Quality Manager

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Kansas City, KS, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive • Transportation
The Role
Lead plant quality efforts for electric vehicles by building and maintaining a QMS, performing internal audits, driving root cause investigations and corrective actions, monitoring QA metrics, and developing the quality team to ensure product and process improvements.
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Join Orange EV, a fast-growing manufacturer of electric vehicles that are better for the earth, people and the bottom line. Make a difference for the world as part of a company leading the electric vehicle revolution. 


Position Summary

The Quality Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the highest level of quality standards for our electric vehicles throughout their entire lifecycle, from design, development, and manufacturing to customer delivery. This individual will be responsible for developing and implementing robust quality systems, processes, and methodologies to achieve exceptional product quality and customer satisfaction.


Position Responsibilities

  • Lead the quality team responsible for the vehicle quality at the factory, monitoring our manufacturing processes and key quality indicators and driving continuous improvements.
  • Support the production of high-quality electric vehicles through the development and continual improvement of systems/processes/procedures that support a great Plant Quality Management System 
  • Develop a QMS system to drive process and product improvements with the use of QA and QMS methodologies. 
  • Develop a schedule for and perform Internal Audits of all areas/departments, defining strong and weak areas of the process while ensuring the effectiveness of the processes.
  • Reviews audit findings with the auditors and Management staff as needed, issuing and validating audit finding corrective actions to closure.
  • Maintain QA & QMS metrics through the successful completion of on-time delivery of assignments and action plans.
  • Execute a multi-department development and implementation of quality standards as part of the quality management system, QMS, to assure products meet expectations of our target customers.
  • Perform Gap Analysis in the early development of new systems and forward results to department leaders to assist them in process and procedure improvement.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to drive root cause and corrective action investigations and processes.
  • Lead communication of quality performance, investigations, and corrective actions 
  • Continue to build and develop a strong quality function around people growth, process improvement, and management by KPI

Position Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
  • Proven experience in Quality Engineering and Quality Management, ideally within the automotive or aeronautic industry.
  • Strong knowledge of quality management systems, methodologies, and best practices (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949).
  • Experience in leading and developing a team of Quality Engineers.
  • In-depth understanding of manufacturing processes.
  • Proficient in root cause analysis, statistical analysis, and problem-solving techniques (e.g., Six Sigma, 8D, Red-X methodology).
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
  • Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality products.

Ideal Candidates Will Also Have

  • Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards specific to electric vehicles.
  • Master’s degree in an engineering Related Field 
  • In-depth understanding of electric vehicle components & automotive systems
  • Prior experience implementing a new QMS

 


Orange EV is an Equal Opportunity Employers and seek diversity in candidates for employment. 

EEO Employer W/M/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
  • Proven experience in Quality Engineering and Quality Management
  • Experience within automotive or aeronautic industry (ideal)
  • Strong knowledge of quality management systems and standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949)
  • Experience leading and developing a team of Quality Engineers
  • In-depth understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Proficiency in root cause analysis, statistical analysis, and problem-solving techniques (Six Sigma, 8D, Red-X)
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Strong attention to detail and passion for product quality
  • Knowledge of EV-specific regulations and standards
  • Master's degree in an engineering related field
  • In-depth understanding of electric vehicle components and automotive systems
  • Prior experience implementing a new QMS
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The Company
HQ: Kansas City, Kansas
276 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Orange EV's heavy-duty electric trucks are commercially deployed from California to New York, working every day in the most rigorous environments. Orange EV is a Kansas City, Kansas original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that designs and delivers pure electric, industrial-strength vehicles that are better for the earth, people and bottom Line. “Spend 90% less in fuel to haul the same load with zero diesel & emissions” Fleet managers, financial officers, sustainability teams and cost-minded executives choose Orange EV’s pure electric terminal truck solution to improve performance and safety, while reducing cost and eliminating emissions. Orange EV customers operate terminal facilities in a wide range of industries: rail intermodal, distribution, parcel/package delivery, 3PL, trucking, retail, manufacturing, and more. The terminal facility is where cargo trailers are loaded or unloaded and need to be moved around the yard.

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