Leader, Quality Assurance, Monterrey, Mexico

**About Us**:Every person on the planet dreams of a better home.And at LIXIL, we'recommitted to making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere.We make it happen with pioneering water and housing technologysolutions.Home to world leading brands like INAX, American Standard,GROHE, TOSTEM and many more, we touch the lives of more thana billion people each day, transforming houses into homes.Our planet is the home we all share.So how we do business matters.Our inclusive and empowering culture, entrepreneurial spirit andcommitment to having a positive impact on the planet are integralto our business strategy.LIXIL today is on a journey of transformation.The world around us ischanging.Technological advances.Evolving needs.New demographics.Shifting expectations.These changes serve as opportunities for solutionsto be discovered, and to unlock progress for all.We invite you to make this journey with us.It is as challenging as it isinspiring.Together we can shape the future of living.We're a home forgrowth, for imagination, for creativity.A home for your talent and ambition.A home for everyone.**Overview**:Use Calibri 18 font here**Responsibilities**:- Quality Manager is responsible for securing, controlling and improving the internal and external quality ofmanufactured products from raw materials and equipment suppliers to the claims and guarantees, throughthe production and assembly processes.- Maintaining a quality system that allows continuous improvement and customer satisfaction with low costsand high productivity by involving all staff of the plant maintaining certifications and process controls.**Responsibilities**:- Ensure the necessary processes for the Quality System area established, implemented and maintained andfostered a Culture of Continuous Improvement in the area.- Reporting to the Plant Manager and the performance Management team quality system and any need forimprovement.- Ensure awareness of customer requirements at all organizational levels of American Standard.- Oversee the updating and generation of procedures according to changes- Oversee the monitoring of internal audits to ensure the quality of processes and maintenance of the QualityManagement.Including Product audits, ECNs follow up to make sure they accomplish quality standard.- Review and update the audit criteria- Collect and analyze information, samples and field returns.- Ensuring the effectiveness of Quality Management System.- Check documents Quality Managements System.- Functional testing of finished product, FMEA ´s, control plans and risk analysis of changes or improvements inmaterials, processes, new products, production design, engineering and any changes that affect productquality.- Perform calibration of machines, cubicles and measurement tool, monitoring additional calibration work withexternal suppliers.- Release of new products, processes, lines, change packaging or new packaging, PPAP ´s- Root-cause analysis and defect through 8 Disciplines.- Development of error-proof devices (Poka Yoke).- Administration of the budget allocated to the management, control and monitoring of expenditure.- Follow up on objectives and work plan by staff.- Ensuring the training and development of their staff**Updated**: October **** Proprietary and Confidential- Ensure that persons under their responsibility are trained in procedures and policies of quality, safety, healthand environment as well as the necessary resources to prevent harm to people, equipment, materials, facilitiesand environment.- Active participation in identifying quality improvement opportunities, and also in the corrective and preventiveactions.Implement the Quality policy.- Ensure implementation and monitoring processes of the area for EHS risk control, as well as attend meetingsto review results in Security Management as well as participating in audits of flat and research and analysisaccidents and lost time from your area, and the assessment of safety performance of their departed securing asustainable operation under Mexican law enforcement on security matters, health and environment.- Issue, update of change the quality system documents.- Accept / reject critical equipment, materials, methods, procedures, visual aids, operating instructions and anyactivity or cause that affects product quality.- Accept and / or reject claims in the field.**Qualifications**:**Education**: Preferred Engineering specialization in Quality Systems**Knowledge**:- 5 years of Experience as Quality Leader- Application and interpretation of ISO **** quality management systems, securitysystems, six sigma methodology, FMEA ´s, control plans, GRR, APQP (advanced quality planning )), Metrology, SPC, MSA, PPAP ´s,interpretation of plans, methodology of analysis and troubleshooting, audits desirable.- English, capable of establishing fluid conversations and written business communication.**