Role Purpose

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading and continuously improving the quality management system, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, internal standards, and applicable automotive industry regulations. The role drives product and process quality, supports operational excellence, and protects the business by preventing non-conformities, reducing risk, and strengthening customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and improve the site quality management system in line with automotive industry requirements and internal procedures.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, legal requirements, and applicable standards, including IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and related Core Tools.
• Lead quality activities across incoming inspection, production processes, final control, supplier quality, and customer quality support.
• Coordinate the analysis and resolution of non-conformities, customer complaints, supplier incidents, and internal quality deviations.
• Approve and monitor corrective and preventive actions, ensuring timely implementation and effectiveness.
• Oversee product and process qualification activities, including PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, and relevant change management processes.
• Manage quality-related KPIs such as PPM, scrap rate, FPY, COPQ, and other operational performance indicators, driving continuous improvement.
• Coordinate supplier quality monitoring, supplier development, and escalation actions where needed.
• Supervise laboratory activities, measuring and testing equipment, and calibration-related processes in line with applicable standards.
• Support Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma initiatives aimed at reducing defects, improving process stability, and enhancing efficiency.
• Lead and develop a quality team of up to 40 people, ensuring clear goals, strong performance management, coaching, and team capability development.

Authority

• Stop production or shipment when product or process quality is at risk.
• Approve or reject release of nonconforming product.
• Escalate quality risks and initiate containment actions when required.

Requirements

• University degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in quality management, including at least 3 years in the automotive industry.
• Solid knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and automotive Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, Control Plan, SPC.
• Experience in supplier quality, customer quality, production quality, and quality systems.
• Familiarity with SAP/ERP systems and MS Office.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced English level.

What Makes Success in This Role

• The ideal candidate combines technical quality expertise with strong leadership, a structured approach, and the ability to influence across functions. This role requires someone who can balance operational discipline with continuous improvement and customer focus.

Other Details

• Recruitment via QPAS – only shortlisted candidates contacted.
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