Quality Manager

Target / Goal of The Position

Continuous quality improvement

Reduction of loss because of quality deviations

Required Education Textile Engineer or similar

Required Experience

Solid experience in textile manufacturing and testing

Solid experience in quality control and automotive core tools

Special Knowledge & Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills. Must be able to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization and German counterparts and national and international customers and suppliers.

Leadership and team building abilities

Coworker Guidance

High commitment & flexibility

Process Improvement

Solid knowledge in textile engineering

Solid knowledge in data analysis and statistical process control (SPC)

Solid knowledge of automotive requirements such as 8D-report, PPF, PPAB, FMEA, MSA

Solid knowledge of lean management and 6 sigma

Solid knowledge of MS Office and SAP

Solid knowledge of process audits according VDA 6.3

Knowledge of IATF 16949 and DIN ISO EN 14001

Fluently speaking and writing English

Authority & Responsibility

Responsible to keep up and improve the HQ quality system on site

Responsible to implement quality related customer specific requirements if agreed

Responsible for quality control and all laboratory activities

Responsible for job safety and environmental compliance in the laboratory

Tasks & Activities

Quality System

· Define and maintain quality objectives

· Reporting quality performance to production management and executive management

· Initiate and implement quality improvement projects

· Contact for customers and suppliers regarding quality issues

· Plans, promotes and organize training activities related to product quality

· Ensure production of products is consistent with established quality standards

· Support manufacturing to achieve all legal environmental and job safety compliance regulations

· Contact for external audits

· Conduct internal process audits according HQ audit program

· Conduct internal system audits according HQ audit program

· Conduct internal D/TLD audits

· Maintain and update control plans and FMEA

Quality Control

· Develop product specifications

· Define special characteristics in cooperation with product development

· Planning, coordination and directing the quality control program

· Statistical analyses of quality data

· Create PPAPs or VDA EMPBs

· Product requalifications

· Conduct and moderate root cause analysis

· Initiate and monitor corrective and preventive actions

· Ensure inspection and testing capability

· Take care of product safety requirements

Complaint Management

· Investigate and adjust customer quality complaints in accordance with HQ processes.

· Investigate and adjust supplier quality performance on deviation from specifications.

Authority to decide

Authority to block or release products from production processes

Authority to scrap blocked or claimed material in accordance with the signature regulations

Authority to negotiate customer or supplier claims in accordance with the signature regulations

Authority to negotiate quality related customer specific requirements

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Quality Engineering: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person