Quality Manager

American Axle & Manufacturing; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation in Detroit, MI seeks a Quality Manager to join our world-class team. You will oversee quality-management systems, drive continuous improvement, and lead multiple quality teams to ensure reliability of our automotive components.

You will develop QA strategies, manage corrective actions, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to meet cost of quality targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 7+ years experience in Quality in a manufacturing environment (automotive or metal manufacturing highly desired).
• 5+ years progressive leadership experience.
• Experience in auditing (IATF, ISO, etc.) and customer relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organization goals.
• Support quality operational strategies by analyzing trends; preparing critical measurements; implementing production, productivity, quality, customer-service, safety, security, and health strategies.
• Lead system improvements; enforcing quality-assurance policies and procedures and government requirements.
• Collaborate with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Manage quality assurance financial strategies by anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
• Establish quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and with production operators, technicians and engineers.
• Establish raw material standards by studying manufacturing and engineering requirements; conferring and negotiating with suppliers; devising testing methods and procedures.
• Establish in-process product inspection standards by studying manufacturing methods; devising testing methods and procedures.
• Establish standards for disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods and procedures.
• Establish rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures.
• Contribute to quality assurance and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Auditing (IATF ISO)

Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Posting Title

Quality Manager

Job Description Summary

Dauch is seeking a Quality Manager to join our world-class team. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of a leading company in the automotive industry, where you will have the chance to contribute to the flawless execution of our manufacturing processes. This role located at our World Headquarters in Detroit, MI.
The Quality Manager oversees the administration and continual improvement of quality-management systems. Supports development of quality-assurance strategies, processes, guidelines and control plans that ensure quality and reliability of manufactured products. Leads the initiation and follow-up of corrective action requests and preventive measures to achieve cost of quality targets. Investigates and addresses trends with internal and external nonconformances. Leads, manages, and develops multiple teams, team leaders, quality specialists, and inspectors to ensure that quality standards are met.

Job Description

• Manage quality organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organization goals.
• Support quality operational strategies by analyzing trends; preparing critical measurements; implementing production, productivity, quality, customer-service, safety, security, and health strategies.
• Lead system improvements; enforcing quality-assurance policies and procedures and government requirements.
• Collaborate with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Manage quality assurance financial strategies by anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
• Establish quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and with production operators, technicians and engineers.
• Establish raw material standards by studying manufacturing and engineering requirements; conferring and negotiating with suppliers; devising testing methods and procedures.
• Establish in-process product inspection standards by studying manufacturing methods; devising testing methods and procedures.
• Establish standards for disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods and procedures.
• Establish rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures.
• Contribute to quality assurance and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelors degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 7+ years experience in Quality in a manufacturing environment (automotive or metal manufacturing highly desired).
• 5+ years progressive leadership experience.
• Experience in auditing (IATF, ISO, etc.) and customer relationship management.

About Dauch

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail [e-mail]. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.