Manager, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering

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Job Title

Manager, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering

Pay Grade

M4

Job Description

Primary Purpose of Role

Reporting to the Plant Director, you will lead and develop team of professionals to deliver world class products developed from world class processes. You will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. You will consistently recommend and implement improvements to production processes, methods, and controls. You will lead by example and carry out your work through our values and core competencies: Highest Standards in Everything We Do, Drive a Positive Customer Experience, Improve the Way the World Works, and Leveraging the Power of Teamwork.

"Whatever leaves this shop over my name must be the finest work possible."

• James A. Allison

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 4+ Quality and Manufacturing Engineers.

• Train, develop, and manage performance of direct reports within department.

• Champion the use of continuous improvement tools to reduce downtime, improve quality, reduce scrap, and achieve labor efficiency targets.

• Implements key performance indicators to track progress against plant targets. Create action plans to address top issues and prevent reoccurrence.

• Interface with internal and external personnel, customers, and suppliers helping lead external containment and customer responses. Lead plant 8D corrective actions by assigning and helping guide structured problem solving

• Manage the continuous improvement efforts, Quality System and process execution, manufacturing engineering key day to day functions.

• Develop and manage departmental operating budgets including monthly and yearly operating budgets as well as Capex budget creation and execution.

• Regularly presents to Senior Leadership over plant quality performance.

• Uphold and support Allison, ISO 9001, and IATF 16949 Quality Systems.

• Support and guide development of new part/product designs and manufacturing processes, as they relate to central manufacturing engineering.

• Improve plant Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by optimizing quality and availability %'s.

• Implement Operational Excellence (OE) principles being led by pillar teams.

Key Performance Measures

• Safety

• Quality

• Cost

• Responsiveness

• Productivity

Competencies and Behaviors

Required

• Ability to influence others and lead change initiatives.

• Ability to lead and motivate team members with a positive approach to achieve targets and deliver results.

• Strong understanding of and ability to apply problem-solving tools such as 8D PDCA's, 5 Why

• Understanding of internal and external audit processes (IATF 16949, ISO 9001)

• Knowledge of Operational Excellence and lean manufacturing principles.

• Creative problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset

• Comfortable providing feedback to direct reports and peers.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to peers and leadership

• Comfortable with addressing and resolving conflict to find solutions as a team

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Quality systems and engineered quality processes

Qualifications

Required :

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field

Preferred

• Masters degree in Engineering or related field

• Six Sigma and/or ASQ certification

Experience

Required :

• 5+ years' experience in leadership role

• 10+ years' experience in Quality Engineer/Manufacturing Engineer role, ideally in manufacturing environment

• Participation/lead in IATF audits

Preferred

• 10+ years' in manufacturing environment.

Scope Factors

• Second Level Manager: Experienced manager with focus on managing the operations of a department, work unit, brand, and contributing to planning for the function or business unit.

• Manages lower-level supervisors, managers, or team of professional/technical employees.

• Occasionally interacts with senior leadership team. Frequently interacts with peers of the same level or lower. Interactions generally within the same function but some cross function interactions.

• Fully seasoned managerial level with responsibility for significant specialized functions within a department

• Greater size, impact, and/or technical complexity of the activities managed than Manager level.

• Manages professional employees or supervises large complex operations/teams.

• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.

• Areas of responsibility are typically unique within the department.

• Exercises full management authority, including performance reviews, pay decisions, recruitment, discipline, termination, and other personnel actions.

• Erroneous decisions will result in critical delay(s) in schedules and/or unit operations and may jeopardize overall business activities

Primary Location

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Locations

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at ~~~ .

Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

Allison Transmission is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Our products are specified by more than 300 of the world's leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in a range of market sectors-from bus, refuse and emergency to construction, distribution and defense.

Allison was founded in 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the company's global headquarters is still located. We have approximately 1,400 dealer and distributor locations, employ more than 2,700 people around the world and our international presence spans more than 80 countries.

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at ~~~.

Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.