**LOCATION**:Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico |
**BRAND**: Bendix |
**REQUISITION ID**:3050 |
** JOB GRADE**: 16
**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
Position Summary:
The Quality Leader is responsible for managing and directing the activities involved in the Quality Assurance Manual & overall procedures employed in production/manufacturing processes. The involved responsibilities & activities include working & interacting with Supplier Quality Team, External Suppliers, Customer Quality Engineers, Group Product Engineers & members of the Group CoC Team. The Quality Site Leader drives the plant awareness & activities necessary to accomplish the Company's Quality Assurance Metrics & Goals (i.e. Customer Complaints, Process Defects, Scrap, among others).
Essential Functions:
- Manage daily operation quality issues & related activities.
- Formulation and implementation standards to achieve quality objectives and resolution of product.
- Control IATF-16949 techniques in the plant.
- Manage Customer Complaint and Resolution system for the facility.
- Control Zero Miles, TQIR, FTTSF, Scrap, COPQ & plant Continues Improvement initiatives.
- Communicate and support PSA activities and procedures with team members.
- Lead Actions for Top PS Quality Issues.
- Lead Product Safety initiatives at the Plant.
- Has the authority to stop the production and/or shipment in case the quality of the product is compromised, in order to request the help needed to solve the problem
- Ensure customer requirements are met
- Knows and communicates the need for product safety.
- Support PSA Activities and procedures with team members
- Perform all those activities that by the nature of the position are required.
Management & Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Reports to Site, Quality Assurance Manager.
Knowledge:
- Automotive core tools knowledge (APQP, SPC, MSA, PPAP)
- General knowledge of IATF-16949 /ISO and Six Sigma Tool concepts
- Commodity knowledge a plus (aluminum die cast, cast iron, screw machine, stampings, plastic injection molding
**Experience**:
- Minimum 7-8 years in Quality (Supplier/Customer related preferred)
- Minimum 3-5 years in supervisory roles/responsibility
**Skills**:
- Strong communication skills both oral and written
- Must be bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Highly motivated individual
- Multi task leader
- Work under pressure.
- Mechanical blue print interpretation
- GD&T interpretation
Education/Certifications:
- Degreed - Engineering preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications such as Excel, Work, & PowerPoint
- Metallurgic Analysis a plus
- Pneumatic system a plus
**What does Bendix have to offer you?**
- Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
- Vacation Premium
- Major medical expenses
- Christmas Bonus
- Life insurance
- Educational assistance program
- Wellness program
- Saving Fund
- Pantry Vouchers
- Personal Days Paid
- Permits paid for: Marriage or Death of a direct relative
- Attendance Bonuses
- Cafeteria Subsidy
- Subsidy for prescription glasses
- Medical service in plant
- Recognition Programs
- Gym
