Assistant IMS Manager

Fuyao Glass America Inc•Moraine, OH

About The Position

The Assistant IMS Manager organizes the collection, analysis, and application of relevant regulations and standards to establish, maintain, and continually improve the company’s integrated management system, including quality, health, safety, environmental, and laboratory management systems. The role coordinates with internal and external parties to ensure requirements are met and manages first-, second-, and third-party system audits, including planning, implementation, reporting, analysis, and follow-up. It also leads management reviews, oversees compliance with company rules and processes, identifies risks and improvement opportunities, coordinates investigations and corrective actions, and develops system-related training and team capabilities. The position works in an office environment and interacts with others on the manufacturing floor.

Requirements

More than 5 years of field quality management experience, or more than 3 years of auditor experience.
Bachelor’s degree or above; a major in Management or Science is preferred.
Fluency in English or Mandarin, including the ability to read and understand workplace documents, interpret written and oral instructions, and communicate effectively with team members, engineers, leadership, and customers.
Knowledge of glass manufacturing techniques and processes.
Systematic knowledge of 5S, project management, QC quality tools, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 17025.
Ability to use QC tools and Six Sigma methods, including SPC, FMEA, and MSA, to analyze and solve problems; ability to improve processes and efficiency using lean manufacturing methods.
Knowledge of customer quality requirements and ability to apply 5S at field, department, and personal levels.
Strong planning, organization, coordination, communication, persuasion, analytical, and innovation abilities.
Strong sense of responsibility and ability to tolerate stress and manage project progress.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; statistical analysis techniques; and manufacturing software.
Ability to solve practical problems, handle variables, and perform basic mathematical operations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in an office at a desk and interact with others on the manufacturing floor; regularly stand or sit for long periods and view a computer monitor for extended periods.
Able to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet deadlines.
Must be energetic and able to work under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Management or Science degree major preferred.
IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or ISO 17025 internal auditor certificate; process auditor certificate, or similar qualifications.
Training in glass manufacturing techniques, field management, and TPM.
Training in quality management theory and tool application; IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 17025, and ISO 45001 internal auditing; APQP, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, and PPAP core tools; and customer system and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, distribute, and apply integrated management system standards and regulations, including IATF 16949, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 17025.
Prepare and update the annual audit plan, including system, process, customer, third-party, production-line, shift, and management-review audits, and organize its implementation.
Assign tasks and coordinate activities to support successful customer and third-party audits.
Approve audit report results, oversee audit summaries, and ensure audit effectiveness.
Analyze and evaluate audit results and system-operation disputes, identify gaps, and improve the integrated management system and processes, especially interdepartmental interfaces.
Prepare management-review data reports, lead management-review meetings, document decisions, and arrange follow-up and closure of actions.
Supervise implementation of company rules, regulations, and management processes; identify non-value-added processes, weak links, and risks for improvement.
Organize investigations into abnormalities, prepare investigation reports, issue nonconformity reports, require timely corrective action, and follow up to closure.
Communicate with internal and external parties, including customers and third-party certification bodies, to ensure requirements are met, including Q1, MMOG, sustainability assessment, CSR, and BIQS requirements.
Plan annual system training, improve employees’ integrated management system knowledge, and ensure relevant auditor qualifications are maintained.
Develop team members’ performance and capabilities, improve departmental cooperation satisfaction scores, and work toward the best team award.
Implement departmental KPI indicators, cascade them to individual KPIs, conduct monthly performance evaluations, and prepare monthly departmental analysis reports.
Perform other duties or responsibilities assigned or reassigned by management.