Quality Manager

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Job Description

The Manager, Quality leads quality management activities for a defined scope, which may include a plant, business unit, product line, or functional area. The role develops and executes tactical and operational quality plans aligned with enterprise quality strategy and business priorities. This position manages quality engineers, inspectors, or analysts and serves as a key advisor to leadership on quality risks, compliance status, and improvement opportunities. The role typically reports to a Quality Director, Operations Leader, or equivalent
senior role.

• →Quality Management & Governance Lead development and execution of quality plans, policies, and procedures
• →Ensure adherence to quality management systems, standards, and customer requirements
• →Maintain effective document control, audits, and governance practices
• →Compliance & Risk Management Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, industry, and customer quality standards
• →Identify quality risks and implement corrective and preventive actions
• →Support internal and external audits, certifications, and regulatory inspections
• →Product & Process Quality Oversee quality assurance and control activities across products and processes
• →Lead root cause analysis and resolution of quality issues and nonconformances
• →Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve process capability and product performance
• →Continuous Improvement & Quality Performance Drive moderate to significant improvements in quality performance and defect reduction
• →Support Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement initiatives
• →Track and analyze quality KPIs such as defects, scrap, customer complaints, and costs of quality
• →Cross‑Functional Partnership Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Customer teams to support business objectives
• →Support new product introductions, changes, and transfers from a quality perspective Influence alignment on quality priorities and improvement actions
• →People Leadership & Talent Management Manage and develop quality staff through coaching, performance management, and development planning
• →Establish staffing and capability plans to meet quality and compliance demands Provide input and authority for hiring, promotion, and reward decisions in alignment with company guidelines
• →Customer & Stakeholder Interface Represent the quality function in customer interactions and issue resolution
• →Communicate quality performance, risks, and improvement plans to leadership
• →Support customer audits and respond to quality-related inquiries

Management – M2

Organizational Impact
• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct impact on departmental or job family results
• Delivers operational results that have impact on the immediate or short-term results (e.g., less than 1 year) for the department and/or job family group
• Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team typically comprising of intermediate-level professionals and entry level professionals
Communication & Influence
• Communicates with parties within and occasionally outside of own department or job family, which may include external clients or partners depending upon the job area
• Requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures
Innovation & Complexity
• Responsible for making moderate improvements of processes, systems, or products to enhance performance of the job area
• Problems are difficult and moderately complex and typically impact multiple departments or job family
• Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues
Leadership & Talent Management
• Manages a team typically comprising of intermediate-level professionals and entry level professionals
• Leads, directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and results
• Typically has hiring, firing, promotion, and reward authority within own area, in accordance with manager review and approval
Knowledge & Experience
• Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within one job area
• Typically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization
• Typically has a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification and 5 years of prior relevant experience

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.