Job Overview
Lead Manufacturing Quality activities across assigned production shops, ensuring products meet design requirements, customer expectations, and global quality standards. Drive quality strategy, problem-solving initiatives, new product readiness, and continuous improvement while leading quality engineering teams to achieve world-class manufacturing performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Quality Engineering teams and manage quality performance across manufacturing operations.
- Develop and maintain in-process quality standards, inspection standards, and quality control systems.
- Drive root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions for major quality issues.
- Lead cross-functional teams to resolve customer, production, and supplier quality concerns.
- Oversee APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and quality readiness for new product launches.
- Monitor and improve key quality KPIs including PPM, FTQ, scrap, rework, warranty, and customer complaints.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and corporate quality requirements.
- Champion Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, MSA, and Poka-Yoke initiatives.
- Support supplier quality improvement and manufacturing process optimization.
- Develop team capability through coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
Requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Engineering within automotive or related industries.
- Minimum 5 years of people management experience.
- Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D, Six Sigma, and Lean Manufacturing.
- Experience in vehicle launch, manufacturing quality, or production engineering.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Good English communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Automotive OEM or Tier-1 suppliers.
- Expertise in Body, Paint, GA, Chassis, Battery, Powertrain, or Electrical Systems.
- Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt certification.
- Master's degree in Engineering or Business Administration is a plus.
- Candidates must be willing to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and support business travel when required.
This position is open to
Vietnamese nationals only.