Job Responsibilities:
As the QA Manager at GEO, you will be fully responsible festablishing, maintaining, continuously optimizing the companys quality management system. You will ensure that every aspect of our electrolyte products—from raw materials to finished goods—meets exceeds the highest industry customer standards. You will be the advocate guardian of the companys quality culture.
1. Quality Management System:
Lead maintain certifications operations of quality management systems such as ISO 9001 IATF 16949, ensuring compliance with customer-specific requirements like VDA 6.3.
Oversee internal audits, customer audits, third-party certification audits, manage the closed-loop resolution of all audit findings.
2. Product Quality Control:
Establish supervise quality control standards inspection protocols fthe entire production process, from raw materials intermediates to final electrolyte products.
Ensure the accuracy reliability of laboratory test data (including QC teams), lead product release processes, non-conforming product reviews, root cause analysis of critical quality issues.
3. Customer Quality Interface:
Serve as the primary quality point of contact fkey customers, effectively addressing quality feedback, complaints (8D reports), claims.
Deeply understcustomers specific requirements translate them actionable internal quality control plans.
4. Supplier Quality Management:
Fulfill responsibilities in accordance with GEOs supplier quality management processes lead periodic evaluations of existing suppliers.
Collaborate with procurement R&D departments to drive quality improvements in upstream raw material suppliers, ensuring a stable reliable supply chain.
5. Continuous Improvement:
Utilize quality tools such as Six Sigma SPC to drive continuous improvement in production processes product quality, reducing the cost of quality (COQ).
Lead cross-functional teams to resolve complex product process quality issues, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective preventive actions.
6. Team Building Management:
Recruit, mentor, manage the QA team, including quality engineers, system engineers, auditors, to build an efficient professional quality workforce.
Qualifications Competencies:
1. Educational Background: Bachelors degree above in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Technology, a related field.
2. Solid understanding of electrolyte chemical properties lithium battery materials. Proven ability to translate quality management system customer requirements internal standards, ensuring robust system implementation.
3. Quality Systems & Tools Proficiency: In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001/IATF 16949 standards. Skilled in applying core quality tools, including VDA 6.3 process audits the six core AIAG automotive quality tools (such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC CP).
4. Problem-Solving & Customer Focus: Expertise in 8D report problem-solving methodologies. A strong communicatcoordinator, capable of leading cross-departmental teams to resolve quality issues. Committed to rapid customer response a "customer-first" philosophy.
5. Language Skills: Excellent English communication skills, enabling efficient professional interaction with customers global teams. Proficiency in Chinese is a significant advantage.
6. Leadership & Team Development: Demonstrated experience in leading quality teams, with a focus on enhancing overall team efficiency professional competency.
7. Cultural Alignment & Collaboration: Strong alignment with company culture. Able to support the execution of corporate strategy collaborate effectively with sister plants on quality initiatives, while actively fostering a positive team environment.
Personal Attributes:
Commitment to Excellence: A near-obsessive pursuit of quality, with zero tolerance fflaws that may impact product safety performance.
Influence Leadership: Ability to drive a quality culture across departments lead teams projects effectively under pressure.
Customer-Centric Mindset: Deep understanding that "customer standards are the highest standards," with the ability to implement this in daily work.
Systematic Thinking: Capable of preventing issues at the systemic level, rather than merely addressing them after they occur.
Attention to Detail: Strong analytical logical thinking skills, with decisions grounded in facts data.