Head - Plant Quality
Core
Lead plant quality strategy and operations for a high-volume mechatronics manufacturing facility, ensuring customer quality targets, launch readiness, and zero-defect production for safety-critical products.
Role type
Senior plant quality leader (Head of Quality)
Builds
High-volume mechatronic products (mechanical, electronic, motor, embedded technologies)
Domain
Automotive manufacturing / Mechatronics
Required skills
Quality management systems (IATF 16949, VDA 6.3), APQP/PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, root-cause analysis, cost-of-poor-quality management, electronics/SMT quality controls, supplier quality management, crisis management, team leadership, budgeting
Preferred skills
Six Sigma Black Belt, Lead-auditor qualification (IATF 16949/VDA 6.3), experience scaling electronics/PCBA and SMT quality controls, global stakeholder management
Technologies
SMT lines, PCBA processes, soldering, metrology, digital quality systems, laboratory/inspection tools
Responsibilities
Develop and execute multi-year plant quality strategy aligned with growth plans; maintain Quality Management System and automotive certifications; drive profitability by reducing scrap, rework, and warranty costs; lead quality planning and industrialization for new products and production lines; act as senior quality representative to customers and certification bodies; lead, coach, and develop the Quality organization; ensure compliance with regulatory and product-safety requirements; lead containment and recovery for critical quality incidents and field issues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
