Head of Quality Seats Division

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks
- Establish/maintain oversight of the APQP process within project teams.
- Work with customer team, engineering, supplier quality and quality personnel to address and close quality concerns, both internal and external.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement efforts that improve overall customer satisfaction and process improvement within the various release teams.
- Participate in management reviews, monthly plant management meetings and follow up on Quality issues generated from reviews.
- Responsible for ensuring PDP requirements are implemented and followed during the release cycle.
- Ensure employees are informed of new processes, procedures and work instructions. Develops and ensures training of all new employees.
- Responsible for annual performance reviews, interviews, hiring and termination of staff.

- Maintain and monitor all launch program quality KPIs.
- Interact with other management colleagues in particular for a constant flow of information, program understanding and work assignments.
- Responsible for overall Quality activities in accordance with the Quality strategies published by Brose Group.
- Oversees all activities related to the Quality of a product, from conception to delivery of a product.

Your Profile
- Detailed technical understanding of Brose products
- Familiar with AIAG Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, 8D, SPC
- Able to perform and interpret PPMs, CPKs, standard deviations calculations
- Familiar with root cause analysis methodologies and technically capable of effectively leading the team through this process
- Knowledge of GD&T, measurement and test equipment concepts and Quality systems development.
- Strong negotiation skills/techniques
- Risk management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software package (Outlook, Excel, Word and Minitab).
To perform the job successfully, an individual must demonstrate the following competencies:
- Analytical. Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Gathers and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to supplement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
- Problem Solving. Identifies and solves problems in a timely manner. Skillfully gathers and analyzes information, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions. Develops alternative solutions. Works well in group problem-solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional issues.
- Project Management. Develops project plans. Manages project team activities.
- Teamwork. Balances individual and team responsibilities.
- Professionalism. Reacts well under pression.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career, and take on new tasks? Then we are looking forward to receive your application. If you have any questions, your HR contact person is happy to answer them.

Please be aware that the position availability is determined by the ability of a prospective candidate to secure work authorization and travel into the United States. Each case will be carefully reviewed individually for proper work authorization under the current Covid-19 restrictions and travel bans.

Please apply directly via the Online application form.