Manufacturing Quality Inspection Manager

This is a plant-based manufacturing inspection leadership role (tires). Not an IT/software QA/SDET position.

Job Title: Inspection Unit Manager
Department: US Quality Assurance Team
Shift: Core Business hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Direct Report: Quality Assurance Director
Type: Exempt;
Full-time

We are looking for a Unit Manager to drive a “safety always” and “quality first” mindset. Lead, manage, and coordinate all US QA Inspection activities for the continuous improvement of quality assurance in tire manufacturing. Control quality inspection procedures to ensure optimal quality and both timely and efficient throughput within budget and to standard.

You should be highly competent and comprehend complex operations. We also expect you to be able to optimize day-to-day activities while minimizing the costs.

• Actively support and drive a Safety Always Culture, a 5s workplace, consistent up, down, and across communication and continuous improvement as a way of life
• Manage human and material resources to meet daily inspection requirements
• Maintain existing operating conditions and rapidly identify improvement opportunities
• Lead, demonstrate, and enforce TP safety protocols, compliance / regulatory requirements, reporting, administration, budgeting, supplier base, customer expectations, etc.
• Be proficient with Continuous Improvement initiatives, analyze data, perform root cause analysis, apply effective methodologies and permanently solve problems and work to identify opportunities to continue process improvement and equipment uptime
• Develop full understanding of operating conditions leading to meeting/ exceeding daily targets as well as full understanding of operating conditions leading to missing daily targets
• Prepare, maintain, and communicate reports relative to achievement of safety, quality, and cost and ensure all employees are aware of operational status daily
• Prioritize equipment for preventive maintenance and communicate to Maintenance
• Ensure standard operating procedures and training materials are understood, accessible, and followed
• Enforce expectations for departmental PPE adherence and ensure compliance
• Drive quality requirements and standards to ensure compliance; prepare unit for audits and inspections
• Use key performance indicators (KPI’s) as tools to drive continuous improvement
• Monitor and assess performance of staff and hold staff to operational and leadership expectations; conduct performance appraisals; take immediate actions when underperformance is identified
• Manage budget and identify and drive cost control initiatives
• Ensure efficient and effective collaboration between departmental suppliers and customers with regular communication and information
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Education:

• (Required) bachelor's degree
• (Preferred) engineering/ technical (chemical, mechanical, electrical, industrial, etc.) degree or business degree
• (Preferred) advanced degree in technical or business specialty or (MBA)

Experience:

• (Required) significant (5+ years) related progressive leadership experience within quality or manufacturing related positions

Language:

• (Required) good command of written and spoken English

Skills & Knowledge:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Engineering and Technology - Demonstrated know-how related to practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and…