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Dreams drive our motivation.
Dreams are our future.
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Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive.
Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.All for dreams.
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For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.Job Summary
The 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.
This 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.
Finally, this role is to responsibly listen and professionally respond to the voice of the external and internal customers to manage improvement projects and metrics.Job Description
Role OverviewManage teams and projects to implement new products without quality, warranty or safety issuesManage New Product APQP & Safe Launch processes to proactively prevent issuesDrive and implement action plans to improve quality metricsManage projects to reduce Failure Costs of QualityInteract with customers and manage teams of functional groups to assure customer satisfactionLead 8 D problem solving meetings and implement actions to resolve customer problemsChampion the business unit Six Sigma process to implement cultural changeLead quality projects to implement measurement equipment and quality systemsDevelop presentations and lead quality communicationsImplement Quality Management System to assure compliance to ISO and Nidec WayTravel to Nidec sites, suppliers and customers to verify product and process controls for qualityQualifications




Education & ExperienceBachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science is requiredMBA or Advanced degree preferredASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Manager and Operational Excellence or commitment to complete***** years of quality management and manufacturing engineering experience with demonstrated capability utilizing problem solving tools to solve manufacturing and customer problemssolid project management background having a proven track record of driving projects as a team player from concept through completionCapability to analyze and interpret data utilizing Six-Sigma tools and methodologies.
Thorough understanding of SPC processes along with Minitab statistical analysis software or equivalent.Six Sigma Green Belt certification required or commitment to complete certification, Black Belt preferredStrong 8 D problem solving tool knowledge and ability to lead teams to problem resolution.
Shainin Red X training and certification preferred and Op Ex training a plus.Must be willing to travel up to 50%Additional Job Details
Management – M4
Organizational ImpactRecommends tactical and operational strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business unit, department and/or job family group resultsDirects the execution of strategies established by functional and/or executive leadershipEstablishes operational plans for department and/or job family group with short- to mid-term impact on results (e.g., 1-3 years)Work requires a high degree of responsibility for resources, and frequently influences business decisions made by senior leadershipTypically responsible for moderate revenue and/or expenditures in multiple areas or over multiple teams with moderate oversight, with signature authorityCommunication & InfluenceCommunicates with parties within and outside of own business unit, department, and/or job family, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the job family group, which may include clients or partnersWorks to influence others to accept job family group/business unit's view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices and approaches.
Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organizationMay conduct briefings with senior leaders within the business unit/job family group.




May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issuesInnovation & ComplexityResponsible for making significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of business unit, department and/or job family groupProblems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, where information is typically difficult to obtainProblems are frequently complex.
Problems typically impact multiple business units and/or job family groupsProblems are typically solved through drawing from extensive prior experience and analysis of issuesLeadership & Talent ManagementManages a department or job family or a large team that includes multiple teams led by other people leadersResponsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for department/job family group/team to ensure availability of talent necessary to accomplish departmental business resultsTypically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with Corporate GuidelinesKnowledge & ExperienceRequires advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple job family groupTypically has mastery within a specific technical or broad expertise across multiple related disciplinesTypically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent professional certification and 10 years of prior relevant experienceEqual Employment Opportunity and Aff... at Nidec
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No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers.
Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

📌 Director Of Quality (Tamaulipas)
🏢 Nidec Motor
📍 Tamaulipas