Your Key Responsibilities- Develop, implement, and maintain the plant quality strategy to ensure compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory requirements
- Lead and manage all manufacturing quality personnel, providing direction, coaching, development, and performance management
- Drive a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and accountability throughout the organization
- Own and manage the plant scrap KPI, establishing targets, monitoring performance, and leading scrap reduction initiatives to improve cost, quality, and operational efficiency
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, and Ishikawa techniques
- Ensure effective implementation and maintenance of Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems to monitor process capability and manufacturing performance
- Develop, maintain, and improve Quality Control Plans to ensure product and process quality requirements are consistently achieved
- Lead the development, review, and maintenance of Process FMEAs (PFMEA) and support cross-functional risk assessment activities
- Maintain and improve quality documentation systems, procedures, work instructions, inspection records, and quality metrics
- Analyze quality performance data and establish action plans to address trends, defects, customer complaints, and process variation
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and applicable automotive quality management system requirements
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect reduction, process capability enhancement, and overall operational excellence
Your Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical field required
- Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing quality experience within an automotive or highly regulated manufacturing environment
- Proven track record of driving scrap reduction, cost improvement, and process quality initiatives
- Experience planning and leading internal, customer, and third-party audits
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing inspection methods, quality systems, and process controls
- Proficiency in quality documentation, corrective action systems, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and drive effective solutions
- Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally and effectively influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and quality data analysis tools
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship.
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Gillian Taylor Hirsch
