**Job Description**:
- Provide leadership to the organization for the development and implementation of policies, systems, processes, and procedures that ensure the ability to deliver 100% defect free product to our customers. Represent the company in front of the BU, customers, suppliers, and other parties of quality organizations, in QA related matters.
Essential Functions:
- Acting as the company's representative in dealing customer quality issues.
- Business adherence to Federal, State, and corporate policies and procedures regarding product quality matters
- Obtaining and maintaining any quality accreditations required to meet customer, BU or corporate requirements.
- Providing the highest level of technical expertise, consultation, and direction to quality systems, quality engineering and process engineering and manufacturing staff personnel
- Assess and prepare the Manufacturing Quality Assurance departmental budget. Defect prevention, including the systems for measurement and reporting of results.
- Leads and coordinates new product implementation (APQP)
- Project Management and leadership for implementation of new and strategic growth, cost savings, sustaining and/or continuous improvement projects.
**Qualifications**:
- Experience in the automotive industry is a must.
- **6yrs + **Quality, manufacturing or related
- **3 yrs + **Quality leadership role with responsibility for developing and implementing quality systems and interfacing with customers.
- Expertise in successfully implementing quality systems for medium sized, heavy industrial facilities (300 - 500 employees)
- College graduated BA / BS
- Master's degree Administration/Engineering (Ideal )
- Broad knowledge of manufacturing operations and automotive/ commercial vehicles requirements Sound administrative skills. Well-developed management skills—principles and people.
- Training and knowledge on CQI-9 (AMS2750E) standard
- Training and knowledge on IATF16949 standard
- Project Management
- Training and knowledge on Core tools
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