Quality Lead RESS

General Motors•Detroit, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RESS Quality Manager will be responsible for developing operational quality plans to support the organization’s business strategies. The operational quality plans will have a direct impact on business unit results. The selected candidate will lead a team, provide employee development, monitor training, drive the performance management process, and manage organizational structure.

Requirements

Strong manufacturing or quality engineering experience, ideally in battery, launch, assembly, maintenance support, or plant operations.
Demonstrated technical problem-solving ability with experience supporting downtime recovery, process improvement, and cross-functional issue resolution.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead across functions and levels of the organization.
Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while maintaining strong follow-up and accountability.
Working knowledge of GM manufacturing systems and Global Quality Requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in RESS Assembly Systems
Minimum of 10 years’ Quality Systems experience
Bachelor’s degree in quality engineering, Quality Management or a related area

Responsibilities

Communicate to all levels of the organization, to the segment as well as other functions and suppliers.
Understand complex quality issues, and lead teams in a cross functional environment to successfully resolve issues.
Assess supplier quality and impact on RESS assembly production.
Collaborate across department leaders and other plant leaders to develop creative solutions.
Inspire others within the organization to accept new concepts, practices, and approaches.
Summarize critical issues with resolutions and communicate to leadership.
Handle complex quality issues and concerns.
Reduce the risk of plant disruptions due to quality issues.
Analyze metrics supporting quality issues.
Work flexible, extended, and non-core hours to ensure issues are worked to resolution.
Solve problems and implement new and innovative strategies.
Provide leadership of one of the key areas within GM Quality Systems to ensure business objectives are met.
Lead GMS execution and improvement.
Lead Establishing, Implementing and Maintaining Quality Management Systems (Global Quality Manual, GMS, BIQ).
Lead productivity improvements and technology deployment.
Partner with HQ resources and other external stakeholders for success.
Influence other External and Internal functions without direct authority.