacturing validation plan (PFMEA, Control Plan, Capability Studies, etc.)
• Assess, document and manage project risks and issues
• Define Quality and Environmental targets along with Project Management Team
• Ensure the appropriate project management processes are used
• Identify hard points and roadblocks, and elevate to Project Manager and line organization
• Support/coach the project management team in driving the project with the right quality
• Support/coach project team and provide training in quality tools and methods
• Report project quality status at project milestones
• Represent department in cross-functional quality forums
• Solve Problems
• Document lessons learned

Fulfillment of project quality KPIs for Project Quality Manager such as:

• QDCF (Quality, Delivery, Cost and Feature)
• Problem Solving
• Risk management
• First Time Through
• Project Product Audit
• Fault Frequency One

The Project Quality Manager has the mandate to take decisions concerning project quality activities in the project and how those should be planned, managed and followed.

Essential educational and/or training qualifications and certificates:

• Bachelors Degree in engineering or equivalent
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, CQE or equivalent
• Project Management Professional recognized by PMI
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Management in Automotive or Heavy Equipment Industry
• Preferred experience and knowledge:
• Ability to lead activities & projects in a diverse environment
• Driving pace with reliable and convincing approach in communication & presentation
• Holistic & open mindset and positive attitude to people & problems
• Teaching/coaching skills

Necessary technical/functional/language skills:

• As all documentation is in English, proficiency in the English language is required.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guideline