Quality Assurance Manager

Tenneco • Frankfort, IN

125d

About The Position

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78,000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket. Tenneco is one of the world's largest pure-play powertrain companies servicing OE markets worldwide with engineered solutions addressing fuel economy, power output, and criteria pollution requirements for gasoline, diesel and electrified powertrains. We are looking for a Plant Quality Manager at our Frankfort, Indiana facility. The Quality Manager will report directly to the Plant Manager and will directly supervise 1 Quality Engineer and 1 Quality Technician employee. The Quality Manager ensures a safe work environment, drives quality improvements, develops a qualified workforce, reduces operating costs, inventories, and lead times through continuous improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field or 3 - 5 years' experience in quality related field with experience in automotive manufacturing and IATF 16949 standards.
• Exceptional working knowledge of Quality Assurance Systems development and management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Quality Assurance Program
• Responsible for maintaining effective controls which ensure product integrity from initial sample submission through mass production.
• Ensure customer requirements have been met: selection of special characteristics; setting quality objectives; training; corrective/preventive action; product design and development; customer scorecard review; and customer portal review.
• Ensure sample submission practices meet customer requirements completely.
• Review and research products/processes for quality improvement.
• Manage customer complaint follow-up through root-cause correction action.
• Write, review, revise, and update standard practices to document the control of quality systems.
• Manage QA records and reports to assure compliance to customer requirements.
• Perform Quality Systems audits to assure compliance to customer requirements.
• Follow instructions and directions of Director of Quality Assurance.
• Perform supplier quality system audits (as needed).
• Manage hold area (Suspect Material Containment and Material Review Board)
• Supervise Quality Technicians, Precision Lab Technicians, and Quality Engineers
• Lead quality systems initiatives such as implementation of new tools, systems, gauging equipment, and software.
• Develop, train, and assist other areas in statistical analysis methods and tools for problem solving.
• Organize, prepare, and act as management representative during IATF 16949 or other customer and third-party audits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree