Quality Manager - Drive KPIs, ISO/APQP Excellence

CSP (Teijin Automotive Technologies); Conneaut (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CSP (Teijin Automotive Technologies) in Ohio seeks a Quality Leader to drive quality strategy across the Conneaut plant. You will lead the quality department, collaborate with engineering, production, and suppliers to meet customer requirements and automotive standards.

The role requires a BS degree and 10 years in quality supervision or manufacturing, with knowledge of APQP/PPAP, MSA, ISO9001/IATF16949 and SPC.

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 an 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
• Schedule and chair regular quality review meetings to appraise Management of quality issues to ensure suitability and effectiveness of quality system
• Work with engineering to develop project launch strategy, capital needs, program timing in support of all APQP, PPAP, MSA and ISO9001/IATF16949 requirements
• Work with quality engineers and technicians to document trends in quality, compare against customer standards and plant goals
• Support advance quality activities, elements and schedules
• Represents Conneaut plant at the customer in the area of quality
• Develop short and long term strategy to support customer requirements, as required
• Manage safety as an equal to other key functions
• Monitor departmental action items to ensure timely and effective correction of issues

Skills

Quality supervision

Manufacturing

Process improvement

Problem solving

Education

BS degree in quality/engineering

Tools

IATF16949 knowledge

Job description

CSP (Teijin Automotive Technologies) in Ohio seeks a Quality Leader to drive quality strategy across the Conneaut plant. You will lead the quality department, collaborate with engineering, production, and suppliers to meet customer requirements and automotive standards.

The role requires a BS degree and 10 years in quality supervision or manufacturing, with knowledge of APQP/PPAP, MSA, ISO9001/IATF16949 and SPC.