Job SummaryThe Director of Quality is responsible for motors, motor gearbox assemblies, machining, testing, measurement systems, electronics drives and component quality, reliability, cost reduction and warranty mitigation. This is a critical role to support new product development and qualification, safe launch process, product transfers, product application engineering development, sustaining quality problem solving, customer and plant operation quality process controls. The position also provides quality direction and support to procurement to help select, qualify, and develop new suppliers to manufacture and measure product materials and parts, and to responsibly listen and respond to the voice of external and internal customers to manage improvement projects and metrics.
Role Overview
- Manage teams and projects to implement new products without quality, warranty or safety issues
- Manage New Product APQP & Safe Launch processes to proactively prevent issues
- Drive and implement action plans to improve quality metrics
- Manage projects to reduce Failure Costs of Quality
- Interact with customers and manage teams of functional groups to assure customer satisfaction
- Lead 8D problem solving meetings and implement actions to resolve customer problems
- Champion the business unit Six Sigma process to implement cultural change
- Lead quality projects to implement measurement equipment and quality systems
- Develop presentations and lead quality communications
- Implement Quality Management System to assure compliance to ISO and Nidec Way
- Travel to Nidec sites, suppliers and customers to verify product and process controls for quality
QualificationsEducation & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Applied Science is required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Manager and Operational Excellence certification preferred, or a commitment to complete 10–15 years of quality management and manufacturing engi
📌 Director of Quality (Reynosa)
🏢 Nidec
📍 Reynosa