SITE QUALITY MANAGER

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

By adding intelligent functions, lighting & sensors etc and by extending the scope of what is possible in terms of design, OPmobility is making cars safer, smarter and more stylish. Body panels are now packed with technologies that improve the driver experience, safety and vehicle appearance. The result? An elegant car that will, in time, be made largely from bio-sourced or recycled materials.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Located in Normal, IL, the mission of the Quality Manager position is to ensure that all products and services meet the highest standards of quality and compliance. This role involves overseeing quality control processes, implementing improvement strategies, and collaborating with various departments to achieve excellence in production and customer satisfaction. The Quality Manager is dedicated to maintaining a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the organization. 

Missions

• Ensures the maintenance and adherence to the IMS.
• Ensures customer specific quality requirements are adhered to in each production area.
• Has the authority to stop production if faulty products are likely to be delivered to the customers, and responsibility to obtain deviations from PO and Customer in the event of borderline quality. Where necessary defines a Problem alert for critical internal and external issues.
• Manages the customer relationship through the definition of annual objectives, reporting and quick response resolution of issues.  This applies to Serial and Field issues.
• Applies and coaches the use of 8D and QRCM in production. Ensure communication of lessons learnt through DFQ (Design for Quality) to the central organization.
• Manages the supplier quality through the plant SQE using escalation process level 0 when necessary, and through the PO organization in a timely manner where needed.
  Applies the OP tools and methodologies to ensure quality levels are achieved

• Champions the product, process, system and layered process audits.
• Helps the production managers to drive quality improvements through excellent problem solving. Fosters a continuous improvement attitude throughout the plant by championing the Quality Improvement Roadmap.
• Supports and champions continuous improvement using Project A3 and DMAIC projects with Six Sigma PM support.
• Provides monthly and weekly reports.
• Support LL and DFQ process
• Conduct personnel appraisals, policy deployment through target setting and review
• Departmental meetings
• Contributes to selection/training/coaching of Plant Quality functions
• Ensure that the training path as part of the IES University for all functions in the quality department is progressed.
• Maintain the quality mindset.
• Ensure that all Quality teams in the plant have the right skills and follow all necessary trainings to be effective in their jobs.

Candidate Requirements

• Technical Engineering degree BS, preferred
• Automotive global requirements: Thorough knowledge of quality and environmental management systems ( IATF16949, ISO14001/ISO18001)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in managerial or leadership position in Automotive quality or operations
• Internal auditor qualification
• FMEA, PPAP, and all APQP deliverables

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.