Director of Quality (Mandarin Preffered）

Dach Vehicles; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DCD Vehicle Corp. is seeking an experienced Director of Quality to lead and develop quality operations at our Lancaster, Texas facility.

This role will build, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive quality management system across incoming materials, production processes, finished products, suppliers, and customer quality. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on manufacturing quality leadership and has built or significantly developed a quality system from 0 to 1.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field is required.
• 10+ years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing is preferred.
• 5+ years in quality leadership or management is preferred.
• Experience building or significantly developing a quality system from 0 to 1 in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of IQC, IPQC/PQC, OQC/FQC, supplier quality, production quality, and customer quality.
• Experience with QMS (ISO 9001/IATF 16949) environments.
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, 8D, CAPA, 5 Why, Fishbone, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Experience in ATV/UTV, automotive, EV, powersports, golf cart/LSV manufacturing is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the company's quality management system, standards, procedures, inspection processes, and quality documentation.
• Build and continuously improve quality processes across IQC, IPQC/PQC, OQC/FQC, supplier quality, production quality, and customer quality.
• Establish quality standards, control plans, inspection criteria, SOPs, work instructions, checklists, and quality reporting mechanisms.
• Lead quality activities across incoming inspection, manufacturing processes, assembly, final inspection, and finished vehicle/product release.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics, including FPY, defect rates, rework, scrap, supplier quality, customer complaints, warranty issues, and CAPA closure.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions using tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, Pareto.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other departments to resolve quality issues and drive improvement.
• Develop supplier quality standards, conduct supplier audits, manage supplier corrective actions, and drive supplier quality improvement.
• Lead investigations and resolution of customer complaints, field quality issues, warranty concerns, and recurring product defects.
• Recruit, develop, and manage the Quality team with clear responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Support new product introduction, process changes, supplier qualification, and ramp-up from a quality perspective.
• Ensure compliance with company, customer, regulatory and quality management requirements.
• Regularly report quality performance, major risks, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives to senior management.
• Travel frequently between Dallas-area facility and Orlando operations for cross-site alignment.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing floor presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Quality metrics

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

QMS implementation

ISO 9001 / IATF 16949

FMEA

PPAP

SPC

8D

CAPA

Root cause analysis tools

Job description

Travel: Frequent travel to Orlando, Florida

Job Summary

Company: DCD Vehicle Corp.

Location: Lancaster, TX 75134

Job Type: Full-time | On-site

Salary: $150,000 – $180,000 per year

Travel: Frequent travel to Orlando, Florida

DCD Vehicle Corp. is seeking an experienced Director of Quality to lead and develop quality operations at our Lancaster, Texas facility. This position will be responsible for building, implementing, and continuously improving a comprehensive quality management system across incoming materials, production processes, finished products, suppliers, and customer quality.

The ideal candidate has strong hands‑on manufacturing quality leadership experience and has successfully built or significantly improved a quality system from the ground up. Experience in ATV, UTV, motorcycle, automotive, electric vehicle, low-speed vehicle, powersports, golf cart, or related vehicle manufacturing is strongly preferred.

This position is based full-time in Lancaster, Texas, with frequent business travel to DCD Vehicle Corp.'s Orlando, Florida operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the company's quality management system, standards, procedures, inspection processes, and quality documentation.
• Build and continuously improve quality processes across IQC, IPQC/PQC, OQC/FQC, supplier quality, production quality, and customer quality.
• Establish quality standards, control plans, inspection criteria, SOPs, work instructions, checklists, and quality reporting mechanisms.
• Lead quality activities across incoming inspection, manufacturing processes, assembly, final inspection, and finished vehicle/product release.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics, including FPY, defect rates, rework, scrap, supplier quality, customer complaints, warranty issues, and corrective action closure.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for major or recurring quality issues using tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, and Pareto Analysis.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Warehouse, After‑Sales, and other departments to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop supplier quality standards, conduct supplier audits, manage supplier corrective actions, and drive supplier quality improvement.
• Lead investigation and resolution of customer complaints, field quality issues, warranty concerns, and recurring product defects.
• Recruit, develop, and manage the Quality team while establishing clear responsibilities, training standards, performance expectations, and accountability.
• Support new product introduction, process changes, new supplier qualification, and production ramp‑up from a quality perspective.
• Ensure compliance with applicable company, customer, regulatory, and quality management requirements.
• Regularly report quality performance, major risks, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives to senior management.
• Travel frequently between the Dallas‑area facility and Orlando operations to support quality alignment, process implementation, and cross‑site improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive quality experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• 5+ years of quality leadership or management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly developing a quality system from 0 to 1 in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of IQC, IPQC/PQC, OQC/FQC, supplier quality, production quality, and customer quality.
• Experience implementing, maintaining, or improving a formal Quality Management System (QMS).
• Strong knowledge of quality methodologies and tools including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, 8D, CAPA, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 environments strongly preferred.
• Experience in ATV/UTV, motorcycle, automotive, EV, powersports, golf cart/LSV, or related vehicle manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead quality improvement in a fast‑growing manufacturing organization where systems and processes are still being developed.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem‑solving, and cross‑functional management skills.
• Comfortable working directly on the manufacturing floor and driving issues through resolution.
• Ability to travel frequently to Orlando, Florida.
• Bilingual English/Chinese communication skills are a plus, but not required.