Quality Director Details

Quality Director

La Compagnie Électrique Lion - Joliet, IL

Employment Type : Full-Time

Innovative manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles
Leader in transportation electrification in North America
It’s us!
Every day, in our own way, we help improve our environment and our society.

Come build the future with us!

Why you should join our team

• You’ll work in an exciting and constantly evolving work environment (you won’t get bored with us)!
• We totally understand. Your family and your health come first!
• Your hours are flexible, and we trust you!
• We are really opened to having employees working remotely – we know it works!
• We offer (rock-solid) insurance coverage, and a great employee assistance program!
• At Lion, your career potential is limitless!

Reporting to the COO, the Quality Director is a leader in managing assembly and manufacturing quality compliance. Their mission is to ensure the highest quality standards for our products and to provide first class service to clients. Their primary task will be to set up an efficient, integrated quality system for the company that meets the needs of our various clients.

As part of your daily work, you would have to:

• Manage the Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) teams.
• Plan the daily quality activities.
• Oversee the quality of the various assembly lines and finished products, as well as control the reception of raw materials.
• Ensure that quality processes are respected.
• Ensure that product specifications and quality traceability are complied with.
• Manage the quality system non-conformance: production and supplier, analyze the causes and set up the follow-up and corrective / preventive actions.
• Liaise with the production, industrial engineering and manufacturing support departments.
• Attend operational meetings.
• Suggest opportunities for quality assurance process improvement.
• Plan resource requirements, develop, train and coach QC and QA teams.
• Set team objectives and track operational quality indicators.
• Communicate effectively with the different QC and QA teams.

If you read our description this far, it means you’re interested! Read on…

What you need to succeed in this position:

Knowledge

• Quality assurance systems and processes
• APQP tools FMEA, control plans, SPC
• MS Office Suite

Abilities

• Motivate team to reach their full potential
• Bring about change
• Find solutions and implement them

Skills and Attitudes

• Leadership
• Creative
• Innovative
• Be up-to-date on the latest advancements

Studies and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
• 7 to 10 years' experience in Quality

We can’t wait to talk with you!

• Flexible work schedule
• Group insurance coverage
• Exceptional work environment