Global Quality Director: Strategy & Compliance

CSP; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Teijin Automotive Technologies is seeking a senior quality leader to direct and optimize CSP’s quality assurance operations, ensuring policy alignment with business strategy and regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes process improvement, supplier quality, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include maintaining the Quality Management System, leading Six Sigma and lean initiatives, and acting as the primary liaison with regulators and auditors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a senior quality role within an accredited QMS environment.
• Black belt Six Sigma is an asset; experience leading improvement initiatives.
• Experienced QMS Lead Auditor.
• CQE/CQM ASQ certification is an asset.
• Engineering degree and/or MBA with 10+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CSP's leaders to establish a culture of quality aligned with business strategy.
• Direct quality assurance operations to implement policies, processes and metrics.
• Optimize and maintain CSP's Quality Management System.
• Lead process improvements for efficiency, speed, and cost savings.
• Establish quality practices enabling scalability while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain systems to provide quality insights to operations and product teams.
• Establish monthly reporting on quality system performance and customer experience.
• Act as key contact with regulators and auditors; drive timely corrective actions.
• Collaborate with purchasing to set supplier quality criteria and monitor supplier performance.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

MBA

Tools

8D

Six Sigma

Lean

Kaizen

Job description

Teijin Automotive Technologies is seeking a senior quality leader to direct and optimize CSP’s quality assurance operations, ensuring policy alignment with business strategy and regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes process improvement, supplier quality, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include maintaining the Quality Management System, leading Six Sigma and lean initiatives, and acting as the primary liaison with regulators and auditors.