Quality Manager
Livonia, MI
Full Time
Manager/Supervisor
Position Title: Quality Manager
Position: The Quality Manager is responsible of the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure adherence to production quality standards. Monitors and audits process and product testing against established standards and conducts a continuous analysis of quality defects and deviations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Position: The Quality Manager is responsible of the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure adherence to production quality standards. Monitors and audits process and product testing against established standards and conducts a continuous analysis of quality defects and deviations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage supplier to ensure integration of tools and processes
- Perform independent quality audit of product prior or in parallel to customer delivery (ANSI)
- Collect and analyze quality data, identify priorities for improvement work with engineering and operations to ensure improvements are implemented and verified
- Optimize and improve new and current processes
- Standardize SPS tool usage and processes
- Manage QC and QA team both internal and at supplier
- Establish & maintain quality standards (processes, documents and records)
- Develop team structure to support product, process and project quality
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Discipline or Geographic Information Systems
- 10 years Quality management experience
- Experience with LiDAR technologies, GPS and HD Maps
- Deep knowledge of map creation, extraction and geospatial
- Proven people leader with demonstrated record in building and leading large teams
- Drive for results – proven track record in implementing new processes and best practices
- Initiates and approves supplier/customer production/process control activities and reviews for implementation and effectiveness. Maintain quality control sampling system, procedures, APQP, PPAP and ANSI
- Development and implementation of quality systems and standards (FMEA’s, PFMEA’s, PPAP, control Plans, DVP&R’s, APQP)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – preferred knowledge of 8D & six sigma methods
- Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Understanding of software development and testing – ASPICE knowledge preferable
- Experience working with a team to problem solve and achieve goals under pressure and tight timelines
- Ability to be flexible and respond to changes while working in a dynamic environment
- Works in a fast paced office environment with multiple priorities and competing demands; potential set-backs in project completion due to internal or external issues, resourcing and reallocation.
- Regular office hours with some requirements for additional work during busy times.
- May work for long periods reviewing data on computer.
- Software background and knowledge a plus.
- Experience working with Automotive OEMs and understanding of their quality expectations
- Python, SQL, data base queries and sculpting capabilities
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