Quality Manager - QA Planning

LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. (LGESMI) develops and manufactures large lithium-ion polymer batteries and packs for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications.

As a Quality Planning Manager, you will lead Quality Planning to meet compliance with the organization’s management plans of the quality department and customer requirements in a timely manner. Other responsibilities include managing internal/external audit plans and results, maintaining and updating the quality management system/process, and monitoring operation and investment plans in the quality department to completion.

• Understand the purpose and process of projects and manage them to meet goals on time.
• Based on the strategy and plans of the organization, monitor and manage QA department’s overall roadmaps.
• Monitor the Quality Manuals and Quality Procedures to keep internal documents updated.
• Manage the organization’s IATF 16949 certification status and overall internal/external audit plans and results.
• Communicate with HQ and other global branches to implement changes in quality process and system to ensure compliance with the organization’s quality management strategy.
• Manage distribution of information, materials, and guidelines to assist teams in the QA department to meet their goals.
• Manage QA department’s operation plans, investment plans, and cost of expense with punctuality.
• Prepare and lead various Quality meetings with other departments, leadership, HQ, global branches, and customers as needed.
• Monitor the organization’s overall calibration status and ensure the reliability of product quality.
• Drive and support quality improvement efforts internally and externally.
• Respond to, and fully support, company plant production by ensuring all parts meet engineering requirements.
• Responsible for advanced product quality planning and successful launch of components.
• Ensure that internal needs for Control Systems are established, communicated, and met in a timely and functional manner.
• Utilize analytical skill sets to implement root cause analysis and provide recommendations for corrective action.
• Optimize Process Capability on critical characteristics within the quality team through effective application of statistical analysis techniques and Problem-Solving.
• Proactively work with other managers to minimize and/or eliminate launch and ongoing quality/performance issues.
• Maintain cleanliness at the work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
  • Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
  • Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
• Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits in appropriate work areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or MS preferred, or equivalent, relevant experience.

• 7 to 10+ years of Manufacturing/Quality Assurance/Engineering experience in the manufacturing industry or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 6+ years of experience leading/managing multiple departments or functions globally.
• Experience working in a large global manufacturing company, preferably automotive.

• Proficiency in Korean.
• Comfort around higher management.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sound decisions.
• Effective workflow and process management.
• Planning skills and effective communication of priorities.
• Delegation and directing teams to meet goals.
• APQP, inspection equipment and techniques, root cause failure analysis, capability studies, statistical distributions, machine and assembly processes, problem solving, PFD/PFMEA/Control Plan, PPAP, 8D/5
  
  Why, team facilitation and geometric dimensioning and tolerance.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support and work with HQ and global site.

Director

Full-time

Quality Assurance

Chemical Manufacturing

Holland, MI — $125,000 - $140,000

Grand Rapids, MI — $60,000 - $75,000