Plant Quality Lead — Automotive QA & CI

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC; Warren (MI); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC is seeking a Plant Quality Lead to oversee all quality activities in the manufacturing facility and lead the Quality Engineering team. You will ensure compliance with customer requirements, IATF 16949, and internal quality objectives, while driving improvements across Operations and Engineering.

You will lead root cause analyses, manage audits, and drive APQP/PPAP activities to reduce defects and cost of quality.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 5+ years of quality experience in automotive manufacturing or supplier environment.
• Minimum 2–3 years of supervisory or direct people-management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing Quality Engineers.
• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and automotive customer requirements.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, and 8D.
• Experience managing customer quality issues, audits, and corrective actions.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead, supervise, coach, and develop the plant Quality Engineering team.
• Establish team priorities, assign responsibilities, and hold team members accountable for performance and results.
• Oversee daily quality activities and ensure manufacturing processes meet customer and internal requirements.
• Maintain and improve the plant Quality Management System in accordance with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Lead resolution of customer complaints, corrective actions, and 8D responses.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring quality issues.
• Oversee APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA activities.
• Monitor quality metrics, including customer PPM, scrap, rework, and cost of poor quality.
• Lead internal, external, and customer audits.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to drive process improvements and reduce defects.
• Communicate quality performance, concerns, and improvement initiatives to plant leadership.
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.

Kenntnisse

Quality Leadership

IATF 16949

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

SPC

MSA

8D

Cross-functional Collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelors degree in Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC is seeking a Plant Quality Lead to oversee all quality activities in the manufacturing facility and lead the Quality Engineering team. You will ensure compliance with customer requirements, IATF 16949, and internal quality objectives, while driving improvements across Operations and Engineering.

You will lead root cause analyses, manage audits, and drive APQP/PPAP activities to reduce defects and cost of quality.