Plant Quality Manager – Automotive Interiors

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Essential Functions of Job:

• Supervisory Capacity:
  • Direct Reports: 11-15
• Develop, lead and maintain training initiatives through mentoring and coaching of best practices;
  Successfully manage all resource demands ensuring proper allocation with capable, skilled individuals.
• Responsible to ensure plant quality standards are adequate in controlling incoming material, standardized manufacturing processes, and quality.
• Lead efforts in optimizing Operational quality performance KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and associated scorecard metrics with a sense of passion and drive for results.
• Establish and maintain exceptional customer facing relationships, resulting inexcellentcustomer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Evaluate, approve and/or provide expertise for problem solving (e.g.,root causeandrobust permanent corrective actions), internal/external audit preparation,etc.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Administers Quality metric reviews for plant management.
• Drives Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) initiatives.
• Review/approve new process changes.
• Perform other duties as required/assigned.

Essential Common Requirements for All Employees:

• Quality System:
  Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS):
  Comprehend/meet all functional-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety:
  Comprehend/meet all functional-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance:
  Comprehend/meet all functional-related all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security:
  Understand, Comprehend/meet all functional-related IT /Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Ability to multitask, communicate professionally with customers, and suppliers, while working cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain regular attendance, (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Required Education Level:

• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Area of Study:
  Quality, Engineering, Technical or other related business degree
• Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-9 Years of experience inquality management and customer interaction.
• 5-9 Years of Experience with in the automotive industry.
• Travel may be required to manufacturing plants or customer locations which may require lifting or working in confined spaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Green Belt or Black Belt training/certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of external quality standards (e.g., VDA, IATF, ISO, customer) and requirements.
• Advanced knowledge/training in core Quality Tools (e.g., APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, PFMEA, Control Plan, etc.) and problem-solving methodologies.

Physical Ability Requirements:

• Stationary Position (Sitting or Standing):
  Occasionally
• Movement (Walking):
  
  Frequently
• Carry Weight (Lifting up to 25 lbs):
  Occasionally
• Communication(Seeing/Talking/Hearing):
  Constantly
• Use Hands/Fingers (Operate computer, printer, phone):
  
  Frequently

Language Required and Preferred:

• Required:
  
  English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking)
• Preferred:
  
  None
• Work is indoor in a manufacturing setting that may not be temperature controlled.
• May frequent manufacturing plants and must follow all rules while visiting locations.
• Often exposed to distracting sounds and noisy conditions.
• Personal protective equipment is required.

EHS Requirements: People Leaders/Managers and above and EHS Professionals must be certified on EHS Management Systems (e.g. EMS, OHSMS)

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