Director Corporate Quality NA

Mission of Position:
The Director, Corporate Quality North America (NA) is responsible for establishing and implementing a corporate quality assurance system and team that promotes customer satisfaction and positively impacts the company’s financial performance.

• Promote a culture of teamwork, quality improvement and cost reduction through continuous improvement, partnering with the Regional PE, ME, PM, AQE, Warranty & SQD.
• Act as a change agent, constantly challenging the status quo, innovating to drive the enterprise approach of building quality in station and zero defect in everything we do.
• Develop and execute a robust 5‑Year Plan that leads to external quality results that dominate the industry at internal cost that meets benchmark.
• Execute global common standard work to accomplish stretch KPI improvement goals.
• Lead all Regional Group related AQE/ Supplier Escalations / Warranty/ problem solving activities and be responsible for disciplined APQP execution – launch on time with quality.
• Assure a lessons‑learned and read‑across system that cycles through the lifetime of the program from DFMEA to warranty to APQP of new programs.
• Assure a warranty reduction plan to reduce YOY warranty and assure quick response and closure of issues.
• Support troubled and escalated suppliers, assuring systems and controls are in place and being followed.
• Lead the regional AQE, SQD and Warranty teams to support the NA manufacturing sites.
• Apply Magna’s Code of Conduct and Ethics and related compliance policies.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Strong leader and team player with effective written and verbal communication skills who acts as a change agent, challenging the status quo.
• Minimum ten (10) years’ work experience required in manufacturing/quality/engineering environment.
• Ideal candidate will have significant regional and global leadership experience in either program management or quality role.
• Business or technical bachelor’s degree required.
• High level of detailed knowledge of engineering, program management & quality system and associated OEM standards.
• Must be able to lead, teach and coach both headquarters and shop‑floor environments.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving skills, e.g., 5‑Why Analysis, 8‑Discipline Approach, Shainin, Six Sigma, etc.
• Solid understanding of assembly and machining processes, proficient in data collection, analysis and presentation.
• Position will require domestic and international travel.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Office environment; 30% Travel required. While working in this environment, the employee will be exposed to machinery, moving equipment and material, moderate noise, airborne particles, fumes and various levels of temperature created by the manufacturing process.

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