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Role Summary

Responsible for directing/mentoring the quality team consisting of Quality Engineers, Layout Techs, Quality Techs, Test Techs, Plant Launch Leader, and Environmental Supplied Products Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the quality function on technical support, in conjunction with other internal support groups regarding issues affecting manufacturing
• Initiates quality control sampling system, procedures, APQP, PPAP and IMDS activities
• Manage, audit and continuously improve IATF 16949 systems and procedures
• Direct Customer and Supplier liaisons for plant quality activities and concerns including scheduled visits
• Establish and maintain all quality control documents, samples, customer contact, supplier development, production start-up, product launch, and correction of production variances and warrant analysis

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• Understand and support customer specific requirements
• CCC Implementation, Maintenance and Change Control
  • Products within compulsory product certification catalogue but not certified
  • Products subject to confirmation by certification authority for change after approval but not confirmed
  • Products exceeding validity of certification
  • Products that are listed on certificate but have been suspended, cancelled or nullified
  • Nonconforming products
• IATF 16949 experience required
• Development and implementation of quality systems and standards (FMEA's, PPAP, control plans, DVP&R's, APQP)

Knowledge and Education

• Bachelors degree or 2 to 1 year experience to education
• 7+ yrs exp. in Automotive Manufacturing environment
• 5+ yrs in a management or supervisor position
• Electrical or mechanical product experience. Electro-mechanical exp a big plus
• Lean Manufacturing

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

About us

We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.

Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?

- You will be joining a leading international group in the automotive sector with a clear commitment to innovation, a trail-blazer in Industry 4.0 and engaged with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.

- This is an opening to build a career in a global environment with many opportunities to grow both professionally and personally by participating and leading innovative and international projects.

- You will find a supportive and friendly environment where the emphasis is on team work, continuous improvement, trust, a dynamic spirit and thinking outside the box, and a passion for a job well done.

- You will be working with highly qualified professionals as Gestamp is committed to the ongoing training of our teams.

Join the Gestamp team!