Quality Manager (Yokohama or Osaka)

Position Summary:

Responsible for operation and development of quality programs/systems to ensure quality control and assurance on the production of the products consisted with established quality standard and/or internal and external customers’ requirements by performing following duties.

The responsibility also includes handling customer problem solving activities as a corporate quality manager of TJ.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a representative for all quality problems.

• Lead customer problem solving activities for customer to identify root cause and generate corrective action plan

• Drive on plant customer issue handling and related process set up/implementation problem solving activity.

• Lead manufacturing process efficiently from product quality point of view to build high quality manufactured products to meet with customer specification.

• Formulate and maintain quality objectives in compliance with corporate policies and goals.

• Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation. Develop Inspection Check sheets for manufactured parts and purchased parts.

• Analyze statistical data and product specification to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished products.

• Perform quality engineering review of design documentation to participate in design reviews of product, process and tolling.

• Develop, coordinate and maintain PFMEA and control plans with being part of core team to develop Process flow, PFMEA, Control plan, Check Sheets and so on.

• Initiate and lead APQP process, review and approve PPAP from suppliers. Coordinate with suppliers on Quality issues and resolutions.

• Conduct internal audits on Process, Product and System. Maintain data/documents and submit quality reports such nonconformance, PPM, etc as required by management and/or customer.

• Design and implement quality training for engineers and production workers.

• Investigate and take necessary actions to customer’s feedback and claims. Lead 8D activities to close Quality issues.

• Support company initiative and programs such as Lean, Six Sigma and TVM.

• Use BOS to track quality record and improve production process.

• Review gauge designs. Plan, purchase and maintain gauges and instruments. Ensure Gauge calibration per schedules. Coordinate calibration and maintain Gauge calibration records. Perform MSA.

• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in plant QC or QA.

• ISO 9001/TS16949 application to a facility and/or process.

• Skills/experience in quality audit and statistical methodology .

• Global Experience / exposure.

• Leadership skill.

• Excellent communication skill in English and Japanese.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a College Degree in Engineering.

• Self Starter.

• Knowledge of Gauge designs / Gauge functions.

• Ability to read and understand drawings / GD&T.

• CMM programming and inspection using CMM.

• Weld cut check qualifications.

• Excellent computer skills (Excel / Word / Power Point) .

• Ability to work flexible hours, including travel and attending conference calls at night.