
Senior Quality Manager
Lear Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Southfield • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Serve as the customer quality point of contact; ensure audit readiness and compliance to customer-specific and internal requirements across supported facilities.
- Monitor customer scorecards/KPIs and lead corrective and preventive actions with plants and programs.
- Lead pre‑production and launch quality activities, ensuring APQP/LPMP deliverables are met on time and to standard.
- Conduct post‑launch lessons learned; verify effective read‑across of launch, warranty, and customer lessons to future programs.
- Coach and develop plant Quality/APQP engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field.
- 7+ years in manufacturing Quality and/or launch environments, including customer-facing experience.
- Proficiency with quality systems and tools: APQP, LPMP/Profile, Control Plans, FMEA, MSA, PPAP, SPC, 8D.
- Proven ability to manage multiple programs/plants with disciplined follow‑through and time management.
- Ability to travel up to 20%, based on plant/customer/launch needs.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
APQPLPMPControl PlansFMEAMSAPPAPSPC8D
Soft Skills
coachingdevelopmenttime managementdiscipline