Quality Manager

Tenneco; Frankfort (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking a Plant Quality Manager at the Frankfort, Indiana facility. The role reports to the Plant Manager and oversees one Quality Engineer and four Quality Technicians, driving a safe workplace and continuous quality improvements.

Responsibilities include managing the QA program, ensuring product integrity from sample submission through mass production, and leading audits for customer and regulatory requirements. Strong leadership and ISO/IATF experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or 3-5 years' experience in quality-related field with automotive manufacturing and IATF 16949 exposure.
• Exceptional working knowledge of Quality Assurance Systems development and management is mandatory.
• Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

Responsibilities

• Manage the Quality Assurance Program.
• Ensure customer requirements are met and drive corrective actions.
• Lead QA records, reports and documentation for audits.
• Supervise Quality Technicians and Engineers.
• Drive quality improvements and cost reductions throughProcess improvements.
• Organize audits to ensure IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 compliance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Statistical analysis

QA Audits

Quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

At Tenneco, we don't follow industry standards; we set them, and we don't settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it's our Core Values - radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win - or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we're determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we're all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

Whether it's our Core Values - radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win - or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we're determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

Here, you'll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you're ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you'll thrive here.

We are looking for a Plant Quality Manager at our Frankfort, Indiana facility. The Quality Manager will report directly to the Plant Manager and will directly supervise 1 Quality Engineer and 4 Quality Technicians. The Quality Manager ensures a safe work environment, drives quality improvements, develops a qualified workforce, reduces operating costs, inventories, and lead times through continuous improvements.

Our recruiting team is ready to act immediately. You'll hear from us to schedule a phone screen and then the next step will be a personal interview with our hiring manager. We pride ourselves on moving through the process quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the Quality Assurance Program
• Responsible for maintaining effective controls which ensure product integrity from initial sample submission through mass production.
• Responsibility and authority to ensure customer requirements have been met: selection of special characteristics; setting quality objectives; training; corrective/preventive action; product design and development; customer scorecard review; and customer portal review.
• Ensure sample submission practices meet customer requirements completely.
• Review and research products/processes for quality improvement.
• Manage customer complaint follow-up through root-cause correction action.
• Write, review, revise, and update standard practices to document the control of quality systems.
• Manage QA records and reports to assure compliance to customer requirements.
• Perform Quality Systems audits to assure compliance to customer requirements.
• Follow instructions and directions of Director of Quality Assurance.
• Perform supplier quality system audits (as needed).
• Manage hold area (Suspect Material Containment and Material Review Board)
• Supervises Quality Technicians, Precision Lab Technicians, and Quality Engineers
• May give certain authority to assigned staff within their job scope to perform duties, make decisions, and use independent judgments.
• Lead quality systems initiatives such as implementation of new tools, systems, gauging equipment, and software.
• Develop, train, and assist other areas in statistical analysis methods and tools for problem solving.
• Organize, prepare, and act as management representative during IATF 16949 or other customer and third-party audits.
• Each employee has the authority to initiate action to prevent a violation of the Tenneco Integrity Policy.
• All employees will abide by the plant's safety policy, comply with the legal and other requirements and operational controls established, work toward achieving established objectives and targets, and conform to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard. An employee should report, and if necessary, stop, any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.
• Capable of providing support as requested by Plant Manager.
• Maintain a positive relationship with our Customers.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree in related field or 3 - 5 years' experience in quality related field with experience in automotive manufacturing and IATF 16949 standards.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Exceptional working knowledge of Quality Assurance Systems development and management is mandatory.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities