Quality Assurance Manager

About the role

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Nidec is the world's No.1 comprehensive motor manufacturer handling "everything that spins and moves", miniature to gigantic. Nidec is a global enterprise comprised of over 300 subsidiaries/affiliates. We are a leading manufacturer of commercial motors, industrial motors, appliance motors, and controls. Our product line features a full line of high efficiency motors for industrial applications in water treatment, mining, oil and gas, and power generation, and for commercial applications such as pool and spa, condensers, cooling towers and large refrigeration units.

From keeping us comfortable in our homes to pumping clean water to making our cars more safe, electric motors are an indispensable part of our daily lives. At Nidec, our employees are on the forefront of developing new motor technologies. As we move deeper into the age of robotics, the impact of motors will only increase.

With over 140,000 employees stationed worldwide, Nidec continues to be a unique organization, and each location maintains its individual personality.

Whether driving locomotives, powering offshore platforms or keeping the lights on after a storm, Nidec electric power generation products impact the world on a daily basis. With over 1,000 employees in the Americas, we are moving forward with technology to solve our customers' electrical power needs for both prime and backup generation needs as the industry's leading manufacturer.

About the role

• Shift: 1st shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Work Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Work Location: On-site (Mankato, MN)

Starting Salary

$100,300 to $150,500 annually

Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly

Position Objective

Meet overall customer and company objectives for quality metrics to ensure customer satisfaction, compliance to industry requirements and customer service excellence.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision of Inspector and Calibration Inspector personnel. Manage employee work group across all shifts and skill matrix to provide effective inspection and auditing based on work volumes. Validate timecards and ensure productivity standards.
• Train and evaluate new and transferred employees in job related responsibilities and competencies thru internal, external and on the job training.
• Successfully operate the document control system to manage creation, revision, storage and distribution of Quality related documents.
• Control Measurement gauges thru documented calibrated system internal and external per contractual and customer requirements.
• Meet and improve metrics for employee safety and follow 1+5S principals for workplace organization.
• Create and report on operational metrics for the work group and obtain and use internal customer feedback to drive improvements
• Plan and operate a non-conforming material process that meets ISO 9001 requirements and drives for root cause elimination of defects thru a corrective action process while obtaining timely disposition of product.
• Use statistical analysis tools for identification of opportunities.
• Interact with Manufacturing Engineering to provide work methods and procedures for successful manufacturing operations.
• Communicate and engage Materials Department and Supplier Quality on issues impacting manufacturing operations.
• Control department expenditures for overtime and supplies, via approval of requisitions, as directed to budget.
• Follow and improve Quality Control Plans and PPAP's for new products and implement lean manufacturing and error proofing strategies on the production floor. This includes support of Process FMEA completion.
• Supervise Quality Engineering group for corrective action responses to customers and to advance the quality system.
• Support product warranty administration and failure analysis of product with the Product Support Manager.
• Engage in New Product Development and provide deliverable objectives to NPD gate reviews to improve product reliability and lower warranty costs.
• Travel up to 25% is required to support divisional efforts and business needs.

Experience/Skills

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5-7 years' experience in manufacturing with a minimum of 3 years in a Quality role.
• Previous leadership in either managerial or supervisory role. Experience in a union environment is a plus.
• ASQ certification preferred.
• Data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Lean manufacturing and/or Synchronous Flow manufacturing knowledge and experience
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills required.
• Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Spanish as a second language preferred.
• Must be a US citizen for positions at the North Mankato facility.

Additional Job Details

• Work Shift Schedule
• First Shift (United States of America)
• No Soliciting

Additional information

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.