Global Director of Quality

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Global Director of Quality - Powertrain / Transmission Re-manufacturing

Job ID : 24-00140

Location : Oklahoma City, OK

Pay Rate : Highly Competitive Compensation and Bonus Package

Additional Benefits : Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), company-paid holidays, and more!

Type of hire : Direct

Position Summary :

The Global Director of Quality is the key stakeholder representing the customer and supplier relations related to quality and service.

Manages and directly supervises Quality Engineers and Quality Supervisors with a total of up to 25 non-supervisory employees in the Quality Engineering and Reject Repair departments.

Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities by the organizational chart, company policies, and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance;

rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Position Responsibilities :

• Designs and implements closed loop, integrated, warranty analysis system utilizing current levels of technology that provides quick and efficient access to warranty data by all.
• Provides the leadership for the analysis team to achieve a high rate of root cause identification in warranty products to reduce the warranty expense and quantity of "no trouble found results.
• Review analysis results with customer counterparts to ensure that the root cause ownership is appropriately defined.
• Utilizing data obtained from the analysis process drives improvement actions through the appropriate product team.
• Develops close working relationships with key customer counterparts.
• Responsible for the development and adherence to the policies, procedures, and instructions of the Quality, MMOG, and ISO 14001 systems.
• Committed to a safe and accident-free work environment.
• Product / Model PCP (Process Control Plan) development and maintenance.
• Facilitate cross-functional Preventative & Corrective action plans based on internal and external quality results. (Yield, Warranty, and or customer PPM) failure analysis on customer returns to ensure quick turnaround time and responsiveness.
• Mentor cross-functional teams (Process / Product Improvement teams) teams for effective "root cause analysis, and corrective and preventative action.

This position will include the training of other groups on a routine basis.

• Coordination of customer visits.
• QA portion of APQP (PPAP) on product launches.
• Resolving critical issues / situations ensuring that they are handled correctly and within current policy / procedure guidelines.
• Quality representative in Lean activities.

Position Qualifications :

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, technology, or physical science discipline
• 5-10 years experience in Tier 1 & Tier 2 Automotive, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and Customer / Supplier relationships.
• 3+ years of experience with assembly of complex mechanical assemblies is required.
• 3+ years of Lean manufacturing operational theory, principles, and tools are required.
• 3+ years of experience prioritizing and assigning tasks, and accurately estimating the time and costs required for project completion.
• Experience in creating, developing, adapting, and communicating tool design concepts based on input from internal and external customers using advanced design tools (ACAD) and techniques a plus.

GTA Questions :

• Please provide a few details about your Quality Management experience.
• Do you have experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001?
• Please list the education you've completed. What was the degree and what was the month and year you received it? (Ex : Bachelors from ABC University 01 / 89 & High School Diploma from ABC High School 1 / 85)
• Are you currently working? If not, when was your last day of employment?
• What pay rate are you looking for? (If your required rate exceeds the listed pay rate you may be over qualify for this position, but please share what you would be comfortable with)
• When would you be available to interview and start this position, if selected?
• Do you require a visa sponsorship? If you currently have sponsorship, other than a TN visa, please state the type of sponsorship and when it will expire.

Please give the month and year. If you are able to receive extensions to the sponsorship, please note how many additional years.

Please note that if you are a current GTA employee or have been placed by GTA at one of our clients, we will not be able to entertain moving you.

However, we are hopeful that you may know someone else who is qualified and as such you would still be eligible for our generous referral bonus program detailed below.

REFERRAL BONUS PROGRAM :

If you are able to refer a person we do hire, we can offer up to $250 for contractors after they are on the job for 90 days and up to $500 for direct hires after they are on the job between 90 days to 180 days , depending on customer payment terms.