Quality Manager

Adient•Eastaboga, AL

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate execution of all Quality Engineering (QE) deliverables, including Quality Objectives, MSA, Control Plans, Part Inspection, Capability Studies, and Customer PPAP. This role involves monitoring and reporting production and service quality scores, implementing corrective actions, and developing strong relationships with both customers and internal teams to facilitate successful product launches. Key responsibilities also include managing QE resource budgets and staffing, participating in the quoting process, and actively engaging in program and phase exit reviews. The manager will prepare monthly assessments of QE deliverables, mitigate risks, and apply advanced quality planning and statistical concepts. Furthermore, the position requires active participation in Health/Safety/Environmental investigations, ensuring compliance with safety procedures, and promoting environmental management system adherence.

Requirements

Working knowledge of customer specific requirements.
Advanced Quality Planning including familiarity with the AIAG Advanced Quality Planning and Control Plan standard, FMEA’s, PPAPs, Dimensional layouts, gage/fixture design, and Performance/Material testing.
Apply advanced statistical concepts, design of experiments, and problem solving methodology.
Qualified as a BOS lead auditor.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all QE deliverables (e.g.: Quality Objectives, MSA, Control Plans, Part Inspection, Capability Studies, and Customer PPAP) are executed on time and to the appropriate level of detail.
Monitor and Report Production and Service incoming quality scores, implementing corrective actions according to score / status.
Develop key Customer relationships in the Supplier Quality Area for successful execution of our launches.
Develop key internal relationships, with the goal of removing roadblocks and resolving issues for successful execution of our launches.
Develop QE resource budgets and staffing needs, participate in the interview process and add resources, as they are required.
Participate in the quoting process to ensure that the appropriate quality resources and objectives are considered prior to receiving the Business award.
Actively participate in Program Reviews and Phase Exits Reviews.
Prepare a monthly assessment of all PLUS QE deliverables for the programs within their area of responsibility.
Mitigate risk with corrective actions required for any that have ‘yellow’ or ‘red’ status.
Actively participates in Health/Safety/Environmental investigations and the 8D process in order to develop root cause analysis for problem resolution as required.
Ensure required Safety Audits are complete for you and your team.
Reporting accidents, occupational illnesses, and HSE&E emergencies, and inform supervisor of known HSE&E conditions which could adversely affect other team members, assets or to the public.
Ensures compliance with all safety procedures and ensures safe working procedures in assigned production areas.
Follow and promote environmental management system compliance and commitment to resource conservation.
Documentation of injury reports.
Complete statements as needed.
Participation in the Accident Investigation team.
Conduct safety audits weekly, monthly.
Ensure safety standards are met.
Have safety audits completed on a timely basis.
Complete safety related work orders.
Participate in safety communications weekly/monthly events such as plant wide meeting, pre-Shift meeting, department meetings, and training exercises.