.**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