Corporate and Plant Quality Manager

Our partner is a prestigious company in the automotive sector. We are looking for a Corporate and Plant QA MGR to lead our European team.

Requirements:

• English language is must.
• German language is desireable
• University or college degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
• Good communication / negotiation and problem solving skills
• Able to influence and advise at all levels of the business
• Computer literate in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. MS Project is advantage
• Working knowledge and experience of customer requirements and quality system introduction
• Understanding of automotive quality management systems and core tools: IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, APQP (PPAP), FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D and eg. VW Formel-Q, Ford Q1, etc
• IATF 16949 internal auditor is a must, VDA 6.3 (VDA/QMC registered) auditor preferable
• Ability to integrate new standards such as ISO26262 into our working procedures
• Working knowledge of ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001
• Quality audit (internal and external (supplier) experience essential

This role will be located in Mór, Hungary and remote locations in Europe)

Main tasks :

• To represent the company in front of certification body during IATF 16949 audits (production site and all remote locations)
• To plan and manage IATF 16949 audits and follow up all site action plan to manage potential non-conformities and OFI’s that are raised
• To maintain and follow up actions are consistent with the QMS and are effectively implemented
• To verify the implementation and follow-up all quality management procedures and related documentation required internally and those required by OEM and Tier1, including our intercompanies
• To coordinate and participate in all internal and external audits. Follow up corrections until effectively close
• To maintain complaint, change management and PPAP internal systems as divisions may operate it to support their business requirements
• Manage the adoption and consistent application of requests from SWS (mother company)
• Represent the voice/needs of the customer internally
• To track and to coordinate all internal & external quality issues (complaints) during all product and process phases.
• To promote the implementation of best practices. Lessons Learnt activity leadership
• Understanding customer quality agreements to ensure each of them correct interpreting and responding for them
• Act as escalation point for customer if cannot satisfy requirements
• Failure analysis, problem solving, implementation of corrective and prevetive actions to include the analysis of those effectiveness with systematic methods (e.g.: Pareto, Ishikawa, 5W+2H; 5Why; FTA; Red Bin Review; 8D; QRQC; A3; etc
• KPI’s data collection, controlling, analysing and reporting
• Quality improvement of the process/product. Active participation in the continuous improvement activities
• Supplier quality management and improvement (as includes complaint management, audits, APQP
• Active team member of APQP process, represent quality team related activities
• Manage of measuring laboratories activity (APQP and serial laboratory), working on effective operations.
• Training to the employees regarding internal and external quality requirements
• Active participant of regular production meeting regarding the responsible production areas
• Preparation of quality kaizen activity plans, follow up its status periodically