Quality Manager

CSP; Conneaut (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Teijin Automotive Technologies is a leading Tier One supplier renowned for developing lightweight technologies in plastics and composites. The Conneaut plant seeks a senior quality leader to support safety, establish KPI-driven quality targets, and ensure adherence to IATF16949 and ISO9001 standards.

You will guide lab personnel, collaborate with engineering on APQP/PPAP activities, and drive continuous improvement in production quality and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS degree from a credited college, university or technical school.
• Ten years related experience and/or training in quality supervision or manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of part layout, SPC, engineering specifications, IATF16949 and manufacturing operations, class "A" exterior body panels (preferred), and automotive customer portals.

Responsibilities

• Support plant safety procedures and safety policies.
• Conduct daily safety audits to ensure employee safety.
• Establish and track quality department goals and objectives (KPIs).
• Determine quality department standards, practices, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance to quality standards.
• Track external customer quality rejections and internal quality concerns.
• Track supplier quality issues and performance.
• Direct lab personnel regarding performance and material testing.
• Assist in daily review of production quality performance.
• Assist production and maintenance to achieve effective and efficient production of quality parts.

Skills

Quality supervision

Manufacturing

SPC

Education

BS degree in quality/manufacturing

Tools

IATF16949

Quality systems

Job description

Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.Support plant safety procedures and safety policiesConduct daily safety audits to ensure employee safetyEstablish and track quality department goals and objectives (KPIs)Determine quality department standards, practices, and proceduresEnsure compliance to quality standardsTrack external customer quality rejections an internal quality concernsTrack supplier Quality issues and performanceDirect lab personnel regarding performance and material testingAssist in daily review of production quality performanceAssist production and maintenance to achieve effective and efficient production of quality partsSchedule and chair regular quality review meetings to appraise Management of quality issues to ensure suitability and effectiveness of quality systemWork with engineering to develop project launch strategy, capital needs, program timing in support of all APQP, PPAP, MSA and ISO9001/IATF16949 requirementsWork with quality engineers and technicians to document trends in quality, compare against customer standards and plant goalsSupport advance quality activities, elements and schedulesRepresents Conneaut plant at the customer in the area of qualityDevelop short and long term strategy to support customer requirements, as requiredManage safety as an equal to other key functionsMonitor departmental action items to ensure timely and effective correction of issuesDeliverables:Department and assigned plant KPIsPlant-level Monthly Quality Report to Corporate QualityOverall Quality department goals and planEmployee training, development plan and status reportAnnual employee performance reviewsCustomer issues and corrective actions logsProcess Alert and nonconformance Rejection logsQualifications:Requires a BS degree from a credited college, university or technical school.Ten years related experience and/or training in quality supervision or manufacturing.Working knowledge of part layout, SPC, engineering specifications, IATF16949 and manufacturing operations, class \"A\" exterior body panels (preferred), and automotive customer portals.