Divisional Quality Manager

Magna International•Holly, MI

About The Position

Direct responsibility for managing the daily operations of the Quality department. Leads the quality team by creating and implementing quality management objectives and implementing policies and procedures to ensure key objectives are met. Ensures that organizational quality objectives are successfully achieved. Assists the General Manager and Assistant General Manager in maintaining a plant wide commitment that the highest quality product possible is manufactured.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering field with understanding of advanced quality engineering practices, principles, and processes.
Must have thorough and complete knowledge of respective field.
Ten years diverse professional and managerial experience including financial/budget responsibility, management leadership, and strategic decision making/leadership in a manufacturing environment.
Strong communication, ability to lead and manage several large and complex projects simultaneously.
Must have experience with past project financial responsibilities.
Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate others through support, training, etc.
Ability to work with internal and external contacts at all levels within the organization.
Able to represent the company in a professional manner with customers and suppliers.
Leadership and management skills in support of company management systems and philosophies.
Must be able to develop and lead a cohesive team.
Ability to thoroughly research, recommend, and oversee implementation of new products, materials, processes, etc. and presents information.
Ability to work on long-term assignments, broad in nature, using a high level of originality and ingenuity.
Must be able to work independently with some latitude for unreviewed action or decision.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direction for all members of the Quality and Warranty team, and coordinates the team’s efforts within the division to achieve customer, and business, goals and objectives.
Establishes current and long range objectives, plans, and policies in support of division objectives, and directs resources to achieve objectives.
Monitors performance against plan and ensures that goals are met.
Responsible for professional development of Magna Electronics Quality and Warranty team throughout the division.
Maintains appropriate contact with customers to ensure that Quality performance is meeting objectives.
Responsible to assure that customer issues are appropriately championed to assure quick, accurate issue resolution and customer satisfaction with Magna Electronics’ response.
Maintains appropriate level of staff necessary to meet business goals and objectives.
Monitors productivity of groups and individuals, makes changes where needed.
Responsible to assure that quality systems meet or exceed IATF 16949 standards within the division.
Responsible to assure that second and third party system audits are conducted per schedule, and that corrective actions are completed on a timely basis.
Plans, supports, and implements total quality programs.
Defines scope, plans, organizes, leads and directs technical work and departmental efforts related to quality engineering activities for new and existing programs.
Designs, specifies, and installs quality control sampling systems, testing mechanisms, and equipment.
Formulates and/or assists in formulating quality control policies and procedures and development of quality standards.
Monitors and controls costs, timing, and other related aspects of projects.
Develops cost quotations related to specifications, test equipment, and gauge requirements and communicates information to appropriate parties.
Understands and adheres to schedule and budgetary requirements of projects.
Reports progress as required.
Serves as a liaison and coordinates activity of internal and external resources.
Serves as a resource by providing a problem solving function by initiating action to overcome obstacles as they are encountered and prevent potential quality problems.
Investigates and solves manufacturing-related problems in assigned area using formal problem-solving tools.
Analyzes and develops suppliers’ products to obtain maximum productivity and reviews performance in operation and provides suggestions for improvement.
Champions continuous improvement efforts.
Researches, recommends, implements and administers new and/or existing quality assurance processes.
Engages in comparative and competitive analysis to ensure utilization of most appropriate and beneficial techniques in each situation respectively.
Ensures compliance with all Health, Safety, Environmental policies and ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18008 standards.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.
Coordinate the introduction of new products. This includes establishing Gantt timing plans, process FMEA’s, Advanced Quality Plans, Dimensional Control Plans, and Process Control Plans, among others.
Completion of customer-required initial sample requirements. Examples include PPAP, ISIR, FSW, PSW, etc.
Interface with external customer quality related issues as required.