Job Description

We are AUTOKINITON

AUTOKINITON is a Michigan-based family of automotive companies delivering operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics. We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

We have an opportunity for an experienced Quality Manager at our manufacturing facility in Madison, MS. You will be the face of the Quality group for this location. If you are a strong leader, maintain and implement Quality standards, launching programs, and continue development of a cohesive Quality Team, this is your next career opportunity!

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to:

• Manage day-to-day Quality activities, concerns, and issues in compliance with standards.
• OEM customer and supplier interface to address Quality issues and corrective actions for facility.
• Quality Management representative of IATF-16949 for manufacturing facility including audits.
• Manage preventative methods of controlling Quality through SPC, Visual Management, problem solving and prevention techniques, work in process, etc.
• Quality Lead within the multidisciplinary Plant Management Team.
• Analyze Quality statistical data to determine present standards and establish or proposed Quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
• Demonstrate a cohesive Quality Team through mentoring, coaching, constructive performance feedback and formal/informal training.
• Create, assess, implement, and monitor Quality training programs for Associates in Quality processes, procedures.
• Management of testing and dimensional validation.
• Manage tracking and reporting of key Quality measurables.
• Provide Quality continuous improvement strategies that meet/exceed company customer standards.
• In this role you will report to Plant Manager with two direct reports (Quality Engineers).

SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years in a Quality leadership or Sr. Quality Engineer within automotive manufacturing.
• Hands-on Quality experience for stamping and assembly environment, strong plus.
• Knowledge of IATF-16949 standards, documentation, and certification.
• Exhibit Quality Internal Audit experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Quality experience launching programs including APQP and PPAP, strong plus.
• Exhibit a cohesive leadership style for the Quality Team.
• Effective Quality leadership within the multi-disciplinary Plant Management Team.
• Demonstrate usage of Visual Management in a stamping and assembly environment.
• Validation of interfacing with OEM customers and suppliers to address Quality issues and determine corrective actions.
• Proficient verbal and written communication and presentation skills with internal and external customers at all levels.

If this position aligns with your current/next career goals, apply, continue to build your career, and make valuable contributions to our Madison Quality Team!

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