Quality and Risk Manager

Qualit y :

Develop and/or deploy a quality vi s ion and stra t egy with c lear objectives, whi c h is aligned w ith the business vi s ion and c ustomer requiremen t s.

Create and maintain a balan c ed quality organization to ensure its c apability to sus t ain planning , c ontrol and improvemen t a c tivities.

E stablish , maintain , and c ontinuously improve the Quality Manage m en t System alig n ed with Drive l ine E xcellen c e System requi r emen t s (in c ludi n g I S O /TS16949 and ISO 9001).

Define quality targets and lead quality C I (continuous improvemen t ) plans and projects to deliver safe , high quality produ c ts and servi c es.

Approve and respond directly to c ustomer or internal PCR/d e via t ion s .

Repor t all internal GKN and c ustomer c on c erns , in c luding escala t ion of priority c on c erns and lessons learned.

Provide a site c alibra t ion ser v i c e for gauges and c hecking fixtures.

Promote the use of sta t isti c al techniques and quality tools (SPC , PPS , 8D , 3A , Fishbone, 5 WHY , 6sigma , error proofing , et c .) and best pra c ti c es to solve problems and preven t quality c on c erns.

Suppor t organizational c apability by providi n g resour c es, and developing sk i lls and c ompeten c ies of quality emplo y ees .

A c t as managemen t representa t ive of QHSE and promote quality objectives to the managemen t team .

Carry out a managemen t revi e w of the quality manag e men t system to ensure c ontinuing suitabi l ity and effectiveness.

O wn the authority to stop production in the c ase of serious quality c on c erns.

Risk:

Suppor t a safe working environmen t . Uti l ize sta t isti c al analysis to assess risk and take c orre c tive a c tion.

E nsure all Health , Safety , E nvironmen t al, and Security pro c edures are adhered to. Continuously improve pro c edures , keeping them up to da t e with c urren t legi s la t ion and standards.

Responsible for ensuring tha t risk assessmen t s are c arried out to the required standard.

Responsible for the managemen t of E rgonomi c s and Manual Handli n g throughout the site.

Manage risk profi l ing (Zu r i c h Hazard Analy s is) and ensure appropria t e c orrective a c tion is taken.

Manage time l y use of E RM pro c ess and appropria t e follow-up a c tion.

Ensure investiga t ions take pla c e and repor t on serious a cc iden t s.

Coordina t e a c tivities to meet with environmen t al he a lth standards.

Advise a ll l e ve l s of Managemen t on Health and Safety and Se c urity ma t ters.

Provide ser v i c e, on c all out , in the even t of serious fire , safety , or se c urity in c iden t s outside normal hours.

Plan and maintain adheren c e to international HS E standards (IS O 14001:2015 and O HSAS 18001/IS O 45001).

E nsure energy manag e men t c omplian c e to IS O 50001 , as appli c able .

Fa c ilita t e auditing of the plant ’ s HS E systems and processes

P roduct Safe t y:

Protect the end c ustomer (driver , passengers , bystanders) against unreasonable risk of a cc iden t, injury, or death be c ause of a defe c t in design , manufacturing , or spe c ifi c a t ions of GKN ’ s produ c ts while m eeting a l l l e gal & OE M safety requiremen t s.

Contribute to a proa c tive product safety c ulture that enables the design , manufa c turing , and quality systems to preven t and dete c t poten t ial safety defe c ts.

Follow GKN ’ s standard for spe c ial c hara c teristi c managemen t at GKN and our suppliers.

E nsure product safety c omplian c e to IS O /TS16949 for quality manag e men t, IS O 26262 for fun c tional safety , and Automotive SPIC E for sof t ware pro c ess c apabilit y .

Imme d ia t ely repor t Poten t ial Produ c t Safety and Integrity (PPSI) c on c erns to the Quality Manager in produ c tion or the Chief E ngineer in developmen t .

A c t qui c kly to preven t escapes to our c ustomers and the market with a goal for zero recalls or field a c tions.

Imme d ia t ely repor t to GKN Legal any injury or death of a person involving a GKN Dri v e l ine produ c t.

Reflect globa l ly on PPSI lessons l earned to avoid repea t issues.

In addition to the roles for all employees , the Quality Manager has a spe c ial role during produ c tion to be the functional safety leader for the program:

• Lead PF ME A a c tion plans to meet the O c c urren c e vs Severity ri s k ma t rix defined in G K N ’ s Special Chara c teristi c Managemen t pro c edure.

• Impl e men t MDM PF ME A and pro c ess templa t es to ensure lessons learned are appl i ed to new programs.

• Condu c t regular produ c tion and produ c t c hecks of c urren t production in order to valida t e the product ’ s spe c ial c hara c teristi c s in c luding any produ c t or pro c ess devia t ions.

• Impl e men t i m media t e c ontainmen t during produ c tion when a PPSI is iden t i f ied and lead the PPSI permanen t c orrective a c tion pro c ess.

• S t op series produ c tion if a known safety con c ern c annot be contained.

P eople Management :

Develop a diverse and in c lus i ve team a l igned to GKN philosophy.

Motiva t e team by setting c hallenging and a c hieva b le g oals. Co m muni c a t e business stra t egy and upda t e team on the roadmap to ex c ellen c e.

Create a c ulture of E ngagemen t where all emplo y ees have the tools they need to do their job well and have the opportunity to c ontribute to improvem e nt through employee involv e men t .

Formal Qualifications

E ssential

Uni v ersity Degree in techni c al subject or equivalen t

Des i rable

Nebosh HS E c ertifi c a t ions or equivalent

Specific Functional C apabilities, Knowledge and Skills Required

E ssential

- E xperien c e working in Qua l ity Fun c tion

-Problem sol v ing s k i l ls

- E ffective c ommuni c a t ion skills

-Decision making s k i l ls

-Leadership experien c e (prefera b ly Manager- l ev e l )

-Knowledge and expe r ien c e required to develop and improve quality systems to meet international standards , in c luding IS O 9001 , TS 16949 , O HSAS 18001/IS O 45001 , IS O 26262 , IS O 14001 , and IS O 50001
-Root Cause Failure Anal y sis expe r ien c e/trai n ing (in c l u ding 5 WHYs , fishbone, et c )

-Core Quality tools in c ludi n g F ME A , PPAP , APQP , MSA , and PPS

-Lean/CI expe r ien c e

Des i rable

-S t a t isti c al analysis tools in c ludi n g SPC

-Internal/extern a l auditing expe r ien c e or c ertifi c a t ion

-Six si g ma c ertifi c a t ion

-HS E experien c e

-Risk assess m en t experien ce

-Produ c t safety experien c e

-Produ c tion experien c e

-HS E experien c e

-Risk assess m en t experien c e

-Knowledge of GKN Dri v e l ine produ c ts and pro c esses