First Brands is looking for a Quality Manager to join our location in Bowling Green, OH. The ideal candidate will be responsible for establishing and reviewing process controls, emphasizing customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and waste reduction. You must enjoy working in a team environment and will have an opportunity to make lasting and positive change on our team!
What you will be doing:
- Establish and track Quality department goals and objectives
- Determine Quality department standards, practices, and procedures
- Establish and maintain product Quality Standards
- Track external customer Quality issues, such as concerns, rejections, PPM, and 8D problem solving
- Track internal customer Quality issues, such as Rejection Tags and Process Alerts
- Track supplier Quality issues and performance
- Support plant safety procedures and safety policies
- Direct QA personnel regarding performance and material testing
- Allocate Quality resources to project teams, programs, and manufacturing process improvement teams
- Assist in daily review of production quality performance
- Assist Production in achieving effective and efficient production of quality parts
- Schedule and chair regular Quality Review meetings to appraise management of Quality Department issues to ensure suitability and effectiveness of Quality Systems
- Work with Engineering to develop project launch strategy, capital needs, and program timing in support of all APQP, PPAP, MSA, and TS-16949 requirements
- Work with Quality Engineers and Quality Coordinators to document trends in quality, compare against customer standards, and plant goals
- Support advance Quality activities, elements, and schedules
- Represent the plant at the customer in the area of Quality
- Develop short and long-term strategy to support customer requirements, as needed
What you will bring along:
- 5+ years of related experience in Quality
- Automotive industry experience preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a related field
- High product launch exposure a plus
- Plastics experience preferred
