Ensure that the plant’s quality systems comply with IATF 16949, VDA, and OEM customer-specific requirements, while developing and promoting a quality culture across all administrative and operational personnel through training and awareness programs to meet increasing customer expectations.
What you'll do:- Ensure plant quality systems remain updated, compliant, and aligned with IATF 16949, VDA, and OEM customer requirements.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive quality training and awareness system for all plant personnel.
- Maintain updated quality system documentation at all workstations.
- Participate in the development of new projects related to quality.
- Review and approve changes to control plans prior to documentation.
- Manage the implementation of engineering changes.
- Drive the use of quality tools such as error proofing, lessons learned, layered process audits (LPA), quick response, standardized work, and FMEA (AMEF).
- Ensure metrology systems and statistical process control (SPC) are updated and functioning properly.
- Oversee plant chemical and electrical laboratories to ensure compliance with standards and delivery of expected results.
- Lead customer audits, certification audits, and customer complaint resolution with timely analysis and response.
- Monitor and report quality KPIs.
- Coordinate and manage customer visits to the manufacturing site.
- Lead the development and strengthening of the Quality department.
- Drive shop floor quality execution, ensuring control plan implementation and sustainability.
- Manage and improve warranty systems effectively.
- Implement and manage product safety systems, including high-impact issues such as recalls, claims, and risk mitigation.
What success looks like:- Fully compliant and audit-ready quality systems (IATF, VDA, OEM).
- Strong quality culture embedded across plant personnel.
- Effective customer complaint resolution with rapid response (8D/CAPS).
- Stable and capable processes supported by SPC and metrology systems.
- Continuous improvement driven through quality tools and systems.
- Successful management of customer audits and visits.
- Reduced warranty issues and robust product safety systems.
Core competencies:- Integrity and ethical behavior
- Customer focus (winning with customers)
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking
- Emotional maturity
- Service-oriented mindset
- Persistence and resilience
- Open-mindedness and adaptability
- Leadership and team development
What you'll bring:- 3–5 years of experience as a Quality Manager in the automotive industry.
- Proven experience managing quality systems and production processes.
- Experience leading audits from certification bodies and OEM customers.
- Experience leading new project quality initiatives.
Education:- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering.
Technical knowledge & skills:- IATF 16949 and VDA standards
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
- FMEA (AMEF), PPAP
- OEM customer portals management
- Internal quality systems
- Six Sigma and quality tools
- Problem-solving methodologies
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- CAPS / 8D system
- Battery manufacturing processes (desirable)
- Customer service and support
Additional requirements:- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Management System procedures applicable to their area.
- Authority to report and stop activities that pose risks to employee safety, facility, or health.
- Participate in incident investigations related to occupational health and safety.
- Support and contribute to HPT system strategies.
- Working knowledge of ISO 14001, including emergency response and environmental impact awareness.
- Authority to stop any activity that negatively impacts the environment.
About Clarios:
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email [email protected].
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Skills Required
- 3-5 years experience as a Quality Manager in the automotive industry
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering
- Practical knowledge and application of IATF 16949 and VDA standards
- Experience with APQP, FMEA (AMEF), and PPAP processes
- Experience leading certification body and OEM customer audits
- Proficiency with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and metrology systems
- Experience managing customer complaints and corrective actions (CAPS / 8D)
- Knowledge of Six Sigma and other quality tools and problem-solving methodologies
- Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and environmental emergency response considerations
- Experience with battery manufacturing processes
Clarios Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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What We Do
Clarios creates the most advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. We are a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, powering one in three of the world’s vehicles. We produce more than 150 million batteries – one-third of the industry’s output – every year, and we continue to build and expand our capacity to meet our customer’s future demand.
