Quality Manager (XCA)
Location:
US Gestamp Alabama - Lapeer, US, US Gestamp
Date:
Apr 15, 2025
Long Description
Role Summary
Responsible for directing/mentoring the quality team consisting of Quality Engineers, Layout Techs, Quality Techs, Test Techs, Plant Launch Leader, and Environmental Supplied Products Coordinator.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent the quality function on technical support, in conjunction with other internal support groups regarding issues affecting manufacturing
- Initiates quality control sampling system, procedures, APQP, PPAP and IMDS activities
- Manage, audit and continuously improve IATF 16949 systems and procedures
- Direct Customer and Supplier liaisons for plant quality activities and concerns including scheduled visits
- Establish and maintain all quality control documents, samples, customer contact, supplier development, production start-up, product launch, and correction of production variances and warrant analysis
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Understand and support customer specific requirements
- CCC Implementation, Maintenance and Change Control
- Products within compulsory product certification catalogue but not certified
- Products subject to confirmation by certification authority for change after approval but not confirmed
- Products exceeding validity of certification
- Products that are listed on certificate but have been suspended, cancelled or nullified
- Nonconforming products
- IATF 16949 experience required
- Development and implementation of quality systems and standards (FMEA's, PPAP, control plans, DVP&R's, APQP)
Knowledge and Education
- Bachelors degree or 2 to 1 year experience to education
- 7+ yrs exp. in Automotive Manufacturing environment
- 5+ yrs in a management or supervisor position
- Electrical or mechanical product experience. Electro-mechanical exp a big plus
- Lean Manufacturing