Quality Manager

About the role

Adient is looking for a Quality Manager in Stip. The role covers supplier quality, program quality planning and delivery, and also includes health, safety and environmental (HSE) duties. It involves ensuring quality deliverables are completed on time and to the right level of detail, building customer and internal relationships, and managing corrective actions.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure quality deliverables such as quality objectives, MSA, control plans, part inspection, capability studies and customer PPAP are delivered on time and to the required detail.
• Monitor and report production and service incoming quality scores, and implement corrective actions based on score and status.
• Build key customer relationships in the supplier quality area and resolve internal roadblocks so launches succeed.
• Develop QE resource budgets and staffing needs, take part in interviews and add resources when required.
• Take part in the quoting process so quality resources and objectives are considered before the business award.
• Participate in program reviews and phase exit reviews, and prepare a monthly assessment of all QE deliverables, mitigating risks on yellow or red items.
• Work with advanced quality planning tools such as AIAG APQP, control plans, FMEA, PPAP, dimensional layouts, gage/fixture design and performance/material testing.
• Apply advanced statistical methods, design of experiments and problem-solving approaches.
• Actively take part in HSE investigations and the 8D process, and ensure safety audits are completed on time.
• Follow environmental management system compliance and resource conservation, document injury reports, and take part in accident investigation teams.

Required profile

• Working knowledge of customer-specific requirements.
• Qualified as a BOS lead auditor.

Required skills

• AIAG APQP, FMEA, PPAP and control plans
• Advanced statistics and design of experiments
• 8D root cause analysis