Quality Assurance Manager

Essential Functions

• Ensures safety of self and others by following all Safety Policies/Procedures and wearing all required PE
• Establish systems to ensure high quality production activities and outcomes.
• Approve and request standards, manuals, regulations to control quality assurance.
• Establish and lead testing processes and systems to test quality internally.
• Investigate, summarize & analyze quality performance.
• Prepare and present monthly quality meetings and schedule other meetings as needed.
• Recommend and execute quality improvement activities.
• Understand and support customer targets and production processes.
• Plan and implement audits for pre and mass production.
• Promote and lead continuous improvement activities.
• Collect, analyze and report quality results and countermeasures to management and customer.
• Lead document control process for company.
• Develop and maintain strong positive relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Lead new product launch processes from a quality perspective.
• Confirm tool and gauge control systems. Recommend improvements to control systems.
• Develop skills of quality department members and company wide team member quality awareness.
• This position manages all team members in the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the department.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Systems, Industrial Engineering or related area or equivalent experience.
• 5 years minimum quality experience in the Automotive industry with a demonstrated track‑record of accomplishments in quality assurance.
• Proficient personal computer and system software skills.
• Attention to detail, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and adapt to changes in priorities and direction.
• Prior management experience.
• Experience interfacing with suppliers and customers.
• Problem solving skills including 8
  
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• Familiar with launch processes including PPAPs and APQP.