Global Manager, Advanced Quality

ABOUT US

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.  

 

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. 

 

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards. 

 

Our Culture  

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously. 

 

Career Opportunities  

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to join our global optimization Quality team as an Advanced Quality Manager. The purpose of this position is to ensure quality is built into the product and process during development, guaranteeing customer satisfaction, risk mitigation, and flawless industrialization. This position will lead proactive quality engineering activities during our Enterprise Operation System (EOS) development phases, to ensure that a robust quality system has been built into the Product and Process as the product transitions into production. This role will also lead cross-plant and cross-region activities for all product lines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be an example of Principled Leadership and Excellence.
• Develop and maintain an Advanced Quality organization (Local & Global) which is self-sustainable through planning, strategic recruitment, employee feedback mechanisms, motivation, assessment and development with robust cross functional dialogue, training & coaching.
• Support warranty and liability reduction initiatives within all projects during quote and product development process (PDP) phases (i.e. QRB, Warranty Waiver letters …)
• Create/update and roll out existing and new PHINIA procedures that will improve our product and process development
• Ensure that advanced quality procedures/processes and tools are understood and rigorously applied on all ADV & PDP projects.
• Manage Knowledge Library (K-lib) and ensure that K-Pac assessments are performed on-time at each PDP gate
• Ensure Flawless Launches through strict execution of PDP and APQP requirements
• Develop, maintain, track Advanced Quality KPI & objectives and report monthly those to all concerned functions (APQP roadmaps, PPAP …)
• Escalate as appropriate significant project issues that may impact PHINIA warranty liability and support roadblocks removals
• Attend and approve as appropriate ADV / PDP gate reviews at system level.
• Support change management in plant for all engineering changes
• Manage Advanced Quality budgets (TBC)
• Promote within all functions the use of the following tools to improve quality throughout projects:
  • APQP Tasks assessment in project server (under PM leadership)
  • BoR-BoS and associated Warranty Warning and Waiver process
  • CVM
  • WRAM
  • K-Lib / K-Pacs

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering/Electrical or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Quality Manager in multi-national company, system module application in automotive industry is highly preferred
• Experienced in implementing quality systems
• Good command of English in oral and writing
• Good command of MS. Office
• Familiar with IATF16949 and AIAG quality tools
• Experience in quality problem solving
• Excellent organizational skills
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills and good leadership skills
• Able to travel as required

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value. 

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed. 

WHAT WE BELIEVE

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers 

• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively 

• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional 

• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse 

• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right 

• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!  

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP 

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

NO UNAUTHORIZED REFERRALS FROM RECRUITERS & VENDORS

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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