Summary: Responsible for ensuring product and process quality in accordance with Management objectives, with the authority to stop production processes when risks or nonconformities are identified.
Essential Job Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)
Primary duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Identify, document, monitor, report, and control risks affecting products and processes that could compromise safety and key business performance indicators.
- Lead problem-solving activities and preventive actions related to assigned key performance indicators.
- Coordinate cross-functional resources and efforts required to meet quality assurance requirements.
- Monitor and maintain procedures, documents, records, and all supporting evidence related to the Quality Management System (QMS).
- Develop and maintain the system for auditing all organizational processes. Coordinate final process inspections, receiving inspections, and prepare and sign certificates based on metallurgical information.
- Establish standards to implement and promote Safety and 5S practices.
- Promote continuous improvement ideas within the Quality team.
- Lead by example in achieving Quality objectives and key performance indicators (Safety, Product, Process, QMS, and EMS).
- Manage nonconforming product and controlled material areas.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education: Technical degree or equivalent work experience
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in Automotive Quality Control
Languages: Basic English
a) Ability to interpret and generate technical information
b) Ability to develop work instructions to ensure compliance with objectives and technical product/process specifications.
c) Ability to interpret technical documentation
Software Knowledge: Microsoft Office, Bases de Datos.
Technical Knowledge
- Basic knowledge of Metallurgy.
- Knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 standards.
- Knowledge of customer-specific quality requirements.
Physical and Mental Requirements
The following physical and mental requirements describe the general demands of the position but are not limited to those listed below.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in both seated and standing positions for extended periods in an office and industrial environment.
- Ability to enter data using computer equipment.
- Ability to bend, pull, hold, and reach.
- Ability to lift between 10 and 25 kg (22–55 lbs).
- Ability to work in environments exposed to temperature variations, vapors, noise, humidity, and similar conditions.
- Ability to read documents, view computer monitors and screens, and perform visual inspections.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person and by telephone.
Mental Requirements
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Cognitive ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of the work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract for employment. Bodycote reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Bodycote has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment and for these reasons, all applicants in the United States who receive a conditional offer of employment must undergo a drug screen before employment begins.
Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against current and prospective employees based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.
