Quality Technical Team Leader (Extrusion)

Role Description

Quality Technical Team Leader shall be responsible for planning, organizing and directing all Quality activities within the assigned process area. Lead and Direct the performance of the team to meet objectives (safety, quality, cost, delivery).

Partner with the manufacturing counterpart to provide leadership & oversight of the entire process.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance to Goodyear quality standards, GQMTS & customer specifications. Develop, implement, enforce & audit work procedures which ensure quality products at an economical cost. Leader of process area for product quality that meets or exceeds customer requirements.

• Enforce Quality, legal compliance, technical standards of the product, process and material for the Business Center process area. Responsible for organizational development planning of direct reports. Expected to have business plans in place that provide strategic development within the process and drive to a high performance culture.

• The key technical team member accountable to support the business team implementation of continuous improvement, OEE & plant optimization. Key participant in the continuous development of Quality associates. Works closely with the Pillar Team Leader from both strategic and tactical aspect.

• Develop and advise on new technical solutions to meet product requirements.

• Possess a thorough understanding of available technology and standards. Use appropriate level of technology for application.  Work on teams to develop new technology to meet requirements. Avoid inappripriate levels of risk.

• Use collaboration to solve problems and make decisions. Develop new tools and methods to solve problems. Identify external resources of value to Goodyear. Collect data and inputs to make decisions. Consult with resources. Make decisions based on facts. Consider alternatives and rule out unlikely outcomes. Advise others on novel processes. 

• Identify high impact projects and implement solutions. Develop innovative solutions to large complex technical problems.

• Develop and advise on new data analysis techniques cross-functionally.

• Use known, and develop new tools and stanadards for project execution.

• Execute, develop, and advise necessary steps and activities for project execution. Deliver to project objectives. Provide expertise and advice that adds value to project planning. Use project risk management process to manage risks. Develop and create approaches to mitigate risk.  Advise on lessons learned. Develop/advise/use creative approaches to execute projects. Execute project closeout phase while developing the process. Develop new methods for, and advise others on, project conflict resolutions. Anticipate conflicts and develop contingency plans.

Requirements:

VI/VII degree of education (Mechanical or Technological Engineering background)

Excellent computer skills and use of MS Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook)

English language skills

Team spirit

Adaptability, patience, ability to meet tight deadlines