| Location | Sedalia, MO |
As the largest manufacturer of wheels for the global marketplace, Maxion Wheels is continually seeking motivated individuals who have what it takes to make a positive impact on our business and our customers. Our long history, and our products, internationally recognized for their quality and innovation, make us one of the most respected OEM suppliers in the automotive industry.
RESPONSIBILTIES
This position is responsible for the continuous development of the Quality Assurance System including leading quality activities for new product launches, build successful customer and supplier relationships, provide quality direction through the Advanced Quality Planning Process for customer specific requirements, and lead Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) due to changes in the currents products.
Problem Solving
Become aware of problem
Assemble interdepartmental teams
Describe problem
Initiate containment actions
Define and verify root causes
Utilize Pareto Analysis to identify areas of most concern
Prepare charts to explain concerns
Determine parameters to be studied
Develop instrument for data collection or acquisition
Track and verify corrective action
Lead and support continuous improvement and problem solving initiatives on shop floor.
Ensure responsibility to have the authority to stop shipment and stop production, or batch containment
Supplier Relations
Complete supplier evaluation based on performance data
Manage supplier relationships including evaluation and performance monitoring.
Coordinate with Direct Materials Planner/Buyer and Buyer
Communicate with suppliers about performance/problems/concerns
Perform initial audit evaluations of new suppliers
Perform periodical supplier audit for current suppliers
Customer Relations
Communicating in proactive manner with Internal and External Customers in prescribed format.
Verify daily and report monthly the customer scorecard (Customer Satisfaction)
Contact customer quality representative and customer operations representatives about public relations and quality assurance issues.
Represent plant to develop and communicate any corrective action on any actual or potential quality problems
Investigate all customer complaints
Monitor customer quality rating and communicate with plant per corrective action
Report corrective action back to customer under desired/designated format
Participate, coordinate and perform customer audits as required
Be up-to-date to the specific customer requirement and deploy them to the plant
APQP Process
Be part of the multifunctional team of the product and process development process (if needed)
Guarantee the lessons learned from customer complaint action plan and internal issues is considered in the new development
Provide support to assembly plant for new product start up
Guarantee the customer specific requirements are being followed on the APQP process
Perform the PPAP for the current products when needed (Process or product change)
To know the customer special characteristics
Quality Management System
Review the compliance of customer requirements in the product and process with the authority to stop the line if necessary
Ensure knowledge of quality systems and customer specifics requirements
Support the Quality Manager in the quality management review
Review QMS Standard
Monitor Quality System for new requirements
Participate in refresher training and seminars
Communicate QMS information throughout the plant
Ensure plant wide awareness and documented procedures regarding the quality management system
Project Management
Proactiveness in reduction of quality issues
Lead team in project management
Managing budgets
Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
Drive continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma)
Support SMED and process efficiency improvements
Reduce downtime and improve process reliability
G. Training and Development
Join us and become part of our global success story!
Equal Opportunity Statement
Maxion Wheels maintains a written and widely distributed policy on equal employment opportunity. The company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, administers policies, bases decisions and conducts all personnel activities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability (to the extent an undue hardship is not imposed), status as a covered veteran or other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.