Quality & Compliance Manager – Manufacturing Excellence

Nidec Motor Corporation; Lexington (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Motor Corporation is seeking a Manager of Quality to lead quality management across defined scopes such as plants or product lines. You will develop tactical quality plans, mentor quality engineers, and advise leadership on risks and improvement opportunities.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve process capability, drive corrective actions, and advance continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in engineering, quality, manufacturing or related field.
• Typically 7+ years of progressive quality/manufacturing/operations experience.
• Prior people management or quality leadership experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of quality plans, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure adherence to quality management systems and customer requirements.
• Maintain document control, audits, and governance practices.
• Identify quality risks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversee QA/QC activities across products and processes.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA, drive defect reduction.

Skills

Quality systems

Audits & CAPA

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional influence

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing)

Master's or CQE/Six Sigma Black Belt preferred

Job description

Nidec Motor Corporation is seeking a Manager of Quality to lead quality management across defined scopes such as plants or product lines. You will develop tactical quality plans, mentor quality engineers, and advise leadership on risks and improvement opportunities.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve process capability, drive corrective actions, and advance continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.