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Title: Manager, Quality

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Quality

LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. (LGESMI) develops and manufactures large lithium-ion polymer batteries and packs for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications. Come join the leader in advanced EV batteries! www.lgenergymi.com

Summary:

As a Quality Manager, you will lead a quality team to meet the requirements for engineering, production, and customers in a safe and timely manner.

Responsibilities:

+ Drive and support quality improvement efforts internally and externally

+ Respond to, and fully support, company plant production by ensuring all parts meet engineering requirement

+ Responsible for advanced product quality planning, and successful launch of components

+ Ensure that internal needs for Control Systems are established, communicated and met in a timely and functional manner

+ Utilize analytical skill sets to implement root cause analysis and provide recommendations for corrective action

+ Optimize Process Capability on critical characteristics with in the quality team through effective application of statistical analysis techniques and Problem-Solving

+ Proactively work with other managers to minimize and/or eliminate launch and ongoing quality/performance issues

+ Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits in appropriate work areas

+ Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:

+ Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

+ Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container

+ Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or MS preferred, or equivalent, relevant experience

Experience:

+ 7 to 10+ years of Manufacturing/Quality Assurance/Engineering experience in the Manufacturing industry or equivalent experience

+ 3 to 6+ years of experience leading/managing multiple departments or functions globally

+ Experience working in a large global manufacturing company, preferably automotive

Skills:

+ Comfort around higher management

+ Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sound decisions

+ Effective workflow and process management

+ Planning skills and effective communication of priorities

+ Delegation and directing teams to meet goals

+ APQP, inspection equipment and techniques, root cause failure analysis, capability studies, statistical distributions, machine and assembly processes, problem solving, PFD/PFMEA/Control Plan, PPAP, 8D/5Why, team facilitation and geometric dimensioning and tolerance.

+ Six sigma Green Belt

+ Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support and work with HQ and global site